Hybrid Private Equity Vice President

at CSC Generation

• Job title: Private Equity Vice President
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, California, United States

About the role

• Private Equity Vice President leading investment efforts across consumer, retail, and ecommerce sectors. Responsible for originating transactions and creating value through portfolio management at CSC Generation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sector theses and sourcing strategies in priority categories (e.g., home, outdoor, specialty retail, DTC / ecommerce).
• Build and maintain relationships with investment bankers, brokers, advisors, lenders, and executives to generate proprietary deal flow.
• Lead early-stage assessment of opportunities: quick screens, high-level models, and go/no-go recommendations.
• Partner with CSC leadership to refine our acquisition strategy, return hurdles, and portfolio construction.
• Serve as deal captain on transactions from LOI through close: structure, diligence, financing, and documentation.
• Lead negotiation of key commercial terms with sellers, management, and financing partners.
• Oversee investment committee materials and presentations, ensuring a clear thesis, robust downside analysis, and actionable value-creation plan.
• Coordinate internal and external diligence teams (legal, accounting, tax, IT, operations) and hold them accountable to timelines and quality.
• Manage lender and co-investor relationships, including process management.
• Partner with portfolio company CEOs and CSC’s operating leaders to design and oversee 100-day and multi-year value-creation plans.
• Focus on levers such as assortment and merchandising, channel strategy, pricing and promotion, digital/customer acquisition, supply chain efficiency, and store fleet optimization.
• Work with CSC’s technology and AI teams to embed automation and analytics into portfolio operations, creating repeatable playbooks.
• Serve as a board member or observer on select portfolio companies, ensuring disciplined governance, KPI tracking, and strategic focus.
• Lead evaluation and execution of add-on acquisitions and strategic partnerships for portfolio brands.
• Manage and develop deal team members; set expectations on work quality, modeling, and communication.
• Help refine CSC’s investment processes, standards, and toolkits so the platform scales efficiently.
• Contribute to firm-level priorities, including capital raising support (data room prep, case studies, select LP interactions) and relationships with key financing partners.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years total experience in investing and/or transaction-oriented roles, including:
• Significant time in private equity, special situations, or distressed investing; and
• Prior background in investment banking, restructuring advisory, or top-tier strategy consulting.
• Proven track record as a deal lead on multiple closed transactions (buyouts, corporate carve-outs, distressed or special-situations deals).
• Demonstrated experience driving portfolio value creation — not just closing deals — ideally in consumer, retail, or ecommerce businesses.
• Experience working with middle-market companies and complex situations (multi-brand platforms, cross-border operations, operational turnarounds).
• Expert financial and transaction skills: LBO modeling, capital structure optimization, credit documentation, and risk/return framing.
• Strong command of operational drivers in consumer and retail (traffic, conversion, AOV, merchandising economics, inventory turns, store productivity, customer acquisition costs, etc.).
• Comfortable translating data and analytics into clear operational priorities and action plans.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence C-level executives and present to investment committees and boards.
• Builder mentality: excited to help shape the investment function of a fast-growing holding company rather than slot into a rigid mega-fund hierarchy.
• Hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up approach consistent with operationally focused PE firms: willing to spend time in distribution centers, stores, and with on-the-ground teams when needed.
• Low ego, high ownership, and strong coaching instincts with junior team members.
• High tolerance for complexity, speed, and ambiguity; energized by special situations and turnarounds.
• Willingness to travel regularly to portfolio companies, partners, and key markets.

Benefits

• Executive Access: Work directly with brand CEOs and senior leadership, solving real business problems and earning mentorship from top operators.
• AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with the most advanced AI tools in the market. From automation to prompt engineering, you’ll build a modern tech stack that sets you apart in any industry.
• Accelerated Career Path: High performers are quickly entrusted with greater responsibility, new challenges, and leadership opportunities across our portfolio of brands.
• Competitive benefits: Paid time off policies, 401(k)/RRSP match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts at our portfolio companies.