Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Position Title: Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Division: Investments

Reports to: Chief Investment Officer

Job Status: Full-time, Exempt

Salary: $ to $ Annual, commensurate with experience. Participation in Investment Incentive Plan up to 180% of compensation.

The Deputy Chief Investment Officer (Deputy CIO) is responsible for leadership and oversight of Colorado PERA’s private market investments program, including Private Equity, Real Estate, and Alternatives asset classes. This role partners closely with the Chief Investment Officer to implement total fund strategy, with primary responsibility for driving strategy execution within private markets, ensuring strong investment outcomes, disciplined portfolio governance and construction, and effective integration with the broader total fund.

• Provides senior leadership and oversight of PERA’s private market investment program, including Private Equity, Real Estate and Alternatives asset classes.
• Develops, in conjunction with asset class leadership, private markets investment strategies designed to achieve long-term return objectives within approved risk parameters.
• Ensures alignment with total fund objectives, liquidity needs, and risk tolerances; collaborates with the CIO on asset allocation and strategic positioning.
• Serves as a key member of the Investment leadership team and, in partnership with the CIO, shapes the long-term vision, strategy, governance, culture, and performance of the Investment department.
• Monitors legal, regulatory, and policy developments affecting public pensions systems and evaluates potential implications for investment strategy, portfolio management, governance, and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Provides leadership and oversight of private markets teams and senior investment professionals; responsible for performance evaluation of direct reports.
• May directly lead one private market asset class and assume corresponding investment and team leadership responsibilities (depending on structure).
• Exercises significant discretion and judgment in private market investment, portfolio construction, manager selection, and commitment decisions within established governance and delegated authority frameworks.
• Supports organizational resiliency through recruitment and succession planning within private markets; develops and mentors staff, building long-term institutional capability.
• Establishes clear accountability, decision‑making frameworks, and investment processes.
• Partners with the CIO and investment leadership to identify, assess, and manage portfolio, liquidity, concentration, operational, and governance risks.
• Ensures compliance with investment policies and governance standards.
• Oversees the development and review of applicable materials for the Board and Investment Committee, serving as a subject‑matter expert for private markets in Board discussions.
• Acts as the investment department liaison for the Defined Contribution Plans, participating on the Defined Contribution Committee, and contributing to the oversight of manager selection and evaluation activities in the Plans.
• Partners with the Investment Operating Officer to align private market investment strategy execution with capital activity, scalable operational processes, and data integrity, reporting, and performance measurement.
• Provides input on systems, resources, and infrastructure enhancements to support investment systems modernization and long‑term operational success.
• Maintains awareness of market developments, trends, and best practices in private markets.
• Supports the CIO and represents the investment program with investment managers, industry organizations, peer institutions, consultants, and other external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Oversees development of and adherence to responsible divisions’ budgets and ensures goals are met within designated time frames.
• Carries out other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required. MBA, CFA, and/or CAIA designations preferred.
• Ten+ years experience in managing investment portfolios, with a demonstrated track record of success in alternative/private markets.
• Five years…