About the TeamThe Portfolio Finance team focuses on deal funding, liquidity, and financing across Adams Street's Private Equity and Private Credit investment strategies. The team manages day to day cash optimization, credit facilities, NAV facilities, and long-term forecasting with a focus on risk management and the performance of our funds.
The role of Vice President will be a leadership role within the team, with firm-wide responsibility across both our Private Equity and Private Credit strategies. The Vice President will be expected to collaborate with various teams across the firm, drive policy, control, and efficiency within the team.
Responsibilities:- Work with Private Equity and Private Credit investment teams, Investment Strategy & Risk Management (ISRM), Operations, Accounting, and Tax teams to optimize liquidity and usage of financing for Adams Street's portfolios (evergreen, closed ended and custom mandates)
- Build and maintain forward looking models to project cash flows from new deal pipeline, capital inflows/outflows, asset lifecycle events and financing transactions to help plan deployment strategy
- Monitor portfolios and take actions to manage cash levels, financing facilities, target leverage and key performance metrics
- Work with Adams Street lenders to source and negotiate subscription line, NAV, and asset backed credit facilities
- Work across various internal teams to coordinate the sourcing, maintenance, and accuracy of projections used in making economic decisions
- Build and monitor portfolio risk metrics to measure against pre-established risk guidelines (e.g. leverage, cash levels) in growing and dynamic portfolios
- Manage FX Hedging processes across our investment portfolio
- Direct and mentor Associates and Senior Associates supporting the team
Candidate Requirements:We seek an individual who is self-disciplined, demonstrates creative thinking and has the following characteristics:
- At least 5 years (Senior Associate) / 7 years (Vice President) of investment management experience and minimum 3 years managing private market processes and portfolios (including permanent/open ended capital structures)
- Experience with private markets credit facilities preferred
- Advanced degrees with a background in quantitative finance/modeling preferred
- Structured finance experience is a plus
- Strong quantitative, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a financial engineering mindset
- Familiarity with treasury and financing function, products and providers
- Experience communicating and collaborating across multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Maintains accuracy and quality when working within tight deadlines
- Experienced user of programming languages (e.g. R), database design, and developer of analytical tools are desirable
- Ability to prioritize and independently execute assigned projects while directing and managing support staff
We offer a competitive U.S. benefits package designed to support health, financial security, and work-life balance. Highlights include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match; profit sharing; flexible spending accounts (FSA); and paid parental leave, including adoption. Employees also receive generous paid time off, commuter benefits, employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, and access to additional voluntary benefits.
NYC Pay Range
$140,000-$180,000 USD
