Chief Investment Officer – Private Equity

Rutherford International

. Set or apply investment standards and challenge assumptions .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong investment judgment and leadership capabilities, with a focus on private equity and portfolio management. Proven ability to construct and monitor investment theses, guide liquidity decisions, and collaborate effectively with investment committees and management teams.

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Investment JudgmentPrivate Equity ExperiencePortfolio ConstructionInvestment MonitoringLeadership Development

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Hard Skills

Investment StandardsUnderwriting StandardsPortfolio ManagementLiquidity DecisionsInvestment RecommendationsDownside Case DevelopmentInvestment Thesis MonitoringValuation AnalysisConflict ResolutionInvestment Strategy

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationLeadershipCritical ThinkingDecision-Making

Certifications & Qualifications

Professional Designations

Industry Keywords

Private MarketsBuyoutGrowth EquityInvestment CommitteeOperating PartnersPortfolio BoardsInvestment ResponsibilityInvestment ThesesFund MandateInvestment Decisions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set or apply investment standards and challenge assumptions
Guide allocation within the fund’s mandate
Monitor whether investment theses are holding
Establish underwriting standards, base and downside cases, and evidence required before commitment
Construct portfolios within fund limits, considering concentration, pacing, leverage tolerance and reserves
Prepare and challenge investment committee recommendations, including recorded dissent
Monitor investments against their theses and escalate departures from plan
Make or guide hold, support, sale and other liquidity decisions with valuation and conflicts handled openly
Lead and develop investment professionals
Work with investment committees, partners, deal teams, operating specialists, portfolio boards and company management within defined authorities
Participate in the registration, assessment and curator review process for consideration for future opportunities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Established chief investment officers and heads of investment, partners and principals who already lead investment decisions, or credible aspirants preparing for that responsibility
Demonstrated capability, or assessed potential, to lead investment judgement within an appropriate mandate
Experience with private equity, principally buyout; growth, minority and other private-markets experience welcomed
Evidence of investment responsibility actually carried, including fund or firm, strategy, scale and authorised decisions
Ability to demonstrate investment recommendations made against prevailing opinion and outcomes that followed
Ability to build downside cases and determine when evidence is sufficient
Experience monitoring investments, supporting troubled investments and deciding exits
Ability to work with operating partners, portfolio boards and management without taking over their roles
Understanding of what was accountable for, decided jointly and influenced
Current résumé required for registration
Essential details, function, sector and three short written questions about investment decisions required for registration
LinkedIn profile optional
No fixed minimum length of experience applies
Professional designations considered alongside demonstrated capability
Confidential information must not be included

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to be considered for future permanent private equity leadership appointments through the Rutherford Talent Guild™
Longer-term career relationship with Rutherford
Curator-led Career Thesis development for accepted members
Selective introductions to organisations for specific roles, where there is a credible fit and under applicable arrangements
Access to private talent pipelines and Rutherford & Company retained searches
Opportunity to register interest in fractional work through the Rutherford Talent Clearinghouse™
RutherfordINTEL Assessment interpreted alongside experience, achievements and objectives
Professional development priorities identified through curator review