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People Operations Coordinator Location: New York City (in-office, 5 days a week) Compensation: $70,500 Experience: 0-2 years Team: People Operations, a shared resource across Lateral Recruiting, HR Business Partners, and Program Management & Training Company Description Financial Technology Partners (aka “FT Partners”) is the only investment banking firm focused exclusively on the financial technology sector. We broadly define the sector as the dynamic convergence of technology-based solutions and financial services. FT Partners was recently recognized as “Dealmaker of the Year” and “Investment Banking Firm of the Year” by The M&A Advisor. The firm was founded by Steve McLaughlin, Managing Partner, formerly a senior investment banker in Goldman Sachs & Co.’s Financial Technology Group and Financial Institutions Group in New York and San Francisco. The firm’s Founder and senior bankers are all highly experienced investment bankers formerly with the financial technology, M&A and investment banking groups of Goldman Sachs & Co., JP Morgan & Barclays in New York, San Francisco, London and Los Angeles. Summary We’re looking for an organized, proactive early-career professional to join our People Operations team as a People Operations Coordinator. This role is a shared resource across Lateral Recruiting, HR Business Partners, and Program Management & Training. You’ll be the go-to person who keeps onboarding, training logistics, and recruiting coordination running smoothly. It’s a great entry point for someone who wants broad exposure to how a high-growth investment bank attracts, onboards, and develops its people. Primary Responsibilities Training & Program Support Support promotion program trainings, including scheduling, general material preparation, and sitting in where needed Attend and help facilitate New York class and intern trainings Schedule training for new hires (interns, class hires, and laterals) using the training calendar, and coordinate materials for the associated sessions Onboarding Complete onboarding tasks for lateral and class hires, including: Transferring new hire information from Greenhouse (our applicant tracking system) into our proprietary database Saving new hire headshots to our internal systems Drafting the welcome email announcing new hires to the firm Update the mentor tracker when new hires join or when mentors are reassigned Recruiting Support Review resume packs and move qualified candidates forward for each open role Schedule first-round interviews with recruiting leads Organize and prepare offer approvals, incorporating interviewer feedback Draft offer letters Use AI tools, including Claude, to build and maintain offer letter and offer approval templates that improve speed and consistency Support the UK recruiting team with coordination and administrative tasks Support campus recruiting, including scheduling, logistics, and candidate communication Support the summer intern and full time analyst training programs Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, Organizational Development, or a related field, with strong academic achievement 0-2 years of experience in HR, recruiting, learning and development, or a related coordination role; internships count Exposure to financial services (investment banking, private equity, or professional services) is a plus Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once Strong written and verbal communication, and a service-oriented approach to working with colleagues at all levels Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle confidential information with integrity Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint Comfort using AI tools to streamline documents and workflows; experience with Claude is a plus Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment Eligibility to work in the US without sponsorship Excellent professional references Team Player Contributes to a positive team spirit, keeps commitments, and works with integrity and ethics Performs well under pressure and tight deadlines, and plans and prioritizes effectively Collaborates across teams and levels, internally and externally Willing to lend a hand across the People Operations team to accomplish shared goals Interested in coaching and long-term development of self and others Why FT Partners? Managing Partner and Managing Directors formerly of Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Evercore, Qatalyst and JP Morgan Award-winning execution, including Investment Bank of the Year and Boutique of the Year awards Billion-dollar transactions alongside early-stage, high-growth VC deals Excellent career path and strong, competitive compensation Unparalleled deal flow with a premier client base Access to world-class executives at high-growth companies Dominant footprint in one of the largest sectors: financial technology Top-notch financial sponsor relationships Close-knit, rapidly growing team Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment Financial Technology Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally-protected factors.

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People Operations Coordinator
Company Description
Training & Program Support
Support promotion program trainings, including scheduling, general material preparation, and sitting in where needed
Attend and help facilitate New York class and intern trainings
Schedule training for new hires (interns, class hires, and laterals) using the training calendar, and coordinate materials for the associated sessions
Complete onboarding tasks for lateral and class hires, including:
Transferring new hire information from Greenhouse (our applicant tracking system) into our proprietary database
Saving new hire headshots to our internal systems
Drafting the welcome email announcing new hires to the firm
Update the mentor tracker when new hires join or when mentors are reassigned
Recruiting Support
Review resume packs and move qualified candidates forward for each open role
Schedule first-round interviews with recruiting leads
Organize and prepare offer approvals, incorporating interviewer feedback
Draft offer letters
Use AI tools, including Claude, to build and maintain offer letter and offer approval templates that improve speed and consistency
Support the UK recruiting team with coordination and administrative tasks
Support campus recruiting, including scheduling, logistics, and candidate communication
Support the summer intern and full time analyst training programs
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, Organizational Development, or a related field, with strong academic achievement
0-2 years of experience in HR, recruiting, learning and development, or a related coordination role; internships count

Nice-to-haves

Exposure to financial services (investment banking, private equity, or professional services) is a plus
Comfort using AI tools to streamline documents and workflows; experience with Claude is a plus

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