Vice President, LPO (R0102)

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Coller Capital is looking for a talented individual to join us as a VP. The Vice President’s primary responsibility will be to manage the screening, diligence, structuring, and execution of LP‑led investments. The VP will work as part of a larger team focused on LP‑led investments, supported by associates and guided by experienced Partners and Principals.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Investments

• Coordinate screening of new opportunities, the detailed analysis of those opportunities (with support of the junior team), preparation of investment committee materials and presentation of final investment recommendations to various stakeholders.
• Manage junior team in connection with their analysis work on specific transactions and also their work on non‑transaction tasks (e.g., quarterly fund updates, preparation of ad‑hoc reports).
• Manage structuring, execution and closing of transactions, including negotiation/preparation and coordinating Coller’s in‑house legal team, fund administrators, and external board of directors.

• Build internal relationships with key stakeholders such as the Finance team, Office of the Chief Investment Officer, Investor Relations, and members of Coller Capital’s Credit and Private Wealth teams.
• Conduct ongoing market and industry research and stay informed about current and developing trends.
• Manage and develop relationships with external parties, including intermediaries, sponsors and potential sellers.
• Attend AGMs and other industry events, which may require travel.
• Support Principals and Partners in origination activities.

Post Investment Monitoring

• Perform ongoing monitoring, analysis and reporting for completed LP‑led investments.
• Liaise with Finance, CIO’s Office, Portfolio Monitoring Committee, Valuation Committee, and Investor Relations on questions relating to prior transactions.

Mentoring, Recruitment and Platform Contribution

• Share knowledge with colleagues.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Be available for interviews with prospective candidates when required.
• Enhance Coller’s external network and presence.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• MBA and/or Bachelors in finance, economics, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience within private equity and/or investment banking.
• Experience in private equity LP‑led secondaries.
• Strong technical skills, including ability to read fund financials, financial modelling, and commercial judgment.
• Experience with negotiation and structuring of legal documentation.
• Understanding of market structure, dynamics, and key players.
• Strong track record of individual achievement.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.

Competencies

Personal Qualities

• Driven and ambitious with a standard of excellence for self and others.
• Strong personal impact and influence.
• Entrepreneurial mindset – self starter.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Persistence and resilience.
• Leadership – leads by example and acts as a role‑model and mentor for junior colleagues.
• Diversity and inclusion mindset.

Thinking Style

• Strategic and critical thinker.
• Comfortable operating tactically/opportunistically while remaining within a framework set by the Strategic Investment Committee.
• Ability to collaborate in a group setting and/or come to conclusions independently.
• Highly developed problem‑solving skills.
• Innovative mindset.

Relationship Building

• Teamworking ethos/skills.
• Support and development of team; comfortable managing ‘up’ and ‘down’ the organization.
• Highly developed relevant business networks.
• Socially confident.
• Ability to build rapport quickly, even with new or ‘cold’ relationships.

Client Orientation

• Ability to understand client challenges and craft client‑centred solutions.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Project Management

• Ability to manage and progress multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Ability to prioritise work for self and team.
• Plan for and anticipate challenges.
• Manage communication with counterparties and service providers.
• Oversee legal and closing, driving projects through completion.
• Careful attention to detail and concern for accuracy.

Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments at interview to fully support and promote your talent.

Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the world’s leading investors in the secondary market for private assets and widely acknowledged as an innovator in secondaries. The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets. With headquarters in London, and offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Luxembourg, Zurich, Melbourne and Montreal, Coller’s multinational investment team has a truly global reach. In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with committed capital of just over $9 billion and backing from over 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors. In February 2022, the firm closed Coller Credit Opportunities I, with committed capital of c.$1.45 billion and backing from over 40 institutional investors. In March 2023, Coller Capital announced the creation of its global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (“PWSS”) business to provide further access to private capital markets for high‑net‑worth individuals.