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Private Equity Vice President

Selby JenningsChicago, IL🇺🇸United States

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SeniorityLeader
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationChicago, IL, United States
SourcingFinancial ModelingSuccession Planning

Job description


Private Equity Vice President

Location: Chicago, IL or West Coast U.S.


About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a growing lower middle market private equity firm seeking to add a Vice President to its investment team. The firm specializes in partnering with founder-led and family-owned businesses, providing both strategic and operational support to help companies scale while preserving the characteristics that made them successful.

Unlike larger institutional investors, the firm takes a highly collaborative approach with management teams and has built a reputation for helping businesses navigate growth initiatives, acquisitions, professionalization efforts, and succession planning. The team maintains a flexible investment mandate across several industries and is actively evaluating new platform and add-on opportunities.


Key Responsibilities
  • Lead transaction execution from initial evaluation through closing.
  • Build detailed financial models, valuation analyses, and investment committee materials.
  • Conduct industry, market, and competitive research to identify attractive investment opportunities.
  • Develop relationships with investment bankers, business owners, executives, and industry advisors.
  • Support sourcing efforts and proactively identify new investment opportunities.
  • Partner closely with portfolio company leadership teams on strategic initiatives and growth projects.
  • Monitor portfolio performance and present recommendations regarding value creation opportunities.
  • Mentor and help develop Associates and Senior Associates.

Qualifications
  • 5-8+ years of experience in private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, or corporate development.
  • Strong buyout transaction experience.
  • Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills.
  • Experience interacting directly with management teams, owners, and intermediaries.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams in a lean, entrepreneurial environment.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building capabilities.

What Makes This Opportunity Attractive
  • Significant responsibility and visibility within a collaborative investment team.
  • Direct exposure to founders, family-owned businesses, and management teams.
  • Opportunity to influence investment decisions and portfolio strategy.
  • Active deal environment focused on lower middle market platform and add-on acquisitions.
  • Long-term career growth potential within an expanding investment platform.
  • Meaningful economics tied to investment performance.

Ideal Candidate

This opportunity is ideal for a private equity professional who enjoys working closely with founders and operators rather than simply managing transactions from a distance. Candidates should be comfortable balancing execution responsibilities with relationship development, portfolio engagement, and sourcing initiatives while helping management teams execute strategic growth plans.

Preferred Location: Chicago, IL


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