Business Systems Director, Private Equity

About This Role

This position works within Bain Capital’s Private Markets and Corporate Technology team, supporting Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Real Assets, and cross-firm platform service areas. The role focuses on delivering technology platforms for private equity deal, portfolio group, finance, and investment operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering, documentation, and testing of solutions supporting global private equity business needs
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable technical specifications
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance system functionality
• Oversee applications supporting the PE business including deal management, fund management, accounting, and portfolio reporting
• Partner with deal, portfolio, Finance, and operations teams to align technology solutions with business goals
• Compile and communicate release notes, roadmaps, and project updates for stakeholders
• Serve as a trusted advisor, balancing business priorities with IT objectives
• Manage application support vendors and third-party system providers
• Ensure vendor solutions align with Bain Capital’s technology standards and business needs
• Oversee software release cycles and coordinate delivery across internal and external teams
• Act as a subject matter expert on private markets deal, operations, finance, and other associated processes
• Support development of new integrations and upgrades to existing platforms
• Advocate best practices in systems analysis, product management, and project governance

Requirements

• 10+ years of business/systems analysis experience supporting buy-side/asset management firms
• Demonstrated prior experience supporting private equity / Growth type businesses
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end private equity lifecycle across multiple funds, strategies, and geographies
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects and driving business-facing technology solutions
• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Familiarity with project reporting tools and release management practices
• Technical skills with SQL, Excel, Python, or BI/reporting tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or related field
• 10+ years of business/systems analysis experience supporting buy-side/asset management firms

Nice to Have

• Experience with Investran or an equivalent private equity accounting solution
• Experience with Chronograph or an equivalent portfolio data collection solution
• Experience with evaluating, implementing /configuring AI enabled solutions to augment key business processes

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits