(Senior) Associate / Portfolio Manager - Private Equity Fund Investments

APG; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8.33% year-end bonus

Attractive bonus scheme

Vitality & personal development

Internal & external networking

Hybrid work (2–3 days home)

Pension

Job summary

APG Asset Management seeks a Senior Associate / Portfolio Manager to join its Global Private Equity Fund Investments team. You will execute and monitor private equity fund investments across Europe, driving defined diligence, coordination, and decision-making workstreams.

You’ll collaborate with NY, Hong Kong, and APG counterparts on deal execution and portfolio management. In this role you will translate market insights into actionable inputs for strategy, lead diligence workstreams, and

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years of relevant professional experience in private equity, M&A, or a comparable institutional investment environment.
• Demonstrated experience in private equity fund evaluation, due diligence, and execution, with ownership of workstreams from start to completion.
• Proven ability to drive diligence processes and progress investments to decision, including structuring analyses, coordinating inputs, and managing timelines and deliverables.
• Strong understanding of private equity fund investing, PE strategies, and General Partner organizations.
• A strong academic record with a Master’s degree or equivalent.
• Professional fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Translate market insights and GP coverage into actionable inputs for portfolio strategy and construction discussions.
• Lead and execute defined diligence and execution workstreams, ensuring structure, progress, and quality.
• Execute and drive monitoring of private equity fund investments, including identifying issues, structuring analysis, and supporting follow-up actions.
• Participate in external interactions with General Partners and other stakeholders, building confidence and capability in representing APG and contributing to investment discussions.
• Support development of junior team members while building own leadership skills.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Master's degree

Job description

APG Asset Management is looking to expand its Global Private Equity Fund Investments team with the addition of a Senior Associate / Portfolio Manager.

Dit wordt je functie

As a Senior Associate / Portfolio Manager, you play a key role in the execution and monitoring of private equity fund investments within the European portfolio. You are responsible for driving defined diligence and monitoring workstreams, ensuring structured progression of investment processes and high-quality outputs that support investment decision-making.

You contribute directly to the assessment of new investment opportunities through structured analysis, drafting, and coordination, and take ownership of defined workstreams from initiation through to decision. In parallel, you are actively involved in monitoring the existing portfolio, identifying key developments and supporting follow-up actions.

You will join one of the largest and most influential private equity programs globally. The Fund Investments team works closely with colleagues in New York and Hong Kong, as well as with the broader Global Private Equity platform, including dedicated Co-Investments and Analytics teams. Within this setting, you will collaborate across shared workstreams and contribute directly to deal execution and portfolio management.

Primary Responsibilities

• Translate market insights and GP coverage into actionable inputs for portfolio strategy and construction discussions.
• Lead and execute defined diligence and execution workstreams, ensuring structure, progress, and quality.
• Execute and drive monitoring of private equity fund investments, including identifying issues, structuring analysis, and supporting follow-up actions.
• Participate in external interactions with General Partners and other stakeholders, building confidence and capability in representing APG and contributing to investment discussions.
• Support development of junior team members while building own leadership skills.

Job requirements

As a member of the Fund Investments team, you are intellectually curious and eager to learn, have strong analytical / technical skills (including financial modelling), and are able to work productively both individually and within a team setting. You work in a structured way and have clear and effective communication and presentation skills.

Additional requirements and competencies include:

• 5 to 8 years of relevant professional experience in private equity, M&A, or a comparable institutional investment environment;
• Demonstrated experience in private equity fund evaluation, due diligence, and execution, with ownership of workstreams from start to completion. Candidates must clearly demonstrate this experience in their CV.
• Proven ability to drive diligence processes and progress investments to decision, including structuring analyses, coordinating inputs, and managing timelines and deliverables;
• Strong understanding of private equity fund investing, PE strategies, and General Partner organizations;
• A strong academic record with a Master’s degree or equivalent;
• Professional fluency in English, both written and verbal.

About APG

APG is the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, managing the pension assets of approximately 4.6 million participants. With ~€600 billion in AUM, APG is one of the largest active pension investors in the world, investing across the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investments.

APG’s Global Private Equity team operates from New York, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong offices, with dedicated teams focusing on Funds & Secondary Investments and Co-Investments strategies. The European Fund Investments team consists of over ten investment professionals and is continuing to grow.

What APG has to offer

We offer you attractive terms of employment with a focus on flexibility.

• A guaranteed year-end bonus of 8.33%;
• An attractive bonus scheme;
• Ample attention to your vitality and personal development;
• Ability to grow your professional network, internally as well as externally;
• Working from home for 2 to 3 days, and also working from one of our beautiful offices;
• And of course a well-organized pension.