New Position: Vice President in Dallas, TX (Asset Management)

Posted by Steve Flynn on 10/16/14 7:12 AM


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We have a new position available for a Vice President in Dallas, Texas in the Asset Management department.  To learn more, visit job posting #179 on our website.

Position Summary:

The Vice President is responsible for the management of multiple distressed assets and / or operating companies.  The position requires a strong ability to co-develop strategy with the company’s executive management team and drive execution to meet the monetization strategy for the asset(s).  The Vice President supports asset management senior leadership with strategic direction, analytics and due diligence to allow visibility into key business plans and initiatives. 

Essential Functions:

  • Working collaboratively with the investment executive management team to develop strategy, operational and financial targets
  • Providing strategic leadership to the investment’s management team, while also holding the management team accountable to drive to execution and deliver against goals and objectives
  • Collaborating with the investment team to ensure that Fund goals and business plan objectives align with the operating company’s strategy
  • Developing and executing Fund strategy for monetizing the investment while ensuring the alignment of the monetization strategy and the operating company’s strategies
  • Continuously evaluating and optimizing exit strategy for investment returns
  • Maintain asset(s) investment banking relationships, with a focus on monitoring and developing capital markets, acquisition and divestiture opportunities
  • Analyze impact of various M&A, financing and operating alternatives on Fund monetization strategy and returns
  • Overseeing and managing all equity and debt capital markets activities to ensure alignment to the Fund’s strategies
  • Assessment of executive management team, with responsibility for aligning incentives and identification and retention of key talent
  • Oversee development of complex financial valuation and return models
  • Oversee preparation of presentation materials and assist with ad hoc projects
  • Supervise associate and analyst team members, with a purpose of driving business results and professional development

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Financial modeling and quantitative skills
  • Knowledge of financial statements, valuations and cash flows
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing with all levels of management
  • Excellent project management and problem solving skills
  • Ability to navigate smoothly between strategic planning and tactical details
  • Ability to work with detailed financial or other data and to understand and communicate macro implications
  • Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team; Ability to effectively manage a team
  • High attention to detail and accountability in analytical assessments, but with the aptitude to maintain a big picture perspective
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment with low to moderate supervision
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Self-starter with the ability to multi-task
  • Must display a flexible attitude and have the ability to manage change effectively

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or related business field
  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) a plus

Experience:

  • 7 plus years of progressive work experience inclusive of executive level management experience
  • Successful track record in negotiating, closing and executing transactions
  • Experience in a fast-paced investment bank, hedge fund, consulting firm, or private equity firm preferred

Computer Skills:

  • Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint (Microsoft Office Suite 2003/2007)
  • Efficiency in Excel, including ability to summarize data via formulas, lookups, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting, etc.

Desired Organizational Competencies:

  • Accountability - Demonstrates a commitment to and responsibility for accomplishing individual, team and business objectives
  • Drive - Consistently achieves challenging goals/objectives, and demonstrates an ability to create value and maximize results
  • Planning - Identifies business needs, problems and risks proactively, and develops well founded plans that specify strategies, actions/solutions, risk mitigants and desired results
  • Critical Thinking / Judgment - Commits to an action after developing alternative solutions that are based on logical assumptions and factual information and that take into consideration resources risks and organizational values
  • Adaptability - Exhibits the capacity to successfully change and evolve one’s actions, opinions and behavior as a result of changing priorities or environment
  • Communication Skills - Proactively communicates in the appropriate medium with clarity and focus at the right level to ensure delivery has the appropriate impact
  • Influential Leadership - Leads with confidence and conviction, and is able to establish credibility, trust, and respect among team members
  • Team Work - Fosters collaboration among team members and business partners, and uses capabilities to achieve team goals


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