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Superlinear Partners

About Superlinear Partners

Superlinear Partners is a family office that makes direct private investments into privately held companies. We focus on control and growth-oriented investments across business and technology services, manufacturing, industrials, and healthcare services. We take a long-term, partnership-driven approach, working closely with management teams to build durable, high-quality businesses.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a talented Associate to join our investment team. Superlinear Partners was founded by entrepreneurs and operates with permanent, long-term capital — unconstrained by the pressures of a traditional fund lifecycle. This is a high-impact, generalist role where Associates are core members of deal teams from day one, with broad exposure across sourcing, execution, and portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Drive proprietary deal origination through direct outreach, sector mapping, and relationship development with business owners, intermediaries, and industry contacts. Sourcing is central to how Superlinear operates.

• Identify and evaluate new investment opportunities through proactive pipeline development, market research, and competitive landscape analysis

• Lead financial modeling, including operating models, returns analyses, and scenario / sensitivity analyses

• Conduct deep industry research to develop and pressure-test investment theses

• Prepare investment memoranda, management presentations, and transaction materials

• Support end-to-end due diligence across financial, commercial, legal, and operational workstreams

• Interface with management teams, advisors, lenders, and other deal counterparties

• Monitor portfolio companies through board preparation, KPI tracking, and value creation initiatives

Qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or a related field

• Genuine interest in one or more of our core sectors: business & tech services, manufacturing, industrials, or healthcare services

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a genuine willingness to engage in direct sourcing, cold outreach, and independent idea generation

• Exceptional analytical ability and attention to detail, with sound commercial and business judgment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex ideas clearly and concisely

• Bachelor's degree with outstanding academic credentials

What We Offer

• Highly competitive base salary, deal bonuses, and opportunity to earn carry

• Direct mentorship from senior investment professionals and principals

• Significant deal responsibility and a seat at the table from day one

• Lean team, collaborative culture, and a long-term orientation

Compensation Range: $95K - $200K