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We are one of the largest global private markets investment managers, serving over 800 institutional investors worldwide. We have USD x-tinymce/html 152 billion in assets under management and more than 1800 professionals across 21 offices worldwide. Partners Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural diversity

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop relationships with underlying management teams, boards of directors, and service providers
• Work closely with investment teams, operating professionals, Operating Directors, and portfolio company management to:
• Establish appropriate governance arrangements
• Drive implementation of value creation opportunities
• Support ongoing operational improvement, restructuring, or re-engineering to maximize value creation
• Support, advise, and challenge management teams, including taking formal board roles in the holding structure where appropriate
• Maintain strong operational focus, regularly reviewing financial and operational performance of portfolio companies, ensuring achievement of agreed goals
• Independently manage due diligence support for lead investments and prepare recommendations for value creation plans
• Conduct and coordinate reporting, investment monitoring, market research, internal requests, and marketing efforts
• Support client interactions, presenting portions of pitches or presentations
• Help continuously develop asset management-related processes, tools, best practices, and playbooks

What we expect

• Master's and/or MBA and minimum 6- 10 years of relevant work experience
• Ability to understand a private equity underwriting and value creation plan (including the P&L, CF and BS). Ability to translate this into action items, KPIs and lead execution from board perspective
• Experience in designing and running transformation programs (setting up a strategic plan, start the implementation,…)
• Demonstrates sound functional expertise in operations and SG&A functions (operational excellence, cost saving and operational transformation / operational restructuring programs, value creation programs) or as a second priority scaling businesses and experience of implementation of buy-and-build strategies)
• Analytical skillset, thinks quantitatively
• Experienced in working with management teams outside-in, can communicate on eye-level with C-level management and board and is accepted / respected by management and board members
• Sound understanding of integrated business planning (P&L, CF & BS), financing and valuation
• Ideally one or several of the following
• Operational management experience from PMO and / or executive function in a corporate environment having gained a good understanding of how to successfully establish value creation / transformation in a corporate environment
• Experience from international working environment
• Operational and / or strategy consulting firm (had touchdowns with PE but not only for DD but for strategy implementation, value creation or restructuring expertise)
• Experience from Private Markets Firm or experience of having worked within private equity backed businesses
• Expertise in infrastructure (sub-sectors) is a plus, not a must

What we offer

• Partners Group is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace, and agility of a start-up. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded
• Professional, international working environment;
• Challenging, rewarding career within a growing company;
• Entrepreneurial culture offering opportunity to learn the business from some of the world’s leading private market specialists;
• Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training and mentorship opportunities;
• Education assistance program;
• One-month sabbatical after every five years of service;
• Fun office and team events, including volunteer opportunities to connect with and help our local communities
• At Partners Group, we thrive on new ideas for the benefit of our clients, our employees and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support diversity of perspectives. Our working environment is humble, inclusive and transparent and the structure of the firm is flat

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