TTCER Partners

    Opportunity Overview

    The Associate role at TTCER Partners is an extraordinary opportunity to embark on an investing career with a unique private equity firm that has demonstrated top-decile returns for the last 10+ years.

    As one of five full-time professionals managing the investment of our capital, you will gain exposure to a diverse variety of industries, companies at various stages of growth, and entrepreneurs operating both startups and search-acquired companies in our portfolio.

    We are looking for an individual with 2+ years of related work experience in investment banking, public or private market investing, strategy consulting and/or a strategic M&A advisory role.

    The ideal candidate is interested in building their career as an investor within an entrepreneurial ecosystem. This opportunity is unique in that it provides an entry point to a longer-term investing career within TTCER, a stepping stone to business school, or a variety of entrepreneurial options subsequent to your time with us, which we would expect to be a 2+ year commitment.

    Given the scale and management style of TTCER, you will also be exposed to all manner of investment activities. As a result, this is an unparalleled opportunity to make an impact and grow professionally within a highly respected investment firm.

    Who are we?

    We are an investment partnership formed to support entrepreneurs who are buying and building enduring businesses. We have a core focus on search funds, but we actively back other start-up and talented entrepreneurs of all types. In our investing approach, we prioritize learning, collaboration, and alignment, and we work hard to help our partners reach their full potential. We invest our own capital, which allows us to have a decades-long time horizon when working with like-minded CEOs and partners.

    Our investment team is led by Will Thorndike, Gerald Risk, Sara Rosenthal, and Ian McMilan. Our additional partners are Bret Comolli, Jim Ellis, and Kevin Taweel. The founding members of TTCER draw on years of collaboration building Asurion, a search-acquired company that has grown into a global provider of insurance solutions, as well as advising dozens of other growing, recurring revenue businesses.

    We are educators, company builders, and investors whose combined experience and shared vision allow us a unique and powerful foundation from which to support the entrepreneurs with whom we partner.

    The ideal candidate has the following:

    Hard Skills

    • Excellent analytical acumen with a financial background and demonstrated ability to work with financials and large data sets to build complex financial models at a top bank, PE firm or similar company
    • Strong written and oral communicator with experience writing and presenting investment memos
    • Strong presentation and communication skills coupled with the maturity to work with CEOs, other investors, lawyers etc.
    • Outstanding written skills and ability to write compelling investment memos, generate investment theses and distill communication with portfolio companies and investors

    Soft Skills

    • Intellectually curious
    • Deeply interested in entrepreneurship and in (further) developing his or her investing skills
    • An independent self-starter who leans in to identify and act upon opportunities to contribute
    • Enjoys building relationships and connecting with others
    • A continuous and fast learner
    • Has a strong track record of personal and professional success, achieved in part by a demonstrated willingness to take accountability for and learn from mistakes along the way
    • Comfortable managing a multitude of diverse projects and priorities
    • Consistently demonstrates low ego, high character, and a positive attitude

    Role Specifics:

    • Support the underwriting of all opportunities being considered for investment
    • Help build internal processes and infrastructure for our annual portfolio review
    • Participate in data collection and analysis of in-depth research projects that drive firm IP (e.g., software valuation study, QSBS analysis, etc.)
    • Track industry-wide public and private benchmarks to inform internal decision-making
    • Provide ongoing reporting of KPIs for portfolio companies to track performance across a variety of metrics
    • Use data to help us tell stories, find insights, and plot our path into the future
    • Support our recruiting efforts at the top business schools
    • Support and attend industry events, workshops, conferences

    What can you expect?

    • A fun and collaborative work environment that prioritizes excellence, intellectual rigor, and helping the entrepreneurs with whom we work achieve their highest potential
    • Tremendous opportunities to work with and learn from top-tier investment minds and operators
    • A deeper understanding of how to assess the investment opportunities brought to us by our entrepreneur partners
    • The opportunity to engage with a dynamic community of searchers, CEOs, investors, and service providers across the life cycle of investing in and building a company
    • A diverse set of responsibilities and projects for which you will be responsible and/or work on in partnership with another team member
    • The opportunity to develop and contribute to original research

    What can’t you expect?

    • Micromanagement
    • A highly structured or directive work environment
    • A clear and pre-established career ladder

    Location:

    This role can be geographically flexible, with a requirement to travel to the Bay Area for in-person meetings the equivalent of one week/month, in addition to periodic travel to business schools, conferences, board meetings, etc.

    Compensation:

    We offer a competitive compensation package for top talent:

    - Salary and annual bonus

    - 401(k) with firm matching

    - Benefits include 100% firm-paid healthcare, dental, and vision insurance

    Individuals seeking employment at TTCER are considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected classification.

    You may be given the opportunity to provide information in order to help us align with federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements.

    All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

    Our Values

    Collaboration

    We work hard to earn our place in our relationships and to be known as exceptional partners. We strive to be responsive, kind, and direct. We love helping others.

    Curiosity, Humility, and Learning

    We find that curiosity, humility, and learning are powerful contributors to all manner of business building and leadership. We are voracious. John Wooden said it best: “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.”

    High Performance

    We endeavor to be the best at what we do and help those around us to do the same. We draw inspiration from the next challenge.

    Strong Relationships

    We value developing relationships with like-minded entrepreneurs and investors. We enjoy participating in many projects with the same people over decades. We love fun and connecting experiences.

    Long-term Focus

    We apply a long-term lens to all we do. Learning, relationships, reputations, and returns all benefit from compounding over decades.

    Alignment

    We form our partnerships in ways that align our goals with those of our partners and seek to work with others who do the same. We value decision-making that is grounded in durable principles.

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