Associate, Portage

Sagard Overview

Sagard Holdings ("Sagard") is a multi-strategy alternative asset manager with professionals located in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Since 2016, Sagard has grown exponentially. Assets under management have expanded from US$500M to over US$25B, and Sagard's team of diverse professionals has grown from 50 to over 300 team members.

Sagard invests across four asset classes: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Private Credit, and Real Estate. Sagard Holdings was founded by Power Corporation of Canada as a complement to its global investment holdings and serves as one of its key strategic priorities with strong, long-term growth objectives.

Sagard's entrepreneurial DNA is palpable across our entire team and is a platform built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Sagard looks to generate attractive returns by matching investment opportunities with flexible capital solutions and pairing entrepreneurs with teams that have deep industry knowledge. Sagard develops long-term partnerships and empowers the growth of its investments through a unique global network of portfolio companies, limited partners, advisors, and other valued relationships. 

More at https://www.sagard.com/.

Position Overview

We  are currently looking for an individual who is highly analytical and deeply passionate about fintech to join our team in New York as an Associate.  This pivotal role helps find and support  breakthrough global fintech and financial services companies.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively develop theses to identify themes and investable opportunities
• Actively source investment opportunities and engage in relationship building with companies in the fintech ecosystem
• Conduct  due diligence on potential investments including financial, market and company analysis
• Work closely with our portfolio companies in the fintech to support them on strategic initiatives and on relevant board topics 
• Support portfolio reporting and fund analysis including tracking our pipeline, consolidating KPIs across the portfolio; develop an understanding of portfolio company metrics over time

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably with quantitative orientation Engineering, Business, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience in venture capital / growth equity, OR experience at a high growth start up combined with investment banking and consulting
• A strong passion and / or interest in financial services and technology
• Organized with a high attention to detail and able to manage multiple priorities
• Humble - puts the team first and thrives in a collaborative work environment
• Self-starter – able to take initiative, prioritize and work independently
• Strong written and oral communication skills - ability to synthesize thoughts on companies and markets succinctly, confident in expressing a view while willing to listen to others
• Comfortable with ambiguity in an entrepreneurial environment where things change constantly
• Demonstrated analytical excellence
• Strong empathy for our founders 

Sagard is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual. If you require accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact the People & Culture team to make your needs known in advance.

We welcome all applications and wish to thank all candidates for their interest in applying for this position. However, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.