Analyst or Associate, Wealth Management

About Adams Street Partners

Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with nearly $76 billion in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, fostering a culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and professional development. For the eighth consecutive year, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management (2025). Employees operate as a single global team, integrating expertise across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments.

Founded over 50 years ago, Adams Street is a pioneer in private markets, inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000. Clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. The firm has offices in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto.

About the Role

The Associate will join the Investor Relations Team in Chicago, directly supporting the Wealth Sales and Fundraising Teams. Reporting to the Director of Client Service, this role provides a superior level of service to prospective and existing investors across wealth channels (private banks, wirehouses, broker-dealers, RIAs, and family offices) by creating and coordinating effective communications and data. The Associate will collaborate with teams across Adams Street to support investor requests and wealth-related projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong knowledge of Adams Street product offerings, industry trends, competitive landscape, and the universe of prospective and existing clients across North America.
• Create and update client presentations, market updates, and other client-related communications.
• Prepare and deliver customized client-facing materials in response to prospective and existing client requests.
• Ensure the timely delivery of standard and customized data and reporting requests.
• Support registered product servicing, including coordination of operational infrastructure for product launches on platforms.
• Assist with marketing efforts, including RFPs, due diligence materials, and day-to-day investor inquiries.
• Support the onboarding and subscription process (including transfers) and engagement with third parties and administrators.
• Conduct market and prospect research across the North American region to identify, track, and manage pipeline activity.
• Serve as a point person for the Investor Portal (access, data entry) and CRM (Salesforce), including updating client records, tracking opportunities, and recording meeting notes.
• Collaborate with teams across the firm to ensure accurate and prompt follow-up on ad hoc projects.

Requirements

• Experience in private markets, preferably in a client-facing role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• 1-2+ years of professional experience, ideally within wealth management or other client-facing roles.
• Knowledge of HNW/UHNW investors and/or family offices preferred.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and prepare technical materials in a timely manner.
• Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized, and able to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Expert knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Professional presence with strong communication skills to interact effectively with internal teams and external parties.
• Fluency with proprietary databases and software systems, including CRM (ideally Salesforce).
• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and within a team context.
• Graduated from a top-tier undergraduate university, ideally with a business focus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match.
• Profit sharing.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Paid parental leave, including adoption.
• Generous paid time off.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance.
• Access to additional voluntary benefits.

Pay

$85,000—$110,000 USD (Illinois Pay Transparency).