Analyst, Talent

Anzu Partners is an investment firm that focuses on industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industries. We team with entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize technological innovations by providing capital and deep expertise in business development, market positioning, global connectivity, and operations.

About the role

Anzu is looking for an Analyst to join our Talent team and take on responsibilities supporting both the firm and our portfolio companies with recruiting efforts. This individual will support the Talent team to source, screen, assess, and hire the brightest scientists and engineers in the life sciences space, and assist our portfolio companies in shaping their employer brand and processes. This role reports to our Deputy Director of Talent and is based out of our Boston office.

Please note no prior recruiting experience is required.

About Anzu

Anzu manages ~$960 million in capital commitments and we have developed a robust team of investment professionals, technical specialists, and operational support to drive results for our 25+ portfolio companies. In 2016, we launched Anzu Industrial Capital Partners, our first venture equity fund, to invest in North American-based private industrial technology companies with approximately $128m in committed capital. In 2019, we launched our second industrial and life science technology fund, Anzu Industrial Capital Partners II, with $190m in committed capital and an expanded set of institutional investors. In early 2020, we launched our growth capital fund, Anzu RBI Preferred Mezzanine and became a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In March of 2021 Anzu raised $420m in an Initial Public Offering of a SPAC, and we are now targeting companies that make transformative technologies with industrial applications.

While Anzu Partners focuses primarily on the United States and Canada, we have invested in companies with substantial operations in Singapore and Australia. Our portfolio includes companies that have achieved breakthroughs in the physical sciences, such as developing the first high-powered blue-wavelength laser for no-spatter welds, and the life sciences, such as receiving the first FDA approval for a blood test for concussion. Our companies deliver strong returns for our investors, whether through public listing via IPO or acquisition by larger industrial players such as Siemens, and drive discoveries that improve our world.

Anzu Partners has offices in Boston, MA, San Diego, CA, Washington, DC, and Tampa, FL. 

Responsibilities

• Support and deliver a strong, transparent candidate experience from interview to hire.
• Help build and maintain a pipeline of potential candidates for roles and assess for fit, background, and interest in Anzu Partners and/or our technical portfolio companies.
• Leverage analytics to shape recruiting activities and understand critical needs in individual recruiting funnels and across the portfolio.
• Optimize operational processes flows through systems, tools, goals, and metrics.
• Ensure diversity and inclusion strategies are incorporated throughout the steps in the hiring process, from pipeline development to conversion.
• Be a liaison both internally and externally, maintaining a sense of professionalism, discretion, and judgment.
• Help to build and manage our company internal knowledge base.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences field is required.
• Some familiarity with Talent/HR is a nice to have, but no recruiting experience required; we will teach you everything you will need to know.
• Data driven and solutions-oriented, with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to frequently context switch, as role requires the support of several companies daily.
• Strong demonstrated professionalism and an ability to prioritize and manage a workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Brings an ownership mentality to the role.