Director Private Equity | Industrials

Delmar Nord; Chicago (IL); Sur place; USD 250 000 - 450 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Delmar Nord seeks a Director to join its Chicago-based investment team. You will lead origination, manage deal teams, and mentor junior professionals across the full investment lifecycle.

You will partner with senior professionals and management teams to drive value creation, oversee portfolio companies, and shape growth initiatives in North American industrial businesses. You will work closely with management teams, boards, and advisors, taking leadership from origination through closing.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of private equity or related experience with deals led from origination to close.
• Strong sector exposure preferred in Industrials, Diversified Industrials, or related fields.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation capabilities.
• Proven track record of building relationships with management teams and intermediaries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for investment committee presentations.

Responsabilités

• Lead origination efforts across industrial subsectors and maintain key relationships.
• Oversee investment pipeline, prioritize opportunities, and drive deal teams.
• Direct due diligence with accounting, legal, and operational advisors.
• Lead negotiations and financing processes, including lender relations.
• Serve on portfolio company boards and mentor junior investment professionals.
• Support exit planning and value creation initiatives.

Connaissances

Leadership

Deal sourcing

Financial modeling

Communication

Portfolio oversight

Mentoring

Description du poste

We are currently partnered with a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm seeking a Director to join its investment team. The firm focuses on control-oriented investments in North American industrial businesses, partnering with management teams to drive operational improvements, execute strategic growth initiatives, and create long-term value. The Director will take a leadership role across the full investment lifecycle, including origination, deal leadership, portfolio oversight, and mentoring of junior team members. This position offers significant responsibility, direct partnership with senior investment professionals, and meaningful exposure to management teams, boards, and advisors.

Responsibilities

Origination and Investment Sourcing

• Lead origination efforts across industrial subsectors, developing and maintaining relationships with investment banks, executives, business owners, and industry advisors
• Identify and evaluate proprietary and intermediated opportunities, and shape the firm’s view on target sectors
• Track industry trends and competitive dynamics across target sectors
• Oversee the firm’s investment pipeline and prioritize opportunities
• Lead deal teams from initial evaluation through closing, managing associates and analysts
• Oversee complex financial models, including LBO, operating, valuation, and returns analyses
• Direct third-party diligence providers, including accounting, legal, commercial, operational, and environmental advisors
• Prepare and present investment committee materials and recommendations
• Lead negotiations and financing processes, including lender relationships and diligence
• Serve on portfolio company boards and partner with management teams on strategic initiatives and operational improvement
• Drive add-on acquisition strategy, evaluation, and execution
• Monitor portfolio company financial and operating performance and support value creation plans
• Support exit planning and processes
• Mentor and develop junior investment professionals
• Contribute to firm-wide initiatives, including recruiting and, as relevant, investor communications

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, or related experience, with a track record of leading deals from origination through close
• Strong preference for candidates with Industrials, Diversified Industrials, Aerospace & Defense, Business Services, Transportation & Logistics, Packaging, or Manufacturing sector exposure
• Experience sourcing deals and building relationships with intermediaries and management teams
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation capabilities
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing junior team members
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, with the credibility to present to investment committees and boards
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment