Senior Associate, Portfolio Talent Solutions

About General Atlantic

General Atlantic is a leading global investor with more than four and a half decades of experience providing capital and strategic support for over 830 companies throughout its history. Established in 1980, General Atlantic continues to be a dedicated partner to visionary founders and investors seeking to build dynamic businesses and create long term value. Guided by the conviction that entrepreneurs can be incredible agents of transformational change, the firm combines a collaborative global approach, sector specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with and scale innovative businesses around the world.

The firm leverages its patient capital, operational expertise, and global platform to support a diversified investment platform spanning Growth Equity, Credit, Climate, and Sustainable Infrastructure strategies. General Atlantic manages approximately $126 billion in assets under management, inclusive of all strategies, as of December 31, 2025, with more than 900 professionals in 20 countries across five regions.

General Atlantic is looking to hire a Senior Associate to join the Portfolio Talent Solutions team in our Miami Office.

• Support and project manage C-suite search assignments in close partnership with GA PHC, portfolio company management teams and GA investment professionals
• Where appropriate, independently run searches for portfolio companies including identifying, sourcing, and qualifying senior executives
• Specifically:
  • Support the scoping of senior roles and development of position specifications
  • Research new industries, market segments, and competitive landscapes to map the talent ecosystem in support of portfolio company needs
  • Based on a pre-defined spec, develop a research strategy that outlines targeted industries and companies
  • Gain an understanding of the functional breakdown and roles within various executive structures and serve as an expert to the team on the markets/talent pools researched
  • Proactively engage, assess and introduce qualified executives to GA investment professionals and portfolio companies
• Build an evolving external network, with a focus on potential future talent that may be suitable for current and future portfolio initiatives
• Support the team in conducting quantitative and qualitative management assessments to identify capability gaps and opportunities for learning & development
• Identifying opportunities for syndicating processes across the portfolio, to enable sharing of best practices and cost synergy where appropriate
• Leverage and utilize best practice global tools and capabilities (i.e. Scorecards, Interview Guides, Competency Model), when conducting research/search efforts
• Where external search firms are engaged, work closely with GA operating professionals to support and coordinate the search processes including executive search firm screening, development of spec/scorecards, preliminary screening interviews, and collating/analyzing feedback from candidate interviews

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 4-6 years of relevant experience; background in executive search, a high growth company or chief of staff role preferred. Experience working in a leading executive search firm, preferably with exposure to services or consumer sectors.
• Experience supporting search engagements or talent projects, including producing clear deliverables (status updates, candidate summaries, project briefs)
• Experience engaging with external clients/candidates in the market
• Strong project management skills — able to manage multiple work streams, align stakeholders, and keep work moving through ambiguity; adapts quickly as priorities shift
• Analytical and intellectually curious, with an eagerness to learn and connect dots across contexts; brings strong intuition and good judgment, and is not afraid to ask questions or challenge assumptions
• Proficiency with AI tools such as Claude and ChatGPT, paired with the curiosity to test new capabilities and bring better ways of working to the team
• Strong attention to detail, exceptional follow through and consistently delivers results
• Ab…