Co-Head, Private Equity Fund Investments

Our client, a prominent national pension fund in the GCC, is seeking an experienced investment professional to join its Private Equity Fund Investments team.

The role will play a senior part in shaping and executing the Fund’s global private equity strategy, with a primary focus on sourcing, evaluating and committing to leading private equity GPs. The mandate is unconstrained across geographies, sectors and strategies, with potential exposure to co-investments and other illiquid strategies over time. Reporting to the Head of Illiquid Alternatives, the role will have responsibility across the full investment lifecycle, including pipeline development, manager selection, due diligence, investment structuring, portfolio construction and ongoing manager and portfolio monitoring.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy & Portfolio Construction: Contribute to the development and execution of the global private equity strategy, shaping portfolio construction and allocation decisions across geographies, sectors, strategies and return profiles.
• GP Sourcing & Selection: Lead the sourcing, evaluation and selection of leading private equity GPs, developing a differentiated view of managers, strategies and market opportunities.
• Investment Due Diligence: Lead comprehensive qualitative and quantitative due diligence across prospective fund investments, assessing investment strategy, team, track record, portfolio construction, risk and broader organisational factors.
• Investment Execution & Structuring: Lead the end-to-end investment process, including structuring, negotiations, investment documentation and preparation of recommendations for internal approval.
• Portfolio Management: Monitor existing fund investments and underlying portfolios, assessing performance, exposures, risks and strategic fit within the broader private equity portfolio.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with leading GPs, investment professionals and other market participants, acting as a senior representative of the Fund.
• Investment Committee: Prepare and present high-quality investment recommendations and portfolio analysis to senior management and relevant Investment Committees.
• Market Intelligence: Maintain a deep understanding of global private equity markets, manager activity, fundraising trends, strategy developments and evolving opportunities across the market.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Minimum of 13 years’ relevant investment experience , ideally within private equity fund investing, fund-of-funds or a sophisticated institutional allocator.
• Demonstrated track record of evaluating and committing to private equity funds , with strong experience across the primary fund investment lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of GP selection, manager due diligence and private equity portfolio construction , with the ability to form differentiated investment views.
• Established network of relationships across the global private equity GP community.
• Experience with co-investments, secondaries or other illiquid strategies would be advantageous.
• Experience working within a sovereign wealth fund, pension fund, endowment, family office or other large institutional investor strongly preferred.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities, combined with sound investment judgement and commercial acumen.
• Experience preparing and presenting investment recommendations to senior management and/or Investment Committees.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior GPs and internal decision-makers.
• Global investment experience across North America, Europe and/or Asia strongly preferred.