VP Business Applications - PRI Technology

Our rapid growth has given rise to the need to implement technologies and tools which will support and enable our businesses as the firm continues to scale. We seek a Vice President of Business Applications.

Responsibilities:

Strategy focus: Lead the development of the firm's technology-driven Business Applications strategy and roadmap. Work closely with functional leadership to define business requirements, assess technology shortcomings, and serve as a partner to all businesses as the firm continues to grow, with a goal of building a connected and automated enterprise, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness, centralizing critical data and processes, and capitalizing on future technology innovation opportunities.

Project & change management focus: Lead the implementation of seven critical transformation projects with the support of internal business unit resources as well as vendor resources:

Deal Management

Asset Management

Investor Relations

Expense Allocation

Carry Management & Reporting

Data Management & Data Integrity

AI pilots and application deployment across various functions

Lead ongoing Business Application strategies and roadmap, ensuring integration with the firm's strategic planning process.

Develop and facilitate annual operating and capital expenditure budget. Implement and oversee controls on spending, reviewing hardware and software acquisition and maintenance and pursuing master agreements to capitalize on economies of scale.

Serve as a liaison to external IT vendors, defining the right balance of internal and external support services. Develop an optimal partnership model that enables our business to continue to scale and enhance the capabilities of IT by leveraging a multitude of resources.

Keep abreast of IT trends and issues, including current and evolving technologies, monitoring the market landscape for critical systems to support our business needs. Candidate should be conceptually familiar and have strong interest in Open AI Enterprise applications.

Requirements:

BA/BS degree required with 10+ years of experience working in IT for a Private Capital Management firm or 15 years in IT with 5 in Private Capital Management and 5+ in other parts of the financial services industry.

Experience implementing and managing cloud native applications and integrating tools and systems across the enterprise landscape. Experience working with AWS or another leading cloud provider.

In depth understanding of Private Capital Management operations (Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds, etc), their key functions, and the IT systems and applications that support those functions.

Experience deploying and managing a variety of business applications in Private Capital Management

Superior Project Management skills and experience including:

-Evaluate business needs and requirements, review and select the best solution/vendor for each need (already underway, and substantially complete for some workstreams)

-Establish scope and budget for each project

-Ensure firm wide integration of all major systems, considering larger Data Management project requirements

-Establish a master project plan, coordinate and track tasks accordingly

-Establish and oversee project governance for implementation and adoption

-Develop KPIs that can be used to measure program performance throughout the deployment and adoption process

-Deliver executive level presentations and reports

-Identify and mitigate risk and resolve issues as they arise

-Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PfMP, or other relevant industry certifications are a plus.