M&A and Investments

Long Lake; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Long Lake seeks a professional to lead execution and value creation for its investments in San Francisco. This role requires managing transactions from due diligence to closing while enhancing business operations through AI advancements.

The ideal candidate will possess 1-5 years of experience in investment banking or private equity, strong analytical skills, and a passion for AI, enabling actionable insights and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience from a leading investment bank or private equity firm.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and operational analysis.
• Ability to translate complex analyses into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution and value creation behind Long Lake's investments.
• Own core workstreams across the deal lifecycle: diligence, structuring, negotiation.
• Analyze data and evaluate business fundamentals to identify value drivers.

Skills

Experience in investment banking or private equity

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

AI knowledge

Job description

We are transforming the services economy with AI.

Long Lake acquires service business and transforms how they operate through a shared AI platform, forward-deployed engineers, and a world-class M&A / operations team.

We're backed by General Catalyst, Alpha Wave, Elad Gil, and others, with billions in permanent capital raised. We are not a private equity fund but a permanent capital vehicle with an extremely long-term view. In the words of Warren Buffett, "our favorite holding period is forever."

The Role

You will lead execution and value creation behind Long Lake’s investments - owning transactions from diligence through close, then working alongside management teams to drive performance through operational improvements and AI-enabled transformation.

This role sits at the intersection of investing, operations, and technology - underwriting not just what a business is today, but what it can become when our AI platform and growth team are embedded within it.

What You'll Do

• Own core workstreams across the deal lifecycle: diligence, structuring, negotiation, financing, etc.
• Request and analyze data to distill key findings on the business and share with the broader team
• Evaluate business fundamentals including unit economics, customer behavior, pricing power, and cost structure to identify key value drivers and risks on an AI first world
• Build and underwrite detailed operating and valuation models, assessing both standalone performance and upside from operations and AI technology-driven improvements
• Partner with technology and operations teams at Long Lake and verticals to scope and quantify AI-enabled value creation opportunities pre-close—and execute them post-close
• Work directly with management teams to implement strategic initiatives, build reporting infrastructure, and drive change management

What Success Looks Like

• Leverage prior experience (at least 1-5 years) from a leading investment bank or private equity firm
• You take ownership of outcomes across both deal execution and post-close performance
• Transactions are executed with rigor, speed, and strong judgment across all phases of the deal lifecycle
• You translate complex analyses into simple, decisive recommendations that drive action internally and with counterparties
• You are the face of LLM with potential management team and current partner leadership teams. You can drive discussions without senior level support
• Diligence consistently identifies and highlights clear, actionable value creation opportunities and key risks
• You love AI and it is integral to how you do your work day to day

Equal Opportunity

Long Lake is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process - please let us know if you need any.