With more than C$16 billion AUM and offices in Montreal, Toronto and New York, Novacap is a leading North American private equity firm with a long-standing track record of partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams to build market-leading businesses. The firm invests exclusively through four buyout strategies: Industrials, Financial Services, Digital Infrastructure, and Technologies, each with dedicated fund capital and clearly defined investment criteria. Each strategy is sector-led and thesis-driven, combining deep operating and investment expertise with an active ownership mindset to support growth, transformation, and long-term value creation.
What you will do
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
Your skills, knowledge and experience are what set you apart.
- 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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Skills Required
- 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
- MBA, CFA, CPA, or CAIA designation
- Demonstrated track record of leading complex investment processes
- Strong investment judgment and 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 spoken and written French and English
What We Do
About Novacap Founded in 1981, Novacap is a leading Canadian private equity firm with more than C$10B of AUM that has invested in more than 90 platform companies and completed more than 140 add-on acquisitions. Applying its sector-focused approach since 2007 in TMT, Industries and now Financial Services, Novacap's deep domain expertise can accelerate company growth and create long-term value. With experienced, dedicated investment and operations teams as well as substantial funding, Novacap has the resources and knowledge to build world-class businesses. Novacap has offices in Brossard, Quebec and Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.novacapcorp.com.
