Manager, Investment Funds

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Summary

The Manager, Investment Funds, working in collaboration with and in support of the firm's strategic initiatives, plays a pivotal role in fund administration, partnering with internal and external partners to ensure a best-in class fund management platform, including reporting, governance, capital activity, investor communications, and ongoing investment operations. This individual works with a wide range of internal leaders and external partners while helping build scalable processes that support growth, innovation, and long-term returns.

Location

This position can sit in our Reston, Short Hills, or Baltimore office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

* Manages and supports the day-to-day operations, investment execution, reporting, and administration of the Firm's investment funds, including multiple investment vehicles.

* Serves as a central point of coordination across investment diligence, fund operations, investor communications, quarterly and annual reporting, capital activity, portfolio performance, governance materials, and cross-functional fund maintenance.

* Partners closely with internal stakeholders across Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, and external service providers to support the full fund lifecycle - from pipeline and diligence through closing, post-close administration, investor reporting, and ongoing portfolio oversight.

* Works closely with third party fund administrators and external tax accountants, as needed.

* Manages high-quality execution, continuity, and scalability as the Firm's investment platform expands across multiple fund vintages and related vehicles.

* Owns and coordinates day-to-day fund management activities for multiple investment vehicles, including support for fund operations, governance, reporting, and ongoing administration.

* Manages the coordination of the investment pipeline and support investment execution across private equity funds, real asset funds, co-investments, credit opportunities, and other approved strategies, from intake through diligence, approval, closing, and funding.

* Prepares and maintains investment committee agendas, materials, scorecards, recommendations, minutes, approvals, conditions, and follow-up actions.

* Coordinates diligence workflows, including sponsor/fund manager communications, Q&A tracking, data room access, issue logs, and synthesis of findings into decision-ready materials.

* Tracks portfolio activity and maintain centralized records of subscriptions, commitments, capital calls, distributions, reporting deadlines, legal documents, side letters, and other post-close obligations.

* Supports quarterly, semi-annual, and annual fund reporting processes, including compilation of underlying investment updates, portfolio summaries, commentary, and other reporting packages for internal stakeholders and investors.

* Drafts and coordinates investor communications, including investor letters, portal notices, capital call communications, final closing communications, tax-related notices, and other fund updates.

* Partners with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Compliance, and external service providers to support fund accounting, audit coordination, annual tax processes, investor records, cash movements, and maintenance of accurate books and supporting documentation.

* Coordinates with fund administrators, auditors, tax advisors, and other third-party providers to support standing deliverables, issue resolution, and fund maintenance activities.

* Supports investor relations and fundraising-related activity, including onboarding, commitment tracking, follow-up communications, and maintenance of investor-facing materials and records.

* Maintains shared repositories, trackers, templates, governance materials, and process documentation to ensure continuity, consistency, and institutional knowledge across fund vintages.

* Produces analyses and presentations for leadership, finance, and investment stakeholders regarding fund activity, portfolio construction, reporting status, and operational priorities.

* Helps scale support across the Firm's broader investment platform, including coordination with other fund vehicles where applicable, such as venture-related structures.

Desired Skills

Experience in professional services firms and coordinating across legal, accounting, tax, treasury, compliance, and third-party administrators strongly preferred. Strong project management and organizational skills; able to manage multiple concurrent work streams, deadlines, and stakeholders. Strong written communication skills, including preparation of investor-facing and executive-facing materials. Strong analytical skills and comfort translating…