Director - Private Equity

QatarYello; Dubai International Financial Centre; On-site; AED 661,000 - 1,175,000; Full time

Job summary

QatarYello, a Dubai-based private investment group, seeks an Investment Director to lead screening, modelling and end-to-end due diligence across media, private investments and portfolio company transactions.

You will structure investments, coordinate advisors, and prepare papers for senior stakeholders. The role requires extensive experience in private equity or related environments with strong financial and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years' experience in private equity, principal investing, family offices or investment management focusing on media/tech/consumer sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or related discipline; advanced qualifications advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience executing minority and/or control investments.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead due diligence processes and manage complex transactions independently.
• Experience working with founders, business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgement, commercial acumen and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Screen and evaluate investment opportunities across media, private investments and portfolio company transactions.
• Build financial models and valuation analyses from the ground up, including businesses with complex or informal financial information.
• Lead end-to-end due diligence processes, including data room management, advisor coordination, reference checks and financial analysis.
• Structure and support negotiations on investment terms, shareholder agreements, earn-outs and commercial arrangements.
• Prepare concise investment papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders and investment committees.
• Manage transaction execution and support post-investment integration and value creation initiatives.
• Monitor portfolio performance, prepare board and performance reporting materials, and support refinancing, acquisition and disposal activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with founders, management teams, advisors and investment counterparties.
• Assess investment opportunities across a variety of asset classes and sectors, providing commercial recommendations to senior principals.
• Support portfolio companies operationally where required, including on-site business assessments and problem-solving initiatives.

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation analyses

Due diligence

Investment structuring

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Portfolio monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Accounting/Business

Job description

Our client is a Dubai-based private investment group that manages a diversified portfolio of investments across multiple sectors. The organisation is actively building a new media investment platform while overseeing a broad range of private investment opportunities and a substantial portfolio of operating businesses in the UK and the Middle East. The environment is entrepreneurial, fast-paced and highly commercial, offering direct exposure to senior decision-makers and complex investment transactions

• Screen and evaluate investment opportunities across media, private investments and portfolio company transactions.
• Build financial models and valuation analyses from the ground up, including businesses with complex or informal financial information.
• Lead end-to-end due diligence processes, including data room management, advisor coordination, reference checks and financial analysis
• Structure and support negotiations on investment terms, shareholder agreements, earn-outs and commercial arrangements.
• Prepare concise investment papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders and investment committees.
• Manage transaction execution and support post-investment integration and value creation initiatives.
• Monitor portfolio performance, prepare board and performance reporting materials, and support refinancing, acquisition and disposal activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with founders, management teams, advisors and investment counterparties.
• Assess investment opportunities across a variety of asset classes and sectors, providing commercial recommendations to senior principals
• Support portfolio companies operationally where required, including on-site business assessments and problem-solving initiatives.

A successful Investment Director should have:

• 10-15 years' experience within private equity, principal investing, family offices, investment management or a related investment environment, focusing on media, technology or consumer sectors
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or a related discipline; advanced professional qualifications are advantageous
• Demonstrated experience executing both minority and control investment transactions.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead due diligence processes and manage complex transactions independently.
• Experience working directly with founders, business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgement, commercial acumen and decision-making skills.