German Speaking Vice President / Director Global Private Equity Fund

For our client, a Global Private Equity firm, we are looking for an Vice President / Director with experience within Private Equity

The Vice President / Director is involved and takes responsibility of all aspects of the investment process: deal origination, modelling, due diligence, execution, portfolio work and exit. He / she is a central part of the team and provides support on all aspects of deal execution and portfolio company management.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead in identification, evaluation and execution of investment opportunities;
• Producing analyses to evaluate add-on opportunities for existing portfolio companies;
• Supervising and supporting the preparation of 100-day plans to spearhead the strategic development of newly acquired companies;
• Leading and training Analysts and Associates;
• Participating in company visits and management presentations.

The successful candidate should have minimum of 4 years of experience gained at a Private Equity firm additional to his/her experience top-tier investment bank, strategy consultancy or Big4 firm and be fluent in German and English. The candidate knows how to structure and negotiate a deal with all stakeholders involved. He/She shall have a successful track record of acquiring and exiting at least one deal each as a Private Equity professional.

Additionally, to that, the candidate should be a self-confident, balanced personality who can look at business cases from different perspectives and consider possible solutions in a wider context. The candidate should be interested in new market developments / new technologies and curious about new ideas. Moreover, the successful candidate will be collaborative, have a strong work ethic and possess the gravitas to present well to all levels of management both internal and external to the fund