Associate (Winter - Summer 2024)

Dutchess Management LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Dutchess Management LLC is seeking an Associate (Winter - Summer 2024) based in New York with a hybrid work policy. The role centers on due diligence, underwriting, and execution of private equity investments, alongside senior team members.

You will analyze financials, capital structures, and deal documents, while supporting portfolio companies and evaluating opportunities with the family office and other professionals.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant investment experience at PE/VC or related firms.
• Strong financial modeling, evaluation, due diligence, and investment analysis skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities; comfortable interacting with executives and professionals.
• High attention to detail with ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Motivated self-starter with intellectual curiosity to learn new topics and sectors.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough due diligence and execute transactions in private equities as part of core investment strategy.
• Participate in investment underwriting and evaluation; review financials, projections, capital structures, and deal documents.
• Support deal closing activities with senior team; review and draft transaction documents and coordinate closing mechanics.
• Provide ongoing support and advice to existing portfolio companies on strategic, financial, operational issues.
• Collaborate with family office and professionals to evaluate new investments and guide portfolio company success.

Skills

Financial modeling

Due diligence

Investment analysis

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA/JD/Master’s preferred

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our team is a diverse group that includes technologists, researchers, financial professionals, and investment analysts. Our team's common denominator is that everyone has the desire to take risks, a strong work ethic, excellent teamwork skills, deep intellectual curiosity, and professional and personal passions.

Open Positions

Associate (Winter - Summer 2024)

Posted January 25, 2024.

• Responsibilities include conducting thorough due diligence and executing transactions in private equities as part of our core investment strategy.
  
• Participate in investment underwriting and evaluation, reviewing financials, projections, capital structures, and deal documents.
• Support deal closing activities alongside senior team members including reviewing and drafting transaction documents alongside legal counsel, updating capitalization tables, and coordinating closing mechanics.
  
• Provide ongoing support and advice to existing portfolio companies on strategic, financial, operational, and other issues.
• Work closely with the family office and other professionals to evaluate new investments and guide portfolio company success.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant investment experience at a private equity or venture capital firm, investment bank, law firm (corporate), or similar role.
  
• Strong financial modeling, evaluation, due diligence, and investment analysis skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. Comfortable interacting with executives, entrepreneurs, lawyers, bankers and other professionals.
• High attention to detail with ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Motivated self-starter with intellectual curiosity to immerse quickly in new topics and sectors.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, Juris Doctorate, Master's, or equivalent) preferred.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
• Previous entrepreneurial experience or interest in private equity and venture capital are valued highly.

Location

• Based in our New York office with a hybrid work policy.
  

Salary Range: $100 - 140k base plus bonus

Dutchess Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Dutchess Management LLC is not a law firm and does not provide legal services.