Associate, Focus Investment Partners

Associate, Focus Investment Partners

Boston, MA / New York, NY (Hybrid)

Position Summary:

The Associate, Focus Investment Partners will support the firm's private equity and venture capital fundraising platform through a combination of operational execution, investor servicing, administrative coordination, and project management responsibilities. Working closely with senior team members, this individual will help drive the day-to-day execution behind fundraising processes, investor communications, reporting, onboarding, and relationship management activities while gaining exposure to private markets and institutional fundraising.

This role is ideal for an early-career professional with experience or interest in investment operations, private funds, investor relations, or fundraising support who is highly organized, detail-oriented, self-sufficient, and eager to learn. The position requires someone who can quickly absorb internal processes, proactively ask questions, and ultimately take ownership of recurring workflows and operational responsibilities with minimal oversight.

The near-term focus of the role is execution-heavy operational support across fundraising and investor servicing activities, with longer-term growth opportunities into investor relations, diligence support, fundraising strategy, and business development.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide operational and administrative support for the firm's private equity and venture capital fundraising platform.
• Help drive execution and coordination across fundraising processes, ensuring documents, trackers, follow-ups, approvals, and deliverables move forward accurately and on schedule.
• Coordinate investor meetings, conference participation, fundraising events, and internal team activities.
• Prepare meeting materials, fundraising presentations, investor communications, reporting packages, and organizational materials for internal and external use.
• Manage investor records, CRM updates, fundraising pipelines, relationship management documentation, and internal tracking systems.
• Assist with investor onboarding, subscription documentation, close trackers, due diligence requests, data room access, and ongoing investor information requests.
• Coordinate and follow up with third-party administrators, custodians, platforms, and service providers (including CAIS, Ultimus, and similar partners) to support fundraising and onboarding workflows.
• Serve as a point person for existing client relationships by responding to inquiries, coordinating follow-ups, resolving operational issues, and ensuring a high level of responsiveness and service.
• Track fundraising activity, investor engagement, outstanding action items, and key business development initiatives across the platform.
• Support senior team members by coordinating follow-up actions, maintaining project timelines, and ensuring operational workflows are executed efficiently and accurately.
• Partner with internal teams across investments, operations, compliance, legal, and marketing to support fundraising, onboarding, and investor relations efforts.
• Assist in developing and improving processes, reporting, organizational systems, and operational workflows to enhance team efficiency and scalability.
• Conduct research and analysis on investors, market trends, fundraising opportunities, and industry developments as needed.
• Support manager review and diligence processes by helping organize materials, summarize information, maintain diligence notes, and coordinate internal review workflows.
• Participate in client and investor meetings to gain exposure to relationship management, fundraising activities, and private markets investing.
• Take on increasing responsibility for investor communications, diligence coordination, relationship support, and fundraising initiatives as experience and knowledge develop.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, or a related field.
• 02+ years of professional experience in investment operations, private funds, fund administration, asset management, wealth management, investor relations, or a related financial services environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, workflows, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-sufficient, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of recurring processes and operational responsibilities.
• Quick learner with the ability to absorb new systems, workflows, and fundraising processes efficiently.
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and desire to learn the private markets and fundraising business.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience working with CRM systems, investor databases, fundraising platforms, or operational tracking tools preferred.
• Familiarity with private fund structures, subscription workflows, or investor onboarding processes is a plus.

This position is an exempt position. The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between [$65,000$70,000] base salary compensation range. Actual base pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant's skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k). Please note that the job title is subject to change based on the selected candidate's experience and education.

SCS is part of Focus Financial Partners, a leading financial services firm comprised of wealth management, family office, and business management services.

Focus is an equal opportunity employer and bases its employment decisions on the employee or candidate's skillset, and without regard to an employee or candidate's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state and/or federal law.