Vice President in Brossard

As Vice President, you will own the full investment lifecycle, from sourcing and evaluating opportunities to executing transactions and driving post-close value creation. You will also play a key role in developing team members, leading firm initiatives and representing Novacap externally with management teams, advisors and investors.

Main responsibilities

• Investment execution
  • Lead end-to-end transaction execution, including strategic, operational and financial due diligence.
  • Build investment theses and structure deals to align with strategic objectives.
  • Lead deal negotiations with management teams, shareholders and third parties.
  • Present investment recommendations to the Investment Committee with confidence and clarity.
  • Coordinate third-party advisors (legal, financial, industry and others) and internal deal teams.
  • Raise debt and equity capital, and manage transaction documentation.
  • Support deal sourcing and portfolio construction in collaboration with senior partners.
• Portfolio management
  • Sit on portfolio company boards and act as a trusted partner to C-level executives.
  • Support strategic planning, value creation initiatives and operational performance tracking.
  • Lead or support key transactions within portfolio companies, such as add-ons, refinancings and exits.
  • Evaluate and manage risk, and provide guidance on the recruitment of key executives.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across portfolio sectors.
• Team leadership & mentorship
  • Manage and coach junior colleagues across deal workstreams.
  • Provide training, feedback and career development guidance.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, integrity and excellence across the team.
• Strategic firm contribution
  • Represent Novacap externally with co-investors, intermediaries and limited partners.
  • Contribute to fund strategy, sourcing processes and industry mapping.
  • Lead or participate in internal initiatives such as process improvements, culture-building and tooling.

What you will bring

• Seven to ten years of experience in private equity, investment banking, venture capital or mergers and acquisitions.
• Undergraduate degree in finance, business, economics or engineering; an MBA, CFA, CPA or CAIA designation is an asset.
• Demonstrated track record of leading complex investment processes.
• Strong investment judgment, with the ability to develop and defend investment theses.
• Experience managing cross-functional deal teams and external advisors.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including executive-level presence.
• Fluency in French and English, both spoken and written, is required given our cross-border activities and our colleagues across Canada and the United States.

Desired qualities

• Strategic leadership: sets direction on investment theses and portfolio priorities, and carries the team with it.
• Decision-making: weighs incomplete information and commits, then owns the outcome.
• Vision execution: converts a thesis into a sequenced plan and sees it through to close and beyond.
• Negotiation: holds the firm’s position with management teams, shareholders and advisors while preserving the relationship.
• Business development: opens and sustains channels that generate proprietary opportunities.
• Trusted stakeholder partnerships: earns standing with executives, co-investors, intermediaries and limited partners.
• Industry knowledge: maintains depth in the sectors covered and reads how they are shifting.

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