Managing Director, Operations & Strategy

omers; Toronto; On-site; CAD 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

OMERS Private Equity in Toronto or New York seeks a Managing Director to join the Operations & Strategy team. The role drives value creation across portfolio companies, shaping 100-day plans and long-range roadmaps with the investment team and portfolio leadership.

The successful candidate will bring executive presence, deep operating experience, and the credibility to influence CEOs, CFOs and boards without direct authority. In-office presence and travel to portfolio companies are required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of leadership roles in operating, consulting, or private equity contexts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as active Board member, advisor, or senior partner to portfolio teams.

Skills

Strategic planning

Portfolio value creation

Executive stakeholder management

Change management

Job description

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We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

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OMERS Private Equity is looking for a Managing Director to join our Operations & Strategy team in Toronto or New York.

This role will work closely with OMERS Private Equity'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 senior operator and strategic problem-solver with significant experience identifying measurable value creation opportunities, structuring and executing analysis, and leading implementation and change in organizations. They will bring executive presence and credibility with CEOs, CFOs, boards, investment committees, and senior investment professionals, with the ability to influence without direct authority. This role requires in-office presence as well as travel to portfolio companies and Toronto/New York as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Serving as an active Board member, board observer, or senior advisor, where appropriate, focused on creating value through our portfolio company management teams
• Leading high-value engagements across a focused set of portfolio companies at any given time. Engagements will be targeted in nature, operating in a hands-on advisory capacity for a discrete 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, including organizational capabilities, leadership effectiveness, and talent gaps that may impact execution
• Partnering with deal teams from diligence through post-close to translate investment theses into actionable 100-day plans, long-term value creation roadmaps, and an operating cadence with management teams
• 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, with clear KPIs, governance mechanisms, and performance management routines to create transparency, accountability, and pace around execution
• 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, including opportunities related to revenue growth, margin expansion, operating model improvement, commercial effectiveness, and technology, data, automation, or AI-enabled transformation
• Partnering with other members of the Operations and Strategy team to play an active role in advancing the portfolio and asset management model for OMERS Private Equity. 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. The Managing Director will be expected to model OPE's collaborative, partnership-oriented culture while bringing the confidence and judgment to challenge assumptions, push for pace, and hold teams accountable for results
• Building and maintaining effective relationships internally at OMERS, and externally across boards, executive teams and third-party advisors

Required Capabilities:

• 15+ years of professional experience including leadership roles, relevant operating experience, 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 imp