About the role

  • Director of Private Equity at Zurich leading fund investments and analysis. Collaborating with global teams on strategic initiatives and organizational projects in the private equity space.

Responsibilities

  • Lead origination, research, and analysis of fund investments, direct co-investments, and secondary GP-led or continuation vehicle (CV) opportunities across PE strategies.
  • Leverage his / her own network to perform diligence, improve market intelligence, and originate deal flow.
  • Serve as one of internal subject matter experts on private equity within Zurich.
  • Drive negotiations alongside ZAAM Legal and exert influence to effect positive outcomes for Zurich.
  • Responsible for preparing memoranda for ZAAM Investment Committee and stakeholders.
  • Lead monitoring activities under assigned coverage and leverage technology and / or tools to gather PE data.
  • Serve as Zurich’s designated representative for Limited Partner Advisory Committees.
  • Develop and employ thesis-driven approach to identify potential investment opportunities.
  • Drive forward ZAAM PE’s primary and secondary research efforts.
  • Serve as primary ZAAM PE internal lead on assigned portfolio segments and market.
  • Mentor ZAAM PE colleagues and develop them for future success.
  • Join and / or lead cross-departmental projects that support a broader Zurich initiative.
  • Represent ZAAM PE in structured meetings with Zurich senior management, key stakeholders, ZAAM colleagues, or external parties.
  • Lead assigned PE projects, which include helping with investment mandate set-ups, authoring documentation for review by senior Zurich executives, etc.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Law or Accounting OR a professional certification; CFA/ CPA if the undergraduate degree is not in one of the aforementioned areas
  • 8 or more years’ experience of Corporate Finance, Transaction Finance, Investment Management or Consulting of which 4 or more years’ experience of Private Equity investing into limited partnership investing and/or directly into operating companies
  • Demonstrated strong aptitude in data visualization and adoption of tech, including Gen AI
  • Excellent experience in institutional asset management (e.g., insurance and financial services, public and corporate pensions, endowment & foundations, sovereign wealth funds, OCIOs, fund-of-funds, family offices), private equity, venture capital, investment or strategy consulting, investment banking / corporate finance, and alternative assets.
  • Excellent knowledge of private equity and venture capital.
  • Possess exceptional communication skills, both in speak and in writing.
  • Possess executive presence, ability to lead, strong project management experience, ambition, and drive towards continuous improvement / excellence.
  • Graduate degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Law or completed either CFA or CAIA or both.

Benefits

  • growth
  • inclusion
  • supportive environment

Job title

Director, Private Equity

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$247,250 - $405,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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