Location Brookfield Place New York - 250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
Brookfield Culture Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader: Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined. Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.
Job Description The Vice President will work closely with PFG leadership. The main focus of the role being the support of the fundraising lifecycle for private equity closed ended funds, ensuring all stakeholders in the organization contribute their expertise into the design of the fundraising strategy and coordination of all stakeholder groups in delivering their respective roles throughout each stage of the lifecycle. In this role, the Vice President will:
- Proactively monitor and tactically adapt and adjust the strategy as circumstances change
- Lead the close ended Fundraise Management team in all stages of the fundraising life cycle, collaborating with internal functional partners and business group leads as well as interfacing investors with and external advisors.
- Develop and implement strategy for generating investor interest and driving momentum, working closely with Client Relationship Managers to meet quarterly and annual fundraising objectives
- Facilitate key decisions throughout fundraise process with all stakeholder groups.
- Create a stakeholder management strategy primarily with Diligence Management, Marketing & Content, Client Relationship Management, Investor Relations, Legal, Compliance, Finance & Operations and the Investment Teams and Product Specialists
- Strategically review fund-specific marketing materials, including offering memoranda, investor presentations and other documents related to private funds
- Coordinate road shows, conferences, diligence sessions, and investor meetings
- Act as senior representative in PFG leadership meetings, as required
- Build, support and manage their team through all stages of the employee lifecycle including recruitment, learning and development, performance management and compensation.
- Collaborate with stakeholders for the development and retention of junior team members, creating and promoting effective training programs for new team members.
- Identify issues and proactively manage risk
Qualifications Required: - Post graduate degree in finance, business management or another relevant discipline
Experience Required: - 10+ years of experience in fundraising for private fund strategies, including open ended funds
- Demonstrated understanding of the LP landscape and preferences, styles and requirements across key regions and investor types
- Strong strategy/product knowledge and ability to communicate (internally) details of fund approach
- Strong investment and financial analytical capabilities and investment reporting experience.
- Strong global team management experience
- Experience in high volume processes and technology enabled solutions
- Experience in real estate, infrastructure and/or private equity asset classes strongly preferred
- Institutional fund marketing sales and support experience strongly preferred
Key Competencies/Behaviours Required: - Proven leader with demonstrated ability to assess, develop, and motivate individuals and teams not located in one geography.
- Strong relationship management skills across multiple countries, being able to flex communication style to diverse geographies, team members and investors
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Shares information with team members in a clear and concise manner
- Able to develop a strong internal/external network.
- Proactively seeks opportunities to get involved in more challenging projects.
- Ability to multi-task and work in a very fast-paced and team-oriented environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and creative problem-solving ability.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including preparation and delivery of presentations.
- Self-motivated and proactive, both with respect to managing workload and own professional development.
- Ability to motivate others to think, persevere, and execute on ideas that are out of their comfort zone.
- Have a focus on development of others, giving feedback and when required having difficult conversation
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint
Salary Range: $230k - $250K Our compensation structure is comprised of a base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus). Cash compensation tends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive. Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education and designations Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it. Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment. We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.