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.