Director, Operations & Strategy

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

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact. Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best. 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. Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work. Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

Director, Operations & Strategy OMERS Private Equity is looking for a Director to join our Operations & Strategy team in New York. This role will work closely with OMERS Private Equity (OPE)’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 business athlete with significant experience in identifying key value creation opportunities, structuring, and executing analysis, and leading implementation and change in organizations.

This role requires in-office presence as well as travel to portfolio companies and Toronto as needed.

In this position, you will be responsible for:

• 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.

Required Capabilities:

10+ years of professional experience including leadership roles, 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 improvement initiatives Transaction and due diligence experience Strategic and results oriented mindset, takes a proactive, hands‑on approach

Preferred Capabilities:

An ability to constructively challenge the status quo Strong commercial acumen, understands multiple business drivers Strong influencing and collaboration skills, and the ability to effect change through advice, counsel and action

About OMERS Private Equity

OMERS Private Equity (OPE) is the private equity investment arm of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with approximately C$145 billion in net assets. Established in 1962, OMERS administers pensions for over 665,000 members from over 1,000 employers, including municipalities, school boards, emergency services, and local agencies across Ontario. With a global presence and offices in Toronto (headquarters), New York, London, Sydney, and Singapore, OMERS manages a diversified portfolio spanning public markets, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate, with the majority of capital invested directly. OPE is a thesis‑driven private equity sponsor with a flexible mandate to pursue control buyouts and opportunistic structured or minority investments, with approximately C$25B in AUM. The team typically targets initial equity investments of $200–500 million in companies generating $25–50 million of EBITDA, focusing on high‑quality businesses in large, scalable markets with recurring or re-occurring revenue models. OPE’s sector focus includes business and tech‑enabled services, industrials, and healthcare. OPE strives to: Partner with Management collaboratively and respectfully Focus on building long‑term, sustainable growth Bring selective external expertise where and when needed Support ongoing growth via the OMERS capital base Reinvest to accelerate sustainable success versus “stripping out” capital for returns based purely on financial engineering At its core, OPE is relentlessly focused on generating consistently compelling risk‑adjusted returns for its 665,000 plan members.

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. The base salary that is ultimately offered to the successful candidate will consider a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill set. The expected salary range for this position is $230,000.00 - $330,000.00 per year. You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short‑term Incentive plan and our Long‑Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people‑first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve. From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs. We're committed to: We are passionate about inclusion and advocate for I&D across our network of employees, members and partners We are proud of our commitment to developing a best in class approach to complete wellness for our employees and members We invest in our people, providing them with opportunities so they can develop and grow.