CSC Generation

Private Equity Vice President

CSC Generation

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: California • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Develop and execute sector theses and sourcing strategies in priority categories (e.g., home, outdoor, specialty retail, DTC / ecommerce).
  • Build and maintain relationships with investment bankers, brokers, advisors, lenders, and executives to generate proprietary deal flow.
  • Lead early-stage assessment of opportunities: quick screens, high-level models, and go/no-go recommendations.
  • Partner with CSC leadership to refine our acquisition strategy, return hurdles, and portfolio construction.
  • Serve as deal captain on transactions from LOI through close: structure, diligence, financing, and documentation.
  • Lead negotiation of key commercial terms with sellers, management, and financing partners.
  • Oversee investment committee materials and presentations, ensuring a clear thesis, robust downside analysis, and actionable value-creation plan.
  • Coordinate internal and external diligence teams (legal, accounting, tax, IT, operations) and hold them accountable to timelines and quality.
  • Manage lender and co-investor relationships, including process management.
  • Partner with portfolio company CEOs and CSC’s operating leaders to design and oversee 100-day and multi-year value-creation plans.
  • Focus on levers such as assortment and merchandising, channel strategy, pricing and promotion, digital/customer acquisition, supply chain efficiency, and store fleet optimization.
  • Work with CSC’s technology and AI teams to embed automation and analytics into portfolio operations, creating repeatable playbooks.
  • Serve as a board member or observer on select portfolio companies, ensuring disciplined governance, KPI tracking, and strategic focus.
  • Lead evaluation and execution of add-on acquisitions and strategic partnerships for portfolio brands.
  • Manage and develop deal team members; set expectations on work quality, modeling, and communication.
  • Help refine CSC’s investment processes, standards, and toolkits so the platform scales efficiently.
  • Contribute to firm-level priorities, including capital raising support (data room prep, case studies, select LP interactions) and relationships with key financing partners.

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years total experience in investing and/or transaction-oriented roles, including:
  • Significant time in private equity, special situations, or distressed investing; and
  • Prior background in investment banking, restructuring advisory, or top-tier strategy consulting.
  • Proven track record as a deal lead on multiple closed transactions (buyouts, corporate carve-outs, distressed or special-situations deals).
  • Demonstrated experience driving portfolio value creation — not just closing deals — ideally in consumer, retail, or ecommerce businesses.
  • Experience working with middle-market companies and complex situations (multi-brand platforms, cross-border operations, operational turnarounds).
  • Expert financial and transaction skills: LBO modeling, capital structure optimization, credit documentation, and risk/return framing.
  • Strong command of operational drivers in consumer and retail (traffic, conversion, AOV, merchandising economics, inventory turns, store productivity, customer acquisition costs, etc.).
  • Comfortable translating data and analytics into clear operational priorities and action plans.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence C-level executives and present to investment committees and boards.
  • Builder mentality: excited to help shape the investment function of a fast-growing holding company rather than slot into a rigid mega-fund hierarchy.
  • Hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up approach consistent with operationally focused PE firms: willing to spend time in distribution centers, stores, and with on-the-ground teams when needed.
  • Low ego, high ownership, and strong coaching instincts with junior team members.
  • High tolerance for complexity, speed, and ambiguity; energized by special situations and turnarounds.
  • Willingness to travel regularly to portfolio companies, partners, and key markets.
Benefits
  • Executive Access: Work directly with brand CEOs and senior leadership, solving real business problems and earning mentorship from top operators.
  • AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with the most advanced AI tools in the market. From automation to prompt engineering, you’ll build a modern tech stack that sets you apart in any industry.
  • Accelerated Career Path: High performers are quickly entrusted with greater responsibility, new challenges, and leadership opportunities across our portfolio of brands.
  • Competitive benefits: Paid time off policies, 401(k)/RRSP match, medical/dental/vision and a variety of supplemental policies, and employee discounts at our portfolio companies.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
LBO modelingcapital structure optimizationcredit documentationrisk/return framingfinancial analysistransaction assessmentportfolio value creationdata analyticsoperational driversmerchandising economics
Soft skills
excellent communicationinfluencing executivescoaching instinctsbuilder mentalityhands-on approachhigh ownershiptolerance for complexityadaptabilityleadershiprelationship management