Associate, Human Capital

About the role

At Summit Partners, our mission is to be the investment partner of choice for the very best companies and executive talent. With a history spanning four decades, Summit invests across growth sectors of the economy and has invested in more than 550 companies in technology, healthcare, and other growth industries including financial services, consumer, business services and industrial technology. These companies have completed more than 160 public equity offerings, and more than 200 have been acquired through strategic mergers and sales. Our growth focus extends beyond the four walls of Summit; through mentorship programs and philanthropic efforts, our team members dedicate time, talent and resources to support the communities in which we work and live. For more information, please see www.summitpartners.com/summit-careers and check us out on LinkedIn! Summit Partners is seeking an Associate, Human Capital to support the Talent team in building exceptional management teams and underwriting talent decisions across the firm's Healthcare, Technology, and Growth Products & Services (GPS) practices. This individual will partner closely with investment and portfolio teams to drive key aspects of executive search execution, talent underwriting, portfolio talent management, and market intelligence initiatives. In addition to strong execution, this role will help advance more structured, data-driven talent processes across the platform. The Talent team operates as a centralized resource across practices, and this role will support a broad range of initiatives spanning executive hiring, talent diligence, portfolio monitoring, compensation benchmarking, network development, and firmwide talent programs.

Responsibilities

• This is an opportunity for a high-performing individual to take on meaningful responsibility within a dynamic private equity environment, with exposure to senior leaders and critical talent decisions.
• Executive Search Execution
• Drive execution of executive searches in partnership with internal stakeholders and external search firms.
• Maintain real-time visibility into candidate pipelines, search progress, and next steps
• Coordinate across search firms, candidates, and internal stakeholders to ensure efficient execution
• Prepare high-quality candidate materials and briefing documents
• Synthesize interview feedback and help guide decision-making
• Ensure consistent, high-quality execution across all searches
• Talent Underwriting & Diligence (Pre-Investment)
• Support pre-deal talent diligence and underwriting efforts across the investment funnel.
• Support pre-investment talent diligence, including research, assessment synthesis, and insight generation
• Partner with investment teams to evaluate management teams across healthcare, technology, and growth-oriented sectors
• Develop perspectives on leadership strength, gaps, and hiring needs pre-close
• Prepare materials and insights for internal diligence discussions and Investment Committee review
• Leverage network and market data to inform underwriting decisions
• Portfolio Monitoring and Talent Support
• Support ongoing talent management and performance tracking across portfolio companies.
• Track and analyze CEO and senior executive performance across the portfolio, including quarterly updates and annual reviews
• Maintain structured records of executive assessments, development priorities, and performance insights
• Support CEO evaluation, succession planning, and talent reviews
• Track executive team composition, changes, and gaps across portfolio companies
• Help build a more proactive, data-driven view of leadership teams and talent needs
• Network Development and Market Intelligence
• Build and leverage Summit's network to drive talent outcomes and generate investment insight.
• Build and maintain relationships with executives, operators, and functional leaders across healthcare, technology, and growth-oriented sectors
• Develop pipelines for critical roles (CEO, CFO, CRO, CTO, CPO, Board, and other functional leadership positions)
• Leverage the network to surface potential investment opportunities and generate market intelligence
• Support investment teams by providing talent-driven insights across companies, subsectors, and themes
• Conduct targeted research and market mapping across healthcare, software, internet, data infrastructure, and tech-enabled services ecosystems
• Maintain visibility into high-potential leaders and emerging talent across relevant sectors
• Data, Systems, and Process Infrastructure
• Improve how talent data is captured, structured, and used to drive decisions.
• Ensure high-quality data capture and maintenance across Thrive, A5, and related systems
• Develop and maintain consistent templates for tracking, feedback, and reporting
• Improve visibility into talent pipelines, search prog

Benefits

Additional Information

Role: Associate, Human Capital Team: Talent (Peak Performance Group) Location: Boston or NYC Reports to: Talent Team Leadership

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