Vice President, Business Transformation

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$160,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President position is within the Strategy and Operations Team of the Business Transformation department. This role operates at the intersection of strategy and execution — translating organizational ambiguity into clear direction, building the cross-functional alignment needed to drive meaningful outcomes, and ensuring the firm's most critical initiatives are delivered with rigor and impact. The Vice President serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and a visible champion of operational excellence across the enterprise.

Requirements

10+ years in transformation, process improvement, project management, change management, and/or business analysis experience within the financial services industry, preferably in investment management
Experience in “Big 4” type organizations (or comparable), in consulting preferred
Track record in advisory/transformation, project management and process improvement
Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems
Strong ability to quickly synthesize challenges and effectively tell a story through consumable materials
Experience with operating in the grey and comfortable establishing structure in a fluid, fast paced environment
Experience in working with and reviewing large sets of data including data manipulation in logical data structures and reconciliations
Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Jira/Confluence, Monday.com, and Visio

Nice To Haves

Relationship Building; works effectively with strong, diverse teams of people with multiple perspectives, talents, and backgrounds. He or she is known for doing what is best irrespective of politics and is comfortable with consensus building (at multiple levels) and soliciting constructive feedback; ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of participants including upper management, clients, other departments, and 3rd party providers.
Communication; strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to prepare and present complex material. Able to provide transparency in communication style to appropriate audiences.
Independence & Collaboration; experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment; must be able to drive work effectively with limited supervision (at times) while representing department and executive management interests and concerns.
Work Ethic; focus on continual development, performance, accountability and self-motivation.
Flexibility & Organization; adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities; proven ability to multi-task and efficiently manage time across competing activities/resources; able to effectively prioritize, execute tasks, and thrive in a high-pressure fast paced environment.
Intellectual Curiosity; energized by learning new things and engaging across a wide range of issues; must have strong problem solving skills; understand the importance of attention to detail, adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products; displays a technical aptitude that lends itself to learning and mastering new technologies.
Driving Results; sets aggressive timelines and objectives to drive results, conveys a sense of urgency, and drives issues to closure; is a self-starter committed to achieving results and has a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
Judgment; makes recommendations and decisions that balance a variety of factors.

Responsibilities

Serve as an advisor to business, technology, and third-party partners — bringing a strategic lens to complex, cross-functional challenges and shaping how priorities are set, sequenced, and resourced
Establish trusted relationships with department heads and senior stakeholders across the firm, acting as a credible voice on operational strategy and organizational alignment
Navigate competing perspectives across leadership to build durable consensus — adapting communication approach and framing to resonate with diverse audiences from executive to working-team level
Synthesize complex information from across the organization into executive-ready insights and recommendations, enabling faster and better-informed decision-making at the senior level
Lead a portfolio of high-visibility, firm-wide initiatives from inception through operationalization — maintaining end-to-end accountability for scope, timeline, deliverables, and strategic outcomes with minimal oversight
Develop and own core project artifacts including project charters, initiative roadmaps, and delivery plans — maintaining these as living documents that reflect current status and keep stakeholders aligned
Define and track key performance indicators that connect initiative delivery to measurable business outcomes, providing leadership with clear line of sight into progress and results
Plan and facilitate working sessions, steering committees, and cross-functional workshops — driving structured dialogue that moves initiatives forward and surfaces decisions that need to be made at the right level
Manage risk and issue resolution with urgency — identifying blockers early, escalating appropriately, and driving corrective action in partnership with business and technology leads
Gather, analyze, and draw conclusions from complex data and operational information — presenting findings clearly and concisely to a range of audiences in formats suited to their needs
Identify and remove structural barriers to execution — driving resolution of risks, issues, and dependencies across business and technology functions through senior-level engagement
Partner with business leaders to design and embed new operating models, processes, and ways of working — including developing documentation and delivering training to support sustainable adoption by BAU teams
Anticipate the downstream impacts of strategic decisions on people, process, and operations — proactively surfacing implications for HR, legal, corporate services, and other enabling functions
Act as a subject matter expert within the scope of assigned initiative responsibilities — developing deep fluency in the relevant processes, systems, or operating models to credibly guide stakeholders and challenge assumptions