Job Description Summary

For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.

In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.

We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.

HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.

This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.

As a Quantitative Product Manager, you will ignite your passion for product innovation by leading the customer-centric development of groundbreaking quantitative products to support private market investors. You will remove barriers to success by encouraging creative solutions and champion the culture of continuous innovation.

The ideal candidate is someone who has:

Successful track-record of launching digital products from conception through market commercialization, particularly for financial products and/or products for institutional investors.
Proven history of driving product decisions through a deep understanding of customer journeys, consistently prioritizing customer beliefs and behaviors to define the product strategy and roadmap.
A bias toward action and hands-on approach to driving implementation.
An ability to enhance adoption of key product lifecycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management.
Experience inspiring change within organizations and leading team members across multiple functions.
Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills.

What you will do:

Partner with Custom Solutions and Quantitative Investment Science teams to drive execution of the digital product vision, with ownership of the implementation of the product roadmap to achieve business goals.
Lead the entire product lifecycle through planning, execution, and developing new products and features, implementing those features, improving infrastructure, and supporting the business.
Collaborate with internal teams and directly engage with customers to gather insights and validate product assumptions.
Translate customer needs into product capabilities via collaboration with product users/engineering teams.
Serve as first line business development resource; evangelize products and drive release with customers.
Responsible for product performance, accountable for investing in enhancements to achieve business goals.
Mentor the development team on industry-leading product development practices, such as solution generation, market research, storyboarding, mind-mapping, prototyping methods, product adoption strategies, and product delivery.

What you bring:

Extensive knowledge of product development life cycle, technical design, quantitative and data analytics.
Experience integrating customer insights into product development.
Demonstrated knowledge of investments, asset allocation, portfolio optimization, and cash flow modeling techniques.
Outstanding communication skills and strong ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
Results oriented. Innovative mind set. Comfortable taking initiative.

Education Preferred

Bachelor of Arts (B.A) / Bachelor of Science (B.S) in Business, Digital Product Management / Development, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics
Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Arts (M.A) / Master of Science (M.S) in Business, Digital Product Management / Development, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics

Experience

10+ Years digital product leadership in Investment or FinTech sectors preferred
Prior experience in Private Equity, Alternative Investments, and/or Institutional Investors preferred
Familiarity with data science, quantitative modeling, and/or statistical techniques is a plus

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Base Salary Range

$200,000.00 - $210,000.00

This USD base salary range represents only one component of total compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with local requirements. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, which is determined based on individual and overall firm performance. In addition to salary and bonus eligibility, total compensation may include participation in long-term reward programs (typically for more senior-level roles). We also offer a comprehensive total rewards package that may include retirement contributions, health insurance, income protection, paid time off and leave benefits as well as well-being programs. Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography. Please note the posted ranges do not apply outside the U.S. and should not be converted to other currencies as a proxy for compensation in other countries.

About the company

HarbourVest Partners is a global private markets investment firm that manages private equity allocations through fund-of-funds, secondary investments, and direct investments in operating companies. Clients invest, and HarbourVest allocates capital across venture capital, leveraged buyouts, and other strategies via funds, secondaries, and direct co-investments, with access through commingled funds or separately managed accounts and fees consisting of ongoing management fees and potential performance fees. The firm differentiates itself with a globally scaled, integrated platform that combines multiple private equity channels and offers both pooled and bespoke account structures. Its goal is to make private markets accessible to a wide range of investors by providing flexible, multi-channel investment solutions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$10.2B

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

1982

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

HarbourVest raised $2.4 billion for private-credit secondaries by September 2026.
HCF VII closed at $4.75 billion on July 10, 2026, exceeding its target.
Advent and HarbourVest agreed September 2026 to buy FNZ Bank, extending wealth-platform reach.

What critics are saying

HVPE still trades at a stubborn high-20% NAV discount despite 2026 buybacks and tenders.
Software repricing cut HarbourVest's Q1 2026 buyout benchmark to minus 1.6%.
Blackstone, Ardian, and Hamilton Lane attack HarbourVest's secondaries and private-credit evergreen franchises daily.

What makes HarbourVest unique

HarbourVest manages $165 billion AUM and spans primaries, secondaries, co-investments, and private credit.
Its Evergreen platform gives wealth clients institutional private-market access through one operating system.
Four decades of sourcing relationships make HarbourVest a preferred buyer for complex GP-led deals.

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Markets Group

Oct 21st, 2026

Nest raises HarbourVest private equity mandate to over $2.5B from $950M

Nest, a UK defined contribution workplace pension scheme, has raised its private equity commitment to HarbourVest Partners to more than £2 billion, up from £750 million when the firm was appointed in 2022. The mandate invests through co-investments in about 60 private companies across 17 countries in North America, the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Nine are UK-based. Nest has more than £3 billion in private equity, about 5% of its £68.4 billion in assets under management as of June 30. About £566 million of that is in UK private companies, including 9fin and Citation. HarbourVest led 9fin's latest $170 million funding round, which valued the company at $1.3 billion. "Private equity is a key component of our private markets strategy," said Elizabeth Fernando, Nest's chief investment officer. She said the aim is a more diversified portfolio for the scheme's more than 14 million members.

Yahoo Finance

Sep 16th, 2026

HarbourVest Partners hires Tony Ranaldi as managing director to lead private credit evergreen strategy

HarbourVest Partners has appointed Tony Ranaldi as managing director to lead portfolio management for its Private Credit Evergreen strategy. Based in Boston, Ranaldi will oversee portfolio construction, investment strategy, investment monitoring, liquidity and risk management for the firm's Private Credit Evergreen solutions. Ranaldi brings nearly three decades of investment experience in private credit, opportunistic credit and private equity. He joins from Sixth Street, where he served as a senior advisor sourcing and evaluating opportunities across private credit. Previously, Ranaldi founded Tucks Point Partners and held senior investment and portfolio management roles at Berkshire Partners and DDJ Capital Management. The appointment strengthens HarbourVest's Evergreen platform capabilities as the global private markets asset manager continues expanding its offerings for investors.

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Aug 19th, 2026

UC Investments sells $1bn private equity portfolio to HarbourVest.

UC Investments sells $1bn private equity portfolio to HarbourVest. * August 19, 2026 * - 9:28 am The University of California's investment office has sold around $1bn of private equity interests to secondaries specialist HarbourVest Partners, providing another sizeable transaction for a market that has seen discounts widen amid renewed pressure on private assets, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed people familiar with the matter as reeling that UC Investments, which oversees roughly $190bn across retirement, endowment and cash portfolios, began the sale process earlier this year. The portfolio changed hands at a discount of more than 10% and includes interests in software and other technology-focused buyout funds, the people said. Campbell Lutyens advised UC Investments on the transaction. UC Investments' latest annual report showed that its private assets had a market value of approximately $39bn as of mid-2025. Private equity accounted for slightly more than half of that exposure.

AltAssets

Aug 6th, 2026

HarbourVest hires DWS executive to expand private wealth coverage across Southern Europe.

HarbourVest hires DWS executive to expand private wealth coverage across Southern Europe. August 6, 2026 HarbourVest Partners has brought in former DWS executive Guido Lombardi as private wealth lead for France, Belgium, Luxe If you would like to access this article you must become a Premium Subscriber. Premium subscribers receive complete access to its daily breaking news, premium stories, weekly Fundraising & IR Review, Knowledge Bank and LP profiles - all which are accessible via its mobile platform.

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