Director, Portfolio Management

Director of Portfolio Operations / Boston Based Private Equity Firm

A Boston-based PE firm is seeking a Director of Portfolio Operations to lead key workflows related to quarterly valuations, fund modeling, and internal/external reporting. Reporting to senior leadership, the Director will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity and insightfulness of portfolio analytics, while providing leverage across operational, IR, and finance functions.

Position Summary

The Director of Portfolio Operations will lead key workflows related to quarterly valuations, fund modeling, and internal/external reporting.

Candidate Experience

• 10–15+ years of experience in private equity, valuation advisory, or portfolio analytics
• Demonstrated ability to own or lead quarterly valuation processes, especially for bespoke or illiquid assets
• Experience with internal fund modeling, quarterly reporting, and audit support
• Strong fluency in financial modeling, valuation techniques (DCF, comps, precedent transactions), and fund-level return metrics
• Ability to collaborate across deal teams, IR, and accounting; comfort critiquing deal assumptions and owning valuation narratives
• Track record of hands-on execution (building models, writing memos, editing decks)
• Must be based in Boston or willing to relocate

Key Responsibilities

Valuation & Performance Analytics

• Lead the firm’s quarterly valuation cycle, including model review, bridge narrative development, and audit preparation
• Serve as a key interface with deal teams to validate assumptions and stress-test models
• Write and produce the firm’s quarterly valuation memo, incorporating portfolio trends, market dynamics, and fund-level performance
• Partner with external auditors and internal teams to manage year-end valuation audits

Fund Modeling & Liquidity Management

• Maintain and enhance fund-level financial models and liquidity projections
• Oversee portfolio workbook and ensure consistency across asset-level inputs and fund-level outputs
• Coordinate sub-line management and capital forecasting in collaboration with finance and legal

Investor Reporting & IR Support

• Support investor relations team with portfolio data, fund performance metrics, and LP communications
• Participate in the preparation and execution of LP calls, quarterly reporting cycles, and strategic investor dialogues
• Contribute to messaging alignment across performance, valuation, and portfolio positioning

Strategic Contribution

• Provide leverage to senior leadership by enhancing internal visibility into portfolio drivers and risks
• Participate in ad hoc projects tied to deal exits, liquidity planning, and co-investment support