Private Equity Operations Senior Associate

About the role

RSM, a global provider of professional services to the middle market, is hiring a Private Equity Operations Senior Associate. The role gives direct support to time-sensitive and confidential tasks, covering risk mitigation, process improvement and communication needs. It involves developing leadership meeting objectives, producing reporting mechanisms and working with internal organizations to keep support processes efficient.

Key responsibilities

• Provide direct support for time-sensitive, proprietary tasks for assigned leadership team members as requested.
• Work with leadership on risk mitigation, process improvement, communication and support needs affecting client solutions.
• Partner with Private Equity leadership to develop meeting objectives and agendas, document outcomes and follow up on action items.
• Oversee support of practice management reports and staffing processes.
• Support leadership in executing strategic and tactical imperatives.
• Develop an understanding of solution offerings and build relationships with supporting leadership.
• Liaise with HR, finance, marketing and sales to design and maintain efficient support processes.
• Facilitate project scope definition, manage project objectives, schedule, resources and deliverables, and create and run project plans.
• Manage program and project risks and issues, and resolve troubled initiatives as needed.
• Develop reporting mechanisms for leadership stakeholders aligned with business unit priorities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a business or technology-related area, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing multiple low-to-moderate risk projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prepare presentations with charts, graphics, tables, speaker notes and handouts.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Power BI.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and previous project or team management experience preferred.