Culture & Careers

Our culture is centered around the best ideas winning, sharing credit across the team, valuing our differences, and continuously improving together.

At Guidepost, we value transparency, intellectual curiosity, and hard work.

If you think you might be our next team member, apply to one of our open positions below.

Current Openings

Operating Associate

Description & Responsibilities:

The Operating Associate is a key member of the team and works closely with the Operating Partner and full-time investment professionals to identify and support value creation opportunities within the portfolio, as well as develop the strategic operational enhancement capabilities of the Firm.

The Operating Associate will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of technology sectors, functional specialties, and value creation capabilities by supporting the operational enhancement efforts of the Firm.

The Operating Associate will be responsible for supporting operational value creation capability development, supporting the Operating Partner and investment team’s efforts to build relationships with senior executives at portfolio companies and leading functional experts in the field for the purpose of producing analyses and artifacts of operational and functional best practices for presentation to the Operating Partner, Investment Partners, portfolio company management teams, Boards of Directors, and Limited Partners. The Operating Associate will also have the opportunity to support live value creation efforts across the Guidepost portfolio to include direct interaction with portfolio company senior leadership teams and Boards of Directors.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree from a top institution
  • 2-4 years demonstrated work experience in PE Operations, Management Consulting, or deep operational experience in Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Product or Software Development, Finance or IR
  • Personal motivation with demonstrated success working within a team
  • Strong demonstrated interest in PE Operations and the growth technology sector
  • Strong organizational skills and track record of achieving goals with minimal supervision
  • Strong ability to create high quality content (e.g. PowerPoint presentations, portfolio company event material)
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong quantitative and analytic skills
  • Verification of right to work in the U.S.

Send your resume and cover letter explaining your qualifications and reasons for interest to hiring@guidepostgrowth.com

Summer Analyst

Description & Responsibilities:

Summer Analysts are key members of the investment team and work closely with full-time investment professionals to proactively identify attractive technology sectors and evaluate potential opportunities that fit our investment criteria. Summer Analysts’ core focus will be sourcing interesting opportunities, both through targeted outreach to companies and analysis of available research and market-level data. Summer Analysts will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of industries by supporting researching efforts. Summer Analysts will be responsible for deal generation, supporting the investment team’s efforts to build relationships with senior executives of industry-leading companies and producing analyses of industry segments for presentation to the investment committee. Summer Analysts may also have the opportunity to support live deal teams and participate in the investment process from due diligence to deal execution.

Qualifications:

  • Expected graduation in Spring 2026
  • Personal motivation with demonstrated success working within a team
  • Strong organizational skills and track record of achieving goals with minimal supervision
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong quantitative and analytic skills
  • Demonstrated interest in the investment field and technology sector
  • Minimum GPA of 3.5 at a top-tier college/university with strong SAT and/or ACT scores
  • Verification of right to work in the U.S.

Send your resume, GPA, and cover letter explaining your qualifications and reasons for interest to hiring@guidepostgrowth.com

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