Founder Associate at Private Equity Insights

Private Equity Insights IVS; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Private Equity sector is seeking a Founder Associate to drive growth and manage operations. This role involves building a high-performing team, executing strategies, and expanding business opportunities. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in high-paced environments and excellent leadership skills.

Benefits

Continuous opportunities for growth and development

Collaboration with an experienced team

Travel opportunities to overseas conferences

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in management consulting, investment banking, or start-up.
• Strong commercial awareness and passion for business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build, and develop a high-performing team.
• Execute the strategy at a rapid pace.
• Oversee planning and execution of conferences.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA (preferred)

Job description

Founder Associate at Private Equity Insights

London, United Kingdom

Are you ready to unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and be a part of an exciting start-up revolution as the main driver for its growth and success?

About us

Private Equity Insights is the world's leading Private Equity community. We connect and develop more than 240,000 investment professionals across the world through our platforms, which include conferences, webinars, magazines, and news reports.

For over 10 years, PEI has helped Investors, Fund Managers, and CXOs rethink what it takes to fundraise, invest, operate, and exit in Private Equity, via online engagement and cutting-edge conferences across Singapore, UK, France, Poland & CEE, Benelux, Switzerland, Iberia, Germany, Italy, Nordics, and DACH.

Private Equity Insights is part of United Media, which focuses on building large-scale industry media and conference products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. To date, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

The Opportunity

As a Founder Associate, you will run, grow, and manage all aspects of Private Equity Insights. Your responsibilities include building and leading a world-class team and ensuring the successful execution of conferences and the overall strategy of the brand.

You should possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, be highly ambitious, forward-thinking, and driven to inspire and lead a team. This role is ideal if you thrive in a fast-paced environment and aim to scale the company rapidly.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit, build, and develop a high-performing team.
• Build an ecosystem and deliver outstanding products.
• Set clear expectations, establish goals, and provide ongoing detailed feedback and performance evaluations.
• Execute the strategy at a rapid pace.
• Develop the company’s brand as the go-to place for inspiration, knowledge, and networking.
• Oversee planning, execution, and completion of conferences within designated timelines and budgets.
• Assign tasks to team members in each department, monitor progress, and ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Identify opportunities to expand business with existing clients and collaborate with business development teams for new client acquisition.

What we offer you

You’ll work in person at our HQ in London (next to Sloane Square), with continuous opportunities for growth and development. We provide:

• The chance to lead, run, and develop a rapidly growing business, where your work has tangible results.
• Collaboration with an experienced team with a proven track record of developing and expanding businesses.
• Travel opportunities, including attending our overseas conferences.

Minimum Requirements

• +4 years’ experience in a high-paced, high-ethic environment such as management consulting, investment banking, top-tier corporate, or start-up.
• Bachelor’s degree with excellent academic results, possibly followed by an MBA.
• Strong commercial awareness and a passion for business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• UK, EU, or US work permit.

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