Director, Global Portfolio Ops & Value Creation

OMERS / Oxford Properties Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 230,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

OMERS Private Equity in New York is seeking a Director to join our Operations & Strategy team. This role will drive value creation across portfolio companies, leading high-impact engagements and collaborating with the investment team to scale operational improvements.

In-office presence and travel to portfolio companies and Toronto are expected. You will be responsible for guiding multiple engagements, shaping value creation plans, and mentoring teams to deliver measurable performance gains

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience including leadership roles, management consulting, and private equity.
• 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 improvement initiatives.
• Transaction and due diligence experience.
• Strategic and results oriented mindset, takes a proactive, hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Leading high-value value engagements across 1-4 portfolio companies at any given time.
• Engagements will be targeted in nature, operating in a hands-on advisory capacity for a discreet 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Partnering with other members of the Operations and Strategy team to play an active role in advancing the portfolio and asset management model for OPE.
• 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.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships internally at OMERS and OPE, and externally across boards, executive teams and third‑party advisors.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

Project management

Stakeholder management

Private equity

Due diligence

Job description

OMERS Private Equity in New York is seeking a Director to join our Operations & Strategy team. This role will drive value creation across portfolio companies, leading high-impact engagements and collaborating with the investment team to scale operational improvements.

In-office presence and travel to portfolio companies and Toronto are expected. You will be responsible for guiding multiple engagements, shaping value creation plans, and mentoring teams to deliver measurable performance gains