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    Analyst, Investment Strategy - Chicago, United States - Adams Street Partners

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    Adams Street Partners ("Adams Street") is a global private markets investment manager that has $59 billion in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, which fosters a positive and unique culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and a commitment to professional development. For the sixth year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments' Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2023.

    Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm's investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.

    The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.

    Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

    Overview

    The Investment Strategy and Risk Management (ISRM) team is responsible for oversight of and input into the top-down portfolio construction of the Firm's portfolios and ensuring client portfolios appropriately capture the Firm's bottom-up investment recommendations.This is a highly visible role which will feature interaction with Senior Management across various investment teams as well as the client-facing part of the organization. Additionally, this individual will assist in enhancing Adams Street's fundamental data analysis capabilities across private market investment information.

    This role is well suited for candidates interested in assisting in the management of high performing private market portfolios. The ideal candidate will have strong quantitative skills, an interest in investment strategy and be able to multi-task in a collaborative culture with frequent project deadlines. This role is not appropriate for candidates interested in doing bottom-up deal or fund selection.

    This is a hybrid role with a mix of remote and in office work.

    Key responsibilities include:
    • Work with ISRM and investment teams to optimize performance of Adams Street's portfolios through disciplined fund management across a variety of rapidly growing strategies and structures.
    • Assist in data and statistical analysis of portfolio company and fund level information to derive insights for portfolio management and investment decision making.
    • Work across various internal teams to coordinate the sourcing, maintenance, and usage of investment data.
    • Prepare investment allocations for both fund and company investments across all Adams Street strategies.
    • Monitor client portfolios across different risk tolerances, investment objectives and phases of the investment life cycle.
    Candidate Requirements

    We seek an individual who is self-disciplined, demonstrates excellent attention to detail and has the following characteristics:
    • Prior experience or demonstrable knowledge of quantitative and statistical methods. Previous experience in a finance or investment-oriented role is a plus.
    • Excellent Excel skills and proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.
    • Prior coursework and/or demonstrated experience with R, SQL, Python, database design, developing analytical tools, and/or other statistical methods and tools.
    • Strong quantitative, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
    • Maintains accuracy and quality when working within tight deadlines.
    • Ability to prioritize and independently execute assigned projects.
    • Good written and verbal communication skills.


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