Director, Private Investments - U.S. Family Office

Job Description

A private family investment office is seeking a senior investment professional to establish and lead its U.S. investment presence.

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The family office is seeking to expand relationships with leading private equity, growth equity, venture capital and technology investment firms across the United States and Europe.

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The successful candidate will act as a senior representative of the family office in the U.S. investment community and will be responsible for developing institutional-quality relationships, sourcing differentiated opportunities and evaluating investments on behalf of the family.

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Responsibilities

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• Represent the family office with investment managers, private equity firms, venture and growth investors, family offices, investment banks, founders and other market participants.
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• Build and maintain senior relationships with leading U.S. and European private-market investment firms.
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• Source opportunities across private equity funds, venture/growth funds, co-investments, direct investments, secondaries and special situations.
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• Develop a high-quality network within the AI and technology investment ecosystem.
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• Proactively identify opportunities rather than relying solely on inbound deal flow.
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• Evaluate investment opportunities and prepare concise recommendations for the family office.
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• Coordinate commercial, financial, legal and technical due diligence.
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• Negotiate investment terms, allocation and co-investment opportunities alongside advisers and counsel.
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• Attend LP meetings, annual meetings, conferences and industry events on behalf of the family.
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• Develop relationships with other sophisticated family offices and institutional investors for information sharing and potential co-investment.
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• Monitor existing manager relationships and portfolio investments.
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• Maintain a disciplined investment pipeline and relationship-management process.
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• Provide regular reporting to the family covering opportunities, manager relationships, market developments and recommendations.
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Candidate Profile

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The ideal candidate will have approximately 10+ years of relevant investment experience gained within one or more of:

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• Single-family or sophisticated multi-family office
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• Private equity or growth equity
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• Institutional LP / endowment / foundation
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• Private markets investment management
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• Investment banking or private-capital advisory
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• UHNW investment platform
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Candidates should demonstrate:

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• Strong existing relationships across the U.S. private equity, growth and venture ecosystem
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• Experience evaluating private-market funds and/or direct investments
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• Excellent investment judgment
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• Ability to operate independently without a large institutional infrastructure
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Location & Travel

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The position will be remote with regular travel to New York, San Francisco, Austin, Toronto and other investment centers will be expected.

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Compensation

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Highly competitive base salary, annual performance incentive and potential long-term participation aligned with investment performance and the growth of the family’s investment platform.