Talent Associate

Stripes is a $7.6B growth equity firm that makes $10-150 million investments in software and consumer businesses. Located in downtown New York with a team comprised of experienced founders and operators, Stripes has invested in and scaled influential companies globally including Udemy, Remitly, monday.com, Siete Family Foods, Upwork, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Dataiku, and Erewhon, among others. Our approach pushes the investment team to think and operate like entrepreneurs and work to assist in building remarkable businesses and brands. We lend active support to help build networks, accelerate go-to-market efforts, recruit talent, offer M&A and capital guidance and support other operational elements critical to market leaders in the software and consumer markets.

We are looking to hire a full-time Talent Associate who will support talent initiatives across the Stripes portfolio by managing various data systems, partnering on executive searches, and maintaining our portfolio and talent networks. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner on the execution of portfolio company searches through candidate research and sourcing
• Assist with the development and management of our search firm network
• Work closely with our portfolio companies to support recruiting and broader People initiatives
• Coordinate and plan annual executive summits
• Own and update various internal data management systems and documents
• Manage external technology vendors and contracts
• Manage online portfolio communities and onboard new members
• Manage portfolio compensation requests

Qualifications

• 1-2 years in recruiting or HR at a search firm or high growth consumer or software company
• Strong attention to detail, good communication skills, and the ability to work well under time-sensitive situations
• High level of professionalism and ability to work with senior level executives
• Strong project coordination skills
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Team player - collaborates well with others for the greater good of Stripes
• A sense of humor and ability to have fun