Senior Associate, Growth Investing

About this role

<h2><strong>About Bessemer Venture Partners</strong></h2> <p>Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture firm that partners with audacious founders from their earliest days through every stage of growth. The firm manages $20 billion in assets, with more than 145 IPOs and 300 portfolio companies across AI, enterprise, consumer, health, and frontier tech including Anthropic, Perplexity, Canva, Shopify, Twilio, LinkedIn, ClickHouse, Saronic, Legora, Abridge, and Toast.</p> <h2><strong>The Role</strong></h2> <p>We're hiring a Senior Associate to join Bessemer's growth investing team based in San Francisco. You will be focused on AI apps, infrastructure, defense, techbio, energy, and various other roadmaps. You'll work directly with Byron Deeter and collaborate with partners and investors across the firm to find and back the companies building the foundational layers of the next era of software.</p> <p>Growth investing is won long before a round comes together. Access comes from knowing a business deeply, building genuine relationships with leadership, and being consistently useful well before there's a deal to discuss. That takes real work: staying on top of companies, getting on planes, showing up prepared, and following through on the small things. We're looking for someone who is energized by that work.</p> <p>The role combines relationship building with analytical depth. As a "full stack" investor, you'll work across the entire investment lifecycle:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Thesis development:</strong> Go deep on the markets we care about and help create and refine the roadmaps that guide where the team spends its time.</li> <li><strong>Sourcing:</strong> Map the companies that matter, track their trajectories, and build relationships with founders and executives years before they raise.</li> <li><strong>Due diligence:</strong> Lead financial modeling, cohort and retention analysis, market sizing, customer calls, and competitive work on live deals.</li> <li><strong>Investment recommendations:</strong> Synthesize your work into a clear point of view and present it as we make decisions.</li> <li><strong>Portfolio support:</strong> Help our companies with KPIs, board preparation, key introductions, and follow-on financings.</li> <li><strong>Miscellaneous: </strong>Assist with social media presence, content creation, and brand building </li> </ul> <h2><strong>About You</strong></h2> <p>We're looking for someone with an exceptional work ethic: entrepreneurial, resourceful, and humble. The right candidate takes full ownership of their work, is willing to tackle tasks big or small, and cares more about getting it right than getting the credit.</p> <ul> <li>3–6+ years of experience, ideally in investment banking, consulting, private equity, growth equity, high-growth startups, or traditional venture capital. Prior venture experience is a plus but not required.</li> <li>Strong financial modeling, valuation, and company analysis skills. You can go from a messy data room to a defensible view.</li> <li>Genuine interest in software and AI: you use the latest products and have opinions on where things are headed.</li> <li>Natural relationship builder, great at connecting with founders, executives, and co-investors.</li> <li>Naturally hardworking, humble, independent thinking, being a fast learner and a proactive doer. </li> <li>In it to win it<strong>:</strong> this role requires regular travel, late nights, and intense sprints — founder dinners, conferences, and trips are a normal part of the job.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Why Bessemer Venture Partners?</strong></h2> <p><strong>Compensation & Performance Bonuses</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Annual Salary:</strong> The base salary for this position is $225,000 per year, determined based on your experience and qualifications.</li> <li><strong>Annual Performance Bonuses:</strong> Eligible employees receive annual performance bonuses based on both individual and company performance.</li> <li><strong>Shadow Carry:</strong> Opportunity to participate in the firm's carry structure and share in the long-term success of our investments.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Equity & Investment Opportunities</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Co-investment Opportunity:</strong> Opportunities to co-invest in deals alongside the firm, fee-free.</li> <li><strong>Retirement Plan:</strong> Access to a competitive retirement savings plan, including a 401(k).</li> </ul> <p><strong>Health & Wellness Benefits</strong></p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.</li> <li>Life and disability insurance coverage.</li> <li>Health and wellness programs, including a family planning allowance via Carrot.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Work-Life Balance & Paid Time Off</strong></p> <ul> <li>Flexible paid time off plus 15+ company holidays, including winter break.</li> <li>Generous parental leave policy.</li> <li>In-office perks: provided lunches, snacks, and beverages. Business casual attire.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Professional Development & Mentorship</strong></p> <p>We invest heavily in the growth of our…