Vice President, Investments

Encore Management Group is a St. Louis-based private equity firm that invests in and scales services businesses. Encore specializes in the consolidation and optimization of large, fragmented, and high-growth industries. With a proven playbook for acquiring, integrating, and operating services companies, Encore generates industry-leading efficiencies that accelerate growth. We currently deploy capital across three verticals: pet services, medspa, and home health, with two additional verticals launching in Summer 2026.

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About the role

Encore Management Group is seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and highly driven Private Equity Vice President with strong operational orientation, to join our team. This role is designed for candidates who want broad, hands-on exposure across the full lifecycle of micro-cap investing. The Vice President will support investment sourcing and execution, portfolio operations and performance, investor relations, and firm-level strategic initiatives.

Given our focus on smaller, services-oriented businesses, the Vice President will get exposure working directly with portfolio company management teams to drive day-to-day operational improvements, implement growth initiatives, and support add-on acquisitions. At the fund level, the Vice President will contribute to capital formation efforts, investor communications, and internal firm operations. This is a highly entrepreneurial role within a lean team, offering significant responsibility, direct access to decision-makers, and the opportunity to meaningfully impact outcomes across multiple areas of the business.

Encore is a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with plans to continue growing. As a result, the right individual for this role will be highly agile, positive, strategic, and perseverant, with an intellectually curious, growth mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Investment & Sourcing

• Build and maintain financial models (LBOs, operating forecasts) tailored to micro-cap businesses.
• Conduct industry research and support development of investment theses.
• Assist in outreach efforts and relationship building with intermediaries, owners, and executives.
• Identify and evaluate acquisition targets within fragmented services industries, including proprietary and off-market opportunities.
• Support due diligence across financial, operational, and commercial workstreams.
• Coordinate with lenders, legal advisors, and third-party diligence providers.
• Prepare investment memoranda and materials for internal decision-making.

Portfolio Operations & Value Creation

• Work directly with portfolio company leadership on operational initiatives (e.g., pricing, cost optimization, KPI tracking, systems/process improvements).
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring across portfolio companies.
• Assist with strategic initiatives, including organic growth and add-on acquisitions.
• Participate in on-site engagements with management teams as needed.

Firm Operations & Investor Relations

• Assist with preparation of investor communications, reporting, and fundraising materials.
• Contribute to internal firm initiatives, including pipeline tracking, CRM management, and process development.
• Help improve internal tools, reporting frameworks, and operational workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field. MBA strongly preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or a related role.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with the ability to work with imperfect or limited data.
• Demonstrated interest in micro-cap or lower middle market investing and operational value creation.
• Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple workstreams in a lean environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to engage directly with business operators and owners.