Firm Overview Founded in 2015, Gemspring Capital is a Westport, Connecticut-based private equity firm with $5.1 billion of capital under management. Gemspring provides flexible capital solutions to middle market companies. Gemspring partners with talented management teams and takes a partnership approach to helping drive revenue growth, value creation, and sustainable competitive advantages. Target companies have up to $2 billion in revenue and are in the business services, consumer services, financial and insurance services, healthcare, industrial, software, and tech-enabled services sectors. Since inception, every fund, across both the control and non-control strategies, has more than doubled in size relative to its predecessor, and all are currently tracking top quartile performance across key metrics including Net IRR, MOIC, and DPI. The team is currently investing out of Gemspring Capital Fund III, a $1.7 billion buyout fund, and Gemspring Growth Solutions Fund II, a $1.1 billion non-control fund. Gemspring’s 85+ dedicated professionals have completed over 150 acquisitions since inception, underscoring the firm’s disciplined sourcing, rigorous underwriting, and ability to execute value creation strategies across a diverse range of industries and transaction types.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Business Analyst to help us execute strategic and transformational projects across the firm. This is a hands-on role, working directly with our VP, Strategy & Research, focused on leveraging AI tools to reshape and enhance business processes.
Core Responsibilities:- Architect, develop, build, test, implement, and maintain software applications and workflows using AI tools to drive business automation
- Gain significant exposure to the private equity industry, firm operations, and the Microsoft ecosystem (in particular, Microsoft Azure)
- Work collaboratively with key stakeholders across all departments (investment, research, business development, finance, IT, HR, investor relations, legal & compliance, capital markets)
- Support the execution of ad hoc strategic projects that arise
Qualifications:- Recent graduate with 0-3 years of work experienceB.S. degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a closely related quantitative field
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; a keen ability to think logically and tackle complexity / ambiguity
- Demonstrated interest in AISelf-starter and hardworking with a desire for continuous development and improvement
- Highly curious and enjoys solving complex problems / puzzles
- Capable of multi-tasking effectively and working in a fast-paced environment
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Passion for investing and financial services
- Must be able to commute to and work in-office in Westport, CTNice to HaveStrong familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Azure)
- Prior work / intern / classroom / project experience with:
- Investing / financial services
- Programming languages / coding
- Using AICompensation and Benefits
Gemspring offers a highly competitive salary that reflects the qualifications required for the role and a full benefits package.
In-Office (5 days/week)
Gemspring’s work model emphasizes in-office collaboration and apprenticeship style learning, fostering deep connections among our team members. We believe this approach accelerates learning and integration into the firm. Meaningful interactions that occur in person cannot be replicated in a remote setting, making this model essential for personal and professional growth.
