Vice President, Technology Strategy

Overview

Founded in 1997, Five Points Capital (”FPC”) is a leading independent private debt and equity manager, exclusively focused on the U.S. lower middle market. We are investing out of the fifth fund in each of our two direct strategies (opportunistic debt/equity and control buyout). For more information:

The Vice President, Technology Strategy serves as the technology, data, and AI leader, responsible for advancing firmwide systems, leading AI initiatives, and helping portfolio companies adopt practical, value-creating technology solutions. This individual is the strategic bridge between investments, operations, and technology, with a mandate to increase scale, insight, and operational efficiency across the platform. This is a people-leading, strategy-forward role that works in tandem with firm leadership and shared-services IT.

• Own and execute the firm’s technology and AI roadmap, prioritizing initiatives with clear ROI and adoption while partnering with shared-services IT team.
• Identify, pilot, and deploy AI use cases across investing, portfolio monitoring, fundraising/IR, and internal operations.
• Build and oversee dashboards and analytics that surface trends, exceptions, risks, covenant tracking, and operating insights.
• Partner with portfolio company leadership teams on evaluating and implementing ERP/finance systems, BI dashboards, workflow automation, and AI-enabled tools.
• Serve as firm owner for Copilot, AI tools, Salesforce, portfolio monitoring systems, and related integrations.
• Own data architecture, standards, and governance across platforms; ensure clean, reliable data flows and controls.
• Identify potential risks to business operations and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring business continuity and resilience.
• Stay current on regulatory requirements and industry standards—including those specific to AI usage—ensuring compliance and recommending adjustments as necessary.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts—process redesign, automation, documentation, training, and change management.
• Foster collaboration and alignment across the firm, portfolio companies, and other key stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of business initiatives.
• Manage and develop direct reports; set priorities, drive accountability, and improve service levels firmwide.
• Additional responsibilities or special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communication, Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive, relevant experience in technology strategy, digital transformation or similar technology-focused roles within private equity, banking, or similar financial services industries
• Proven track record managing complex, cross-functional programs related to technology strategy, systems and data implementation, adoption and life-cycle management.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for and experience with AI tools in a professional context—whether deploying AI-powered automation, leveraging generative AI for productivity, or driving AI adoption initiatives.
• Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts and ROI clearly to non-technical stakeholders and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels at the firm, portfolio companies, and other partners.
• A collaborative mindset with a passion for innovation and a deep curiosity about how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies can improve business operations.
• Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to challenges, with a commitment to delivering high-quality results.

The duties and responsibilities described above are not comprehensive and additional tasks will be assigned. The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.