Associate, Diligence Management, Private Equity

**Location**

Collyer Quay Centre - 16 Collyer Quay, #19-00

**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.

**About the role**

The Associate plays a pivotal role in the Diligence Management team, partnering directly with prospective investors, CRMs and other stakeholders to manage all aspects of the due diligence process for Brookfield's private equity funds. This includes initial creation of diligence materials prior to fund launch, project managing all diligence deliverables during fundraising (RFPs, DDQs, etc.) and coordinating client calls, meetings, asset tours, on-sites to advance investor due diligence processes.

The role is principally focused on working with private equity investors in the APAC region but may occasionally cover EMEA or North American clients across other asset classes as needed. Over time, the position is expected to develop significant expertise in the firm's private equity investment platform and funds and serve as a client-facing contact working directly with investors to guide them through the due diligence process.

The responsibilities of the role include:

- Developing and managing required due diligence deliverables necessary to advance clients during fundraising, including DDQs, RFPs, RFIs, quantitative datasets, IDD / ODD presentations, etc.
- Working closely with stakeholders to respond to investor diligence requests, especially the investor relations team and investment professionals to provide nuanced technical materials to advance the fund diligence process
- Working directly with clients and CRMs to design individual diligence plans and tracking and reporting on all due diligence activities, both internally and to clients
- Initial creation of due diligence materials prior to fund launch (standard DDQs, investor presentations, PPMs, case studies, quantitative datasets, etc.)
- Building a thorough understanding of the firm's private equity funds, investment strategies, and portfolio as well its corporate setup, history, operations to facilitate the accurate and consistent creation of diligence content
- Navigating and effectively utilizing the firm's suite of tools and resources to respond to client requests, including the RFP content database (Loopio), standard quantitative datasets, HR and personnel data, performance metrics, etc.
- Demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to work directly with clients, CRMs, senior investment professionals and other team members under tight deadlines and across jurisdictions.
- Managing other client-facing materials and channels related to fund due diligence, including updating consultant databases and maintenance of marketing collateral during fundraising period (e.g., pitchbook presentations, standard DDQs, case studies, etc.)

**About you**
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business management, marketing, communications or other relevant discipline
- Fluency in Mandarin, Japanese or Korean would be an advantage
- 4-7 years of experience in private equity fund marketing, due diligence, sales, client services or other fundraising or client function
- Familiarity with investment products and services, including a strong understanding of the private equity asset class and investment strategies; experience in an institutional private fund marketing environment is highly desired
- Strong project management skills, with experience in managing timelines, resources, and stakeholders across multiple projects simultaneously; experience in a global environment working with stakeholders across numerous jurisdictions and time zones strongly preferred
- Experience in high volume processes and technology enabled solutions
- Good technical knowledge and familiarity with the private equity asset class and private funds generally; ideally a solid understanding of the LP mindset and needs when conducting due diligence, including familiarity with distinct institutional client types in the APAC region (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, family offices, etc.)
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English.
- High attention to detail in written materials and quantitative data is crucial.
- Strong understanding of due diligence processes, with project management skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines while maintaining a high standard is essential; highly organized with a proven ability able to handle multiple concurrent assignments
- Must work well in a team environment, excellent interpersonal skills to engage senior professionals and liaise with global teams across the firm.
- Experience in relevant software tools