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Associate, Investor Relations at Adams Street… · Seoul
Job Description
Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has nearly $73 billion* in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, which fosters a positive and unique culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and a commitment to professional development. For the eighth year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2025.
Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.
The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.
Adams Street has offices in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
*As of December 31, 2025. Adams Street Partners’ methodology to calculate Assets Under Management (AUM) is based on fund net asset value (NAV), plus unfunded commitments, plus leverage, but excluding the effect of subscription lines of credit. The prior AUM methodology was based on investor commitments minus commitments to fully liquidated underlying partnerships. Such change in methodology was effective July 2026; however, for periods shown prior to December 31, 2025, Adams Street continues to use the previous methodology. This updated methodology more closely aligns with (i) the amount of assets managed on behalf of investors and (ii) the amount of capital available to make direct and/or partnership investments. Amounts stated by investment advisers in regulatory filings (“regulatory AUM”) have a prescribed methodology, which may, in some circumstances, differ from the methodology such adviser uses for other purposes, including marketing efforts. Additional information is available upon request.
Responsibilities:
Adams Street Partners is seeking an Investor Relations Associate to join our Asia Investor Relations team, based in Seoul. This individual will work closely with the Investor Relations, Marketing, Product Strategy, and Investment teams and will be responsible for conducting research, managing and analyzing data, and coordinating the execution of appropriate follow-up activities with prospective and existing clients in Asia, who have committed a total of $17 billion.
This position offers broad exposure to the firm’s strategy and investment capabilities. The ideal candidate is interested in building a long-term career in fundraising and client service, supporting the Asia Investor Relations teams, with a focus on South Korea. The successful candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm, intellectual curiosity, and a strong desire to learn the business.
Specifically, this individual will be involved and responsible for:
- Manage client support activities, including due diligence coordination, onboarding processes, preparation of RFI/RFP responses, investor presentations, reporting materials, modeling support, and ad hoc client requests.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Investor Relations, Marketing, Product Strategy, and Investment teams to develop customized communications, marketing collateral, and targeted client materials.
- Conduct market and prospect research across the region, maintain competitive intelligence systems, and manage tracking databases to identify prospective clients and monitor investment discussions.
- Support the development of compelling and accurate written content that articulates Adams Street Partners’ capabilities, investment processes, and thought leadership.
- Develop and maintain internal processes and procedures to ensure consistency, integrity, timeliness, and quality of communications to prospective and existing clients.
- Lead and execute special projects related to client portfolios and firmwide strategic initiatives.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance marketing efficiency and operational effectiveness.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree required; business or marketing focus preferred.
- Relevant experience within a professional services environment, preferably in investment management, consulting, or investment banking, supporting research, analytics, or data management initiatives.
- A strong client service orientation and project management capabilities, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to prioritize effectively, manage multiple workstreams, and deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines.
- A collaborative team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to synthesize technical and financial information into clear, accurate, and well-structured materials.
- Working knowledge of private markets and the institutional investor and private wealth/banking landscape; demonstrated interest in staying current on industry and investor relations trends.
- High proficiency in CRM and proprietary database systems (ideally Salesforce) and expert command of the MS Office Suite.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to operate independently while exercising sound judgment.
- An outgoing personality with a passion for developing long-term client relationships, including active participation in client meetings, networking events, and other relationship-building activities.
- Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Korean.