The Senior Associate will work with senior members of the firm to identify and execute investment opportunities, work with portfolio management teams and serve on the board of investments to guide strategy and monitor performance. This role will work with external and internal resources to identify, qualify and source opportunities for investment. Lead all aspects of investment diligence including but not limited to; financial analysis and modeling, legal diligence, accounting diligence, deal structuring, negotiation and present to internal investment committee. The position will partner with management teams of existing portfolio companies to guide business strategy and monitor performance, execute acquisitions on behalf of the portfolio companies and lead all aspects of diligence for potential M&A.

The Senior Associate will drive a high-performance culture by fostering innovation, customer focus, personal accountability and commitment for results.

• Supervise 3-5 Subordinates (Analysts, Associates).  
• Take lead role in processing new investment opportunities to include market assessment, competitive positioning, initial underwriting and deal structuring and pitching deals internally to PSG's investment committee.
• Conduct diligence efforts on pursued deals, including business diligence, risk underwriting and managing external advisors.
• Oversight and review of building of financial models to support deal underwriting in deal structuring efforts.
• Demonstrate business judgement to develop influential insight, and communicate decisions in clear, concise and logical manner.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to support transaction negotiations.
• Provide support to portfolio companies.
• Support, mentor and advise junior associates in modeling and other aspects of deal processing.

What You'll Need to Be Successful  

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics or equivalent required.
• MBA preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 3 years of pre-MBA experience: to include exposure in growth equity / private equity and/or an investment bank or management consulting firm is preferred but not required.
• Proven track record of professional and academic performance.
• Exceptional financial modeling, analytical, comprehension and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to build LBO model.
• Highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments and manage rapidly changing assignments.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, drive high performance and champion culture.

PSG is a growth equity firm that partners with middle-market software and technology-enabled service companies to help them navigate transformational growth, capitalize on strategic opportunities and build strong teams. Having backed more than 100 companies and facilitated over 400 add-on acquisitions, we bring extensive investment experience, deep expertise in software and technology, and a firm commitment to collaborating with management teams. Founded in 2014, PSG has since raised over $10 billion in capital and has a team of more than 85 investment professionals.