Director, Operations & Strategy

OMERS•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

OMERS Private Equity is looking for a Director to join our Operations & Strategy team in New York. This role will work closely with OMERS Private Equity (OPE)’s investment team and portfolio companies to drive operational and strategic improvements in specific portfolio companies as well as enhance our capability to do so repeatably and at scale across the portfolio. The successful candidate will be a business athlete with significant experience in identifying key value creation opportunities, structuring, and executing analysis, and leading implementation and change in organizations. This role requires in-office presence as well as travel to portfolio companies and Toronto as needed.

Requirements

10+ years of professional experience including leadership roles, management consulting, and private equity, as well as an understanding of multiple industries reflective of our portfolio
Proven experience in strategic planning and strategy development
Experience managing multiple projects and working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
Track record of value creation through executing revenue and operational improvement initiatives
Transaction and due diligence experience
Strategic and results oriented mindset, takes a proactive, hands-on approach

Nice To Haves

An ability to constructively challenge the status quo
Strong commercial acumen, understands multiple business drivers
Strong influencing and collaboration skills, and the ability to effect change through advice, counsel and action

Responsibilities

Leading high-value value engagements across 1-4 portfolio companies at any given time. Engagements will be targeted in nature, operating in a hands-on advisory capacity for a discreet time period, and, if needed, take on interim roles in our portfolio companies.
Contributing an operational perspective to Diligence through identifying and quantifying value creation opportunities and assessing the management team’s ability to capture those opportunities.
Ensuring that a robust value creation plan is in place in all portfolio investments by providing direction on key areas of focus, such as idea generation, alignment facilitation, plan execution, support and resource planning, and relationship management with management teams and other stakeholders.
Engaging with senior management as a trusted thought partner and problem solver to ensure they deliver the value creation plan.
Frequently and directly advancing the 1-2 most important value creation initiatives in your portfolio companies.
Partnering with other members of the Operations and Strategy team to play an active role in advancing the portfolio and asset management model for OPE.
Serving as a change agent who is always looking for the next level of performance and leading initiatives to ensure best practices are employed across the portfolio.
Mentoring and developing junior colleagues.
Building and maintaining effective relationships internally at OMERS and OPE, and externally across boards, executive teams and third-party advisors.