Rothschild & Co

Rothschild & Co est un groupe international de services financiers de premier plan, contrôlé par la famille depuis sept générations et au centre des marchés financiers depuis plus de 200 ans.

Notre expertise, notre savoir-faire et notre réseau mondial nous permettent de proposer une vision unique qui bénéficie à l’activité et la richesse de nos clients et de nos parties prenantes, en respectant notre planète.

Nos équipes de 4 200 spécialistes du conseil financier présents sur le terrain dans plus de 40 pays, apportent une vision internationale unique à travers quatre activités de premier plan – Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management et Five Arrows.

En notre qualité de groupe familial fondé sur les relations humaines, nous attachons une importance particulière au recrutement et au développement de carrière de nos collaborateurs afin qu'ils puissent s'épanouir dans leur parcours professionnel.

Five Arrows

Five Arrows is the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co and has €23 billion assets under management with offices in Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Luxembourg.

With over €9 billion of assets under management, the corporate private equity business of Five Arrows is focused on investing in companies with highly defensible market positions, strong management teams, business models with high visibility of organic unit volume growth and strong unit economics and multiple operational levers that can be used to unlock latent value. Sector focus extends to data & software, technology-enabled business services and healthcare.

Within Five Arrows’ private equity teams, the Portfolio Operations Group (POG) taskforce delivers operational expertise and industry knowledge to enhance the performance and value of portfolio companies by focusing on the activation of value creating levers throughout the investment lifecycle.

Opportunity

The Five Arrows investment platform is experiencing significant growth across multiple geographies, underscoring constant commitment to expanding our portfolio and creating value across our investments. In line with this growth, we are actively seeking to reinforce our operations team. As Five Arrows continues to invest in and support companies globally, this role presents a unique opportunity to contribute to the dynamic performance of our portfolio and experience first-hand the inner-workings of a leading private equity fund.

Position: Portfolio Operations Group Associate – Five Arrows

Contract Type: 12-month fixed-term contract

Location: Paris (France) or London (UK)

Responsibilities

As an associate within the POG team, you will contribute to the operational support and value creation initiatives across our portfolio companies. Your responsibilities will include:

POG team support across the breadth and depth of their activities

• Collaborate with POG team members in various projects with portfolio companies to identify and implement operational improvements. Projects include post-merger integration, new product launch, tech-focused initiatives including GenAI, ad-hoc strategic or operational projects addressing key items of portfolio companies’ agenda
• Assist in the development and execution of operational strategies

Benchmarking and best practices across portfolio companies

• Conduct a number of analyses across portfolio companies: benchmarking across defined KPIs, consistency analyses of key dimensions (organization, tools etc.)
• Contribute to the definition of best practices in areas of key importance from an investor perspective, such as elements of reporting, board packs, governance etc.

Project Management

• Manage and contribute to specific projects aimed at optimizing our support of portfolio companies
• Ensure timely and effective project delivery in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Collaboration with deal teams

• Work closely with deal teams, either on existing portfolio companies, or occasionally to provide support on live deals, contributing operational expertise to assess the feasibility and potential value creation opportunities
• Liaise with deal teams on an ongoing basis to ensure alignment

Reporting and Communication

• Contribute to internal reporting on POG contribution and improvement initiatives
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders on operational matters

Process improvement, community building and events

• Actively participate in internal projects and activities supporting ongoing efforts to structure the activities of the fund
• Collaborate on workstreams to enhance internal processes, share best practices, and strengthen collaboration across functions
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of communities within portfolio and assist in organizing events, both internally and with portfolio companies, to facilitate networking, knowledge sharing, and collaboration

Knowledge Transfer

• Facilitate knowledge transfer and best practice sharing among portfolio companies
• Stay informed about industry trends and best practices in operational excellence

Profile

• Master's degree (Bac +5 or equivalent) from a business or engineering school
• 3-4 years of professional experience in management consulting, private equity, strategic roles within large organizations, or chief of staff/project management roles in a start-up/scale-up environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of tackling complex operational challenges involving multiple stakeholders
• Proven project management skills with a track record of driving initiatives to successful completion
• Ability to work autonomously and deliver key parts of projects independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively across various teams and functions
• Proactive, eager to learn, and adaptable in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Intellectual curiosity and agility
• Fluent in both French and English

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the value creation of our portfolio companies and gain valuable experience within the private equity landscape. If you are passionate about driving operational excellence across multiple levers and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to apply for this exciting role.