SVP, Primaries

Overview

Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager serving institutional and private wealth clients, investing across private equity, credit and real estate. With a 30+ year track record of value creation and over $86 billion in assets under management, we back the business owners and financial sponsors that drive growth and innovation across the middle market, transforming untapped potential into durable value.

The Firm currently has 600+ employees across 12 offices globally.

Future Standard is currently seeking talent with strong quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills for a Senior Vice President position on the Firm’s North American Primary Fund Investment Team (formerly the Portfolio Advisors Primary Fund Investment team). The Primary Fund Investment unit represents the Firm’s longest standing strategy (established in 1994) and the foundation for the Firm’s middle market sponsor-focused investment platform with integrated capabilities across primaries, direct equity, secondaries (LP and GP-led), and credit (senior, junior and solutions based).

The Firm currently has over 200 sponsor relationships and commits to 40-50 funds per year, representing ~$2 billion of capital committed annually.

As an integral senior member of the Primary Fund Investment Team, this individual will be expected to apply their skills towards assisting the construction and oversight of the Firm’s comingled multi-manager vehicle as well as separate account portfolios and actively participate in investment due diligence, performance monitoring and helping source equity co-investments, secondaries and direct credit opportunities for the broader investment platform.

The position offers a rigorous learning experience and exposure to the institutional investment management industry, including the various areas within private equity – Buyout, Venture Capital / Growth Equity and Special Situations – across both established and emerging managers.

• Proactively research and source private equity fund opportunities through industry databases and personal networks as well as the Firm’s internal CRM system
• Evaluate all inbound and outbound fund opportunities and work with fellow investment team members in the collection, organization, and tracking of data, materials, and other information used in the investment evaluation and due diligence process
• Conduct due diligence on existing and prospective fund managers, and play a lead role in the quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Organize and present recommendations to the Firm’s Investment Committee, as well as separate account clients
• Work with advisory clients to execute on their stated strategy and asset allocation targets
• Work with sponsors to strengthen relationships to source equity co-investment, secondaries and direct credit opportunities for the broader platform
• Participate in marketing the Primary business to existing and potential new comingled fund investors and separate account clients
• Train and mentor the team of junior investment professionals

• Future Standard seeks candidates with a proven track record of academic and professional success, including:
• Several years of relevant finance experience, preferably with significant time spent in the evaluation and selection of private equity fund managers
• Ability to perform manager research and peer group analysis, underwriting, and due diligence of investment managers, as well as the ability to formulate due diligence plans, including onsite agendas and quantitative data requests
• Strong analytical and financial analysis skills (including basic financial modeling), as well as exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Effective time management skills and the ability to multi-task effectively while maintaining attention to detail
• A proactive, entrepreneurial spirit with proven leadership experience
• A high level of professionalism, maturity, reliability, and attentiveness to detail
• A positive, flexible and team-oriented attitude as Future Standard fosters a collaborative culture
• Willingness to travel a few days per month, primarily domestically
• Excellent academic credentials, including a BA/BS in Business, Finance, Economics or Accounting