Star Mountain is a rapidly growing, specialized private investment firm focused on the large and less competitive lower middle-market – businesses that generally have between $3 million and $50 million in annual EBITDA (“LMM”). The firm employs three complementary strategies: private credit, private equity and secondary fund investing, all focused within North America. The Firm’s track record, business model, growth trajectory and award-winning culture provide compelling career opportunities for driven and talented individuals. Culture is a core principle which includes long-term alignment of interest with 100% of employees participating in investment profits. The Firm has over $3 billion in assets under management and expects strong continued growth based on its performance, distinctive investment approach and its diversified investor base of domestic and global institutions (including public pensions, corporate pensions, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and family offices) and individuals. Star Mountain values team players with positive, solutions-based attitudes complemented by a strong work ethic and is heavily committed to long-term training and career development. The Firm is 100% employee-owned with material long-term wealth creation opportunity for dedicated, entrepreneurial professionals. Dynamic team of over 60 full-time people and 40+ Senior Advisors / Operating Partners.
The senior team has over 500 years of collective investment experience including prior leadership experience at Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Thoma Bravo, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, H.I.G., and Barings.
For the last three consecutive years, Star Mountain was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by both Crain’s and Pensions & Investments.
Star Mountain puts a high value on a great attitude, passion, commitment, and drive. 100% of employees participate in the investment profits of the business for aligned long-term wealth creation. Star Mountain offers a broad range of tailored investment solutions and products for a wide range of investors.
Position Description:
- Understand business needs and research tools to identify applications to provide new data sources or operational efficiencies.
- Identify and evaluate new data sources, including subsequent acquisition and delivery of that data.
- Design and deliver reports for various teams to enhance portfolio management, data analysis and client communication.
- Work with senior management team and business groups (i.e. investment, finance, client coverage) to identify opportunities for process improvements.
- Write SQL queries and build BI dashboards that deliver insights and answers to strategic business questions
- Help with cross-functional work to evaluate and build the data tracking and reporting that addresses the needs of the business for both internal and external purposes.
- Exploring and working with a portfolio of datasets and generate novel insights from the data.
- Engage in other ad hoc operational projects as needed.
Qualifications:
- Working towards undergraduate degree.
- Proficiency in multiple programming and querying languages, including Python and SQL.
- Comfortable working with, and combining, disparate and diverse data sources.
- Ideally experience with some type of asset management or investment firm.
Desirable Attributes Include:
- Positive attitude.
- Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organized.
- Detail oriented.
- Sense of ownership and pride in work, firm and culture.
- Quick learner.
- Highly personable and work well in a team environment.
- Requirements also include prioritizing, managing various deadlines in a fast-paced entrepreneurial work environment.
- GPA of 3.3 or higher.
Time Commitment: Seeking Interns that can work on a part-time basis (~15 - 20 hours a week) during the school year and full-time during the summer.
Location: Based in Tampa, FL or remote.
Start Date: Fall 2022
Please submit resume through LinkedIn or via the Star Mountain website.
Please visit the following links for more information about Star Mountain, the Star Mountain Charitable Foundation, Star Mountain’s Crain’s and Pensions & Investments awards, and to visit our YouTube channel.
Investing in the Growth Engine of America ®
www.StarMountainCapital.com
Note: Detailed award eligibility requirements for Crain’s can be found here and for Pensions & Investments here.