Private Equity & Venture Capital — exec roles on the investor side
Covers investment team leaders at PE and VC firms, operating partners, and portfolio-company C-suite roles that surface under PE/VC industry tagging.
Tier breakdown
1
Founder16
C-Suite52
VP0
Sr Director4
DirectorWhat this category covers
The Private Equity or Venture Capital taxonomy entry spans two overlapping populations: investment team roles at the firm itself (Managing Partners, Partners, Principals, VP-level deal team members) and operating and portfolio-company roles (Operating Partners, portfolio CFOs and COOs, Heads of Talent and Platform at fund level).
The line between "PE/VC firm" and "PE-backed portfolio company" is classifier-dependent. A CFO at a KKR portfolio company might surface under PE/VC or under the portco's core industry (Technology, Healthcare, etc.) depending on how the job board classified the employer. This is a known boundary case — the classifier resolves it by reading the employer description and JD language, but some portco roles legitimately appear in both buckets.
At PE and VC firms, the title hierarchy is inverted relative to most other industries. A "Vice President" on the deal team is a junior professional. A "Director" actually outranks a VP. Partners run the firm. The classifier applies explicit PE/VC overrides that resolve these correctly.
Sample Jobs (10 of 73)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| Private Equity Lead OpenAI Responsible for building and scaling OpenAI’s private equity segment, owning strategy, and driving revenue growth. VP | New York City Hybrid |
| FP&A Director Finatal Seeking a high-calibre FP&A Director to build and lead a planning and analytics function in a private equity-backed SaaS business. VP | Remote Remote |
| Director of Transformation & Strategy ... Private Equity–Backed Professional Services Organization A high-impact role to shape, prioritize, and execute enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, reporting to the Chief Transformation & Strategy Officer. VP | Dallas, Texas Hybrid |
| Chief Information Officer Finatal The CIO will be a core member of the executive leadership team, responsible for technology across IT, OT, ERP, data, cyber security, and digital transformation in a pharmaceutical manufacturing business. C-Suite | United Kingdom Hybrid |
| Head of Private Equity Partnerships Navan Navan is seeking a high-energy, entrepreneurial Head of Private Equity Partnerships to build the PE channel from the ground up, reporting to the Global Head of Partnerships. VP | Boston, MA; New York, NY Hybrid |
| Head of GTM Content Carta Lead a team to produce B2B content related to private markets, including private equity and venture capital. Responsible for content strategy, planning, and performance analytics. VP | San Francisco, CA Hybrid |
| Deputy CEO - Private Equity (Fundraising & Origination) ... boutique private equity firm Leading and managing fundraising efforts, negotiating terms with Limited Partners, and originating transactions in a boutique private equity firm. C-Suite | Hong Kong Onsite |
| Director, AI Training and Enablement H.I.G. Capital Lead the design, development, and delivery of AI training and upskilling programs across H.I.G. Capital and its portfolio of companies. VP | Miami - Remote Hybrid |
| Vice President, Transformation Private Equity-Backed Manufacturing Company Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives to accelerate operational improvement and drive value creation. VP | Cleveland, OH Onsite |
| Director of Research ... Boston based client The Director of Research will lead research initiatives to differentiate investment strategies and maintain a competitive edge. Responsibilities include strategic leadership, market intelligence, investment support, and mentorship. VP | Boston, MA Onsite |
How classification gets to this category
PE/VC classification applies the most aggressive industry override set on the platform:
- Industry identification. Firm identity is the primary signal — if the employer is a recognized PE or VC firm (KKR, Blackstone, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, etc.) the override applies immediately. For less-known firms, "fund," "portfolio," "capital," and "investment" vocabulary in the company description trigger the PE/VC classification path.
- Title override application. "Partner" and "Managing Director" → CXO. "Principal" → VP-equivalent. "Vice President" on the deal team → Director-equivalent. Operating Partner roles are often reclassified to their functional specialty (COO, CFO, etc.) rather than staying generically tagged as PE/VC. See the AI Classification page for the complete override table.
- JD secondary signals. Investment committee membership, carried interest eligibility, portfolio company board seats, and fund-level P&L responsibilities all reinforce classification at the higher tiers.
How matching works for your search
Matching on Private Equity & Venture Capital surfaces roles confirmed as PE/VC industry — both at the firm level and at portcos that surfaced under this tagging.
Example: select PE/VC + CFO/Finance role type and your inbox narrows to Finance executive roles at PE/VC firms AND at portfolio companies that surfaced under PE/VC industry tagging. Both populations are included.
This industry has lower total volume (73 active roles at last snapshot) but high density at the CXO and VP tiers. Most roles here are genuine senior-leadership positions — the override ruleset that excludes analyst-track VPs means the executive gate is more selective in PE/VC than in any other industry on the platform.
Remote mix