Portfolio Operations Director – COMOP Limited.

COMOP is a founder-led investment holding company. The company takes significant minority stakes in trading businesses, partnering with management teams to build long-term value through capital, commercial insight and governance support.

The role of Portfolio Operations Director is a part-time position responsible for managing transaction due diligence processes and overseeing operational performance and governance across its portfolio of investee companies.
The successful candidate will coordinate external advisers, manage transaction information and completion processes, support post-investment operational improvements, and provide Board-level oversight.

Essential Duties
• Plan and manage end-to-end due diligence processes, including timelines, budgets, adviser coordination, virtual data rooms and information requests.
• Consolidate due diligence findings, identify key risks and mitigations, and coordinate transaction documentation and completion requirements with legal advisers.
• Lead post-completion handovers and support the implementation of initial operational and value-creation plans.
• Work with investee company management to improve business processes, systems, procurement, supply chains and organizational effectiveness.
• Represent COMOP at investee company Board meetings, providing operational oversight, strategic advice and constructive challenge.
• Establish appropriate corporate governance practices and monitor legal, regulatory, health and safety, compliance and insurance requirements.
• Report on portfolio operational performance, key risks and governance matters to COMOP’s co-founding Directors.
• Participate in investment, follow-on funding and exit decisions, and contribute to COMOP’s strategy and administration.
Qualifications and Experience
• A minimum of eight (8) years’ experience managing transaction processes within private equity or a deal-focused environment.
• Degree qualified in business, finance, law or a related discipline.
• Demonstrable experience coordinating multiple external advisers, managing due diligence workflows and administering virtual data rooms.
• Experience in operational leadership or portfolio management within trading businesses.
• Board-level or Board advisory experience, with a strong understanding of corporate governance and directors' duties.
• Excellent project management, organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple transactions and deadlines concurrently.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with management teams, external advisers and Boards.
# hours worked per week: 2