Director (Private Equity/Credit/Real Assets)

About Alpha Alternatives

Alpha Alternatives, part of Alpha Group, is a fast-growing global consulting practice focused on leading digital and operational transformation projects for the alternative investment industry, encompassing private equity, real estate, private debt, credit, and infrastructure.

We are known for our expertise, innovation, and commitment to delivering exceptional value to our clients. Our people work side by side with clients to identify, address, and resolve key operational and technology challenges within alternative investments and financial services firms.

We often find that the best innovation comes from within—our role is to help empower client teams to drive the change required. Collaboration and support are at the heart of what we do, and we look for consultants who embody these values and bring firsthand experience in the challenges and enabling technologies that drive success in alternatives.

About the Role

Rapidly growing private equity firms and fund administrators engage Alpha Alternatives to assess their operations, provide recommendations on technology and process improvements that will enable their firms to scale, and execute on transformation initiatives to realize the benefits. While Alpha Alternatives has an established relationship with many leading private equity firms and fund administrators, there is a significant market opportunity to further expand our footprint and capture a greater percentage of consultancy spend among top tier firms. As a result, Alpha Alternatives is hiring Director to join the Private Equity, Credit and Real Assets teams to engage in business development activities and manage project execution.

This individual will play a pivotal role in developing Alpha Alternatives’ capabilities alongside the divisions Private Equity, Credit and Real Assets segments leads contributing to business development efforts, capability enhancement, client delivery capacity and expertise development. The role, at the Director level, offers progression opportunities and seeks candidates with experience selling large transformation programs and leading consulting and technology delivery projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Private Equity, Credit and Real Assets segment leaders to develop Alpha Alternative’s capabilities and drive business development efforts.
• Lead consulting engagements in the Alternatives space, ensuring delivery excellence and client satisfaction.
• Manage the full project lifecycle, from scoping to delivery, ensuring successful outcomes.
• Build and maintain deep client relationships, influencing key stakeholders at all levels.
• Utilize storytelling techniques and industry experience to enhance credibility and deliver insights.
• Provide subject matter expertise on private equity-related products and operational nuances.
• Drive engagement with operational groups to understand their specific needs and challenges.
• Contribute to thought leadership initiatives and knowledge sharing within the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in consulting, with a focus on Private Markets firms and Fund Administrators.
• Expertise in the core operations of private equity firms including fund accounting, management company accounting, treasury, regulatory reporting, tax and compliance, deal management, portfolio monitoring, property management and operations, value creation, investor relations, and client reporting.
• Understanding of the core services of fund administrators including fund administration, investor services, corporate services, and asset services.
• Insightful perspectives on the leading technology solutions for private equity firms and fund administrators.
• Familiarity with a wide range of credit instruments including loans (Term Loan, Revolvers, DDTL, Uni-tranche, Real Estate Debt), bonds, ABS (MBS, CMBS, CLO), equity, warrants, FX, IRS, TRS, and CD and different types of investment products and their liability nuances such as closed-ended, evergreen (40 Act), BDC, CLO, and Insurance SMAs.
• Proven track record of building and maintaining deep client relationships.
• Ability to tailor key narratives that resonate with different operational groups including finance, investor relations, deal teams, compliance, operations, and risk.
• Demonstrated success in leading consulting and technology delivery projects.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients and internal teams.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Benefits

• Learning and development: Vast opportunities for self-development, unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
• Flexible working: Work-life balance with flexible schedule
• Community events: We offer a range of social events and meetups
• 25 days’ holiday in addition to public holidays
• Supplemented medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with employer match
• Wellness initiatives to promote healthy working, including an allowance for remote working technology
• Access to discounted travel, tickets, events, and more through our benefit partners

There are a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to - skill sets, experience and training, and licensure and certifications. A reasonable estimate of the salary range is $162,500 – $250,000 USD. In addition to this salary, candidates will be eligible for a variable bonus.