Vice President Private Equity (Business Operations/Deputy COO)

Our elite global Private Equity client is seeking to recruit an experienced Vice President Private Equity to work closely with the private equity fund COO to build, manage and maintain the fund's operational infrastructure, provide value creation with portfolio companies and serve as a key collaborator with business stakeholders managing critical operational, reporting, planning and investor support services.

• Build, manage and maintain the fund's operational infrastructure, provide value creation with portfolio companies and serve as a key collaborator with business stakeholders managing critical operational, reporting, planning and investor support services
• Collaborate with deal teams in overseeing day-to-day investment processes
• Manage and maintain deal calendars, pipeline/deal tracking, investment committee materials and scheduling, diligence workstreams, etc.
• Own the portfolio monitoring and KPI reporting process across portfolio companies, including maintaining technology requirements and the preparation of performance metrics for LPs, investment committee and senior leadership
• Own the operating rhythm and collaborate closely with finance stakeholders on budgeting, forecasting, management company reporting and expense management
• Analyze portfolio construction, industry and sector allocations and deployment pacing in conjunction with the fund's investment mandate
• Report concentration considerations and surface exposure the investment committee and deal teams
• Collaborate with business and support teams to maintain a robust operating infrastructure
• Serve as the key point of contact with fund accounting and third-party fund administrators regarding waterfall and carried-interest calculations, NAVs, valuations, capital calls, distributions and fund-level reporting
• Support process improvements, best practices, system upgrades and implementations and process automation initiatives

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Advanced degree or professional certifications desirable (MBA, CFA, CPA, etc.)
• 4+ years of private equity investing or private equity focused management consulting experience with a strong interest in a private equity business operations/COO career track
• Experience at a large private equity or alternative fund manager
• A "builders mentality" with demonstrated experience developing and implementing operating processes, infrastructure and systems
• Demonstrated experience partnering and collaborating effectively with third-party stakeholders such as fund administrators, tax advisors, auditors, etc.
• Advanced analytical skills with strong knowledge of fund structures and fund math (waterfalls, capital calls, distributions, carried interest, etc.)
• Advanced MS Office skills and financial modeling skills
• Strong leadership, problem solving and team building skills with the proven ability to thrive in environment with limited resources
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with key business and non-business stakeholders across a lean platform