Vice President, Corporate & Products Strategy (Private Equity)

Location: London

Contract Type: Permanent (Full-time)

About Capital Dynamics:

Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets, including Private equity (primaries, secondaries and direct investments) and Clean Energy. Established in 1988, the Firm has extensive knowledge and experience developing solutions tailored to meet the exacting needs of a diverse and global client base of institutional and private wealth investors. Capital Dynamics oversees more than USD 15 billion in assets under management and advisement and employs approximately 150 professionals globally across 13 offices in Europe, North America, and Asia. Capital Dynamics is a recognized industry leader in responsible investment.

Role Purpose:

Reporting to the COO, you will drive the development and execution of the Company’s long-term corporate and product strategy by:

• Developing the corporate and product strategic roadmap in collaboration with senior leadership.
• Identifying new product opportunities and using a client-first and process-driven approach to product innovation.
• Creating, assessing, and managing business opportunities through acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and partnerships.
• Managing major operational initiatives and supporting day-to-day activities of the COO office.

You will achieve this by expertly researching key competitive themes and trends, identifying opportunities and solutions, and preparing/synthesizing recommendations. A natural “analyst”, the VP of Corporate & Product Strategy will possess a solid understanding of business cases, financial modelling, product development, and project management.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Quarterback the corporate strategic planning process and establish a comprehensive roadmap in collaboration with senior leadership to support the company’s strategic goals.
• Identify trends in the marketplace and monitor the competitive landscape for investment products.
• Work alongside the COO & Head of Product Strategy to manage the product strategy and innovation process, develop a business case and apply a score card methodology to screen, evaluate, and rank new product ideas.
• Ensure the successful design and development of products through engagement with internal stakeholders and clients, including Product Development, Funds Legal, Business Development-Sales, Investment Management, and others.
• Evaluate potential mergers, acquisitions, investments, and divestitures.
• Coordinate due diligence processes, perform financial analysis, and negotiate deal terms.
• Monitor progress of acquisitions post-integration to ensure ongoing success and report metrics and recommended actions to management.
• Manage multi-functional teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of operational initiatives across all areas of the business.
• Oversee financial analysis, forecasting, and modelling to support decision-making in connection with operational initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners and stakeholders to advance the Company’s strategic and operational goals.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Highly energetic, driven, curious, and engaged, you bring passion and a sense of urgency to your role.
• Exceptional financial modeling and presentation skills.
• Proven problem-solving skills, can structure, break down, and solve complex business problems, and make recommendations based on well-supported research and analysis.
• Self-directed, can manage your own work and drive projects to completion on tight timelines.
• Highly collaborative and professional; able to partner with senior leadership / other functions / external partners across a range of disciplines.
• A track record of achievement in a fast-paced environment.

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and MBA qualified from a recognised top University.
• 7 to 10 years of work experience acquired (ideally) at a top-tier investment bank, consulting firm, internal strategy department, and/or corporate development function for a high-growth organization.
• Exceptional Modelling skills.
• Alternatives Investment / Investment Banking experience is preferred.

Languages:

Must be fluent in English and display superior writing skills. Proficiency in other languages - preferably French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, or Korean is highly advantageous but not essential.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Capital Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse global workforce. We are a global company with 23 nationalities represented across our staff in 13 offices, spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. We believe diversity and inclusion (“D&I”) is key to being better at what we do, and our initiatives are designed to attract, develop, and advance talented individuals, regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, disability status or any other dimension of diversity. We welcome and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join Capital Dynamics.