VP, Private Equity Strategy & Client Advisory

Aksia; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Aksia is seeking a Vice President-level investment professional to join its Private Equity team in the United States, based in New York or San Diego, with regular interaction across colleagues, clients, and prospects.

You will lead client-focused engagements on investment strategy, asset allocation, portfolio construction, and investment selection, serving as a trusted advisor to institutions. This role offers significant client exposure and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of investment experience, ideally with an institutional investor, OCIO, consultant, asset manager, or advisory firm.
• Demonstrated experience with private equity asset allocation, portfolio construction, pacing, liquidity, and investment selection.
• Ability to lead client engagements and small teams, manage complex workstreams, and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Strong relationship-management skills, with credibility among investment committees, boards, CIOs, and other senior decision-makers.
• Excellent analytical, written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to turn complex investment concepts into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Commercial orientation and experience supporting business development, cultivating prospects, contributing to proposals, and expanding client relationships.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, project-management skills, judgment, intellectual curiosity, and collaborative approach.
• Willingness to travel periodically for client meetings, team collaboration, and industry events.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-focused teams advising institutional investors on private equity strategy, asset allocation, portfolio construction, pacing, liquidity, and investment selection.
• Serve as day-to-day relationship lead for clients and prospects, building trust with investment committees, boards, CIOs, and other decision-makers.
• Translate Aksia’s market research, investment diligence, and analytics into actionable, client-specific recommendations.
• Help oversee client engagements from scoping through delivery, ensuring rigorous, timely, and responsive work product.
• Drive client retention and business development by deepening relationships, expanding engagements, participating in prospect meetings, and contributing to proposals.
• Mentor junior professionals, promote knowledge sharing, and contribute to Aksia’s private equity practices, tools, and thought leadership.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across investments, data, legal and compliance, and client operation.

Education

Bachelor's degree

CFA designation preferred

Job description

Aksia is seeking a Vice President-level investment professional to join its Private Equity team in the United States, based in New York or San Diego, with regular interaction across colleagues, clients, and prospects.

You will lead client-focused engagements on investment strategy, asset allocation, portfolio construction, and investment selection, serving as a trusted advisor to institutions. This role offers significant client exposure and collaboration across teams.