Investment/Due Diligence Professional, Private Equity

AP Executive - Global Executive Search Agency; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Abu Dhabi-based investment client is seeking an Investment Professional to manage the full investment lifecycle—from initial screening through due diligence, investment committee presentation, and transaction execution. The role combines rigorous financial and commercial judgement with curiosity about frontier technology and long-term competitive positioning.

You will evaluate opportunities, lead due diligence, build robust financial models and contribute to investment theses while engaging

Qualifications

• Around 8+ years of private equity or direct investment experience.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Ability to form independent, well-reasoned views on business quality.
• Track record of supporting or leading transactions from screening to execution.
• Comfort presenting to senior stakeholders and investment committees.
• Cross-cultural fluency across Gulf and Asian markets; Mandarin would be a plus.
• Willingness to relocate to Abu Dhabi and travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Screen and evaluate opportunities against the firm’s thesis.
• Lead due diligence workstreams with third-party advisors.
• Build and stress-test detailed financial models.
• Assess business, product, pricing, and competitive dynamics.
• Identify risks and validation gaps before capital deployment.
• Develop investment cases and IC materials.
• Support transaction signing and close.
• Monitor portfolio company performance post-investment.

Skills

Financial modelling

Due diligence

M&A

Investment analysis

Cross-border

Job description

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client is an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm, established within the past two years, that has positioned itself as a strategic bridge between Gulf institutional capital and high-growth technology companies across Asia. The firm invests from growth stage through to pre-IPO, partnering alongside leading international and regional co-investors on landmark transactions in category-leading businesses.

This is a rare opportunity to join a lean, high-conviction investment team at an early and formative stage, with direct exposure to sourcing, structuring and executing some of the most closely watched cross-border technology transactions connecting Gulf capital to Asian innovation.

THE ROLE

The firm is seeking an Investment Professional to play a central role across the full investment lifecycle - from initial opportunity screening through to due diligence, investment committee presentation, and transaction execution. This is a hands-on, analytically intensive role suited to someone who combines rigorous financial and commercial judgement with genuine curiosity about frontier technology businesses and their long-term competitive positioning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deal evaluation: screen and evaluate potential investment opportunities against the firm's thesis, sourcing insight from management teams, co-investors, industry experts and proprietary research.
• Due diligence: lead and coordinate commercial, financial and operational due diligence workstreams, including third-party advisors where relevant, to build a complete and well-tested picture of each opportunity.
• Financial modelling: build and stress-test detailed financial models, analysing historical performance, forward projections, unit economics and valuation across a range of scenarios and assumptions.
• Business and market assessment: assess the underlying business, product, competitive landscape, pricing dynamics, customer base, contractual terms and other key value drivers to form an independent view of quality and durability.
• Critical challenge: constructively challenge management's assumptions and projections, proactively identifying risks, weaknesses and areas requiring further validation before capital is committed.
• Investment case development: build the investment case and supporting materials for internal investment committee review, articulating a clear thesis, risk assessment and return profile.
• Transaction execution: support transactions from initial evaluation through to signing and close, including coordination with legal counsel, co-investors and other transaction parties.
• Portfolio engagement: maintain ongoing visibility of portfolio company performance post-investment, supporting monitoring and value-creation initiatives where required.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Experience: around 8+ years of relevant experience, ideally within private equity or direct investment. Candidates from strong M&A, investment banking or consulting backgrounds with genuine hands-on transaction and due diligence experience will also be considered.
• Financial modelling and analysis: strong financial modelling and analytical skills are essential, with a highly detailed, sceptical and critical approach to assessing both the numbers and the underlying business - this is the single most important requirement for the role.
• Commercial judgement: demonstrated ability to form independent, well-reasoned views on business quality, market positioning and competitive dynamics, beyond what the model alone shows.
• Transaction experience: a track record of supporting or leading transactions from screening through to execution, including direct exposure to due diligence processes and investment committee materials.
• Communication: ability to present complex analysis clearly and persuasively, both in writing and in person, to senior stakeholders and investment committees.
• Cross-cultural fluency: given the firm's cross-border mandate, comfort operating across Gulf and Asian business contexts is important; prior exposure to Chinese or broader Asian markets, and Mandarin language ability, would be a strong advantage though not a strict requirement.
• Mobility: based in or willing to relocate to Abu Dhabi, with willingness to travel internationally as required.