Private Markets Investment Manager

Australian Ethical is one of Australia’s fastest-growing super fund and ethical investment managers. We are ASX-listed with over $14 billion in funds under management and offer a selection of award-winning managed funds and superannuation products.

Our purpose is to invest for a better world, and we have been pioneers in this space for almost 40 years. For us, investing has two aims – generating solid financial returns and a positive impact for people, planet, and animals. At Australian Ethical, we prove that money can be a force for good. We do this by staying true to our purpose, which is embedded throughout our organisation and drives our everyday activities as a business, investor, brand, employer, and corporate citizen. We’re a registered B Corp and fully committed to an inclusive, equitable and forward-thinking workplace culture.

As a Private Markets Investment Manager, you’ll be part of the Private Markets team at Australian Ethical, responsible for delivering and managing the Private Markets portfolio. Your role spans investment origination and execution, portfolio oversight, manager partnerships, and private markets products, while also contributing to internal capability and thought leadership.

·       Provide portfolio management and oversight across Private Markets exposures (growth, defensive, property and infrastructure)

·       Support the origination and execution of direct private market / alternative investment opportunities (including evaluation, due diligence and execution support)

·       Lead the origination, evaluation, selection and ongoing management of partnerships with specialist alternatives managers

·       Support existing private markets products and contribute to new product initiatives (including investment and product inputs)

·       Provide internal thought leadership in private markets (insights, market themes, capability uplift)

·       Conduct regular monitoring and reporting of investments (performance vs risk/return expectations) and recommend changes where needed

·       Work collaboratively with stakeholders across Product, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Distribution to deliver outcomes.

·       Support preparation and presentation of strategy updates, new products and investment reports to relevant governance forums (including Investment Committee, as required).

You’re a driven private markets investor looking to deepen your exposure across the private markets landscape, while playing a meaningful role in delivering ambitious growth in a responsible investing environment. You enjoy collaborating with talented colleagues, bring a natural curiosity to your work, and are comfortable navigating a fast‑moving, dynamic environment. If you have most of the following, we’d love to hear from you.

·       3–8 years’ experience in private markets (or closely related fields such as investment banking / transaction services), including exposure to areas such as infrastructure, property, private equity, private credit, growth equity and/or venture capital

·       Demonstrated transaction and/or M&A experience with strong commercial judgement

·       Experience supporting capital raising and/or product management activities (e.g., investor reporting, due diligence, product support)

·       Experience contributing to materials or reporting for investment-related committees (e.g., investment committees, valuation committees, investor advisory committees)

·       Relevant tertiary qualifications

·       A strong interest in ethical, impactful, ESG or responsible investment

·       Alignment with our values of Authenticity, Action, Connection, Curiosity and Empathy

·       A competitive salary, including short-term and long-term incentives including access to an Employee Share Plan

·       Flexible work arrangements

·       Wellbeing program that includes an extra 5 days of leave above statutory requirement

·       Purpose aligned volunteer days

·       20 days paid annual leave with an additional 3 paid days of annual leave over the Christmas period

Want to know more about what it's like to work at Australian Ethical? Check out our LinkedIn Life Page here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/australian-ethical-investment/life/ or our Careers and Culture page here:  https://www.australianethical.com.au/work-with-us/

At Australian Ethical we embrace diversity in our people and thinking. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or disability status. 

If this role interests you and you'd love to join the Australian Ethical team, apply here. We look forward to hearing from you!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications or approaches via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Background checks will be conducted for the successful candidate, as per our regulatory requirements as a financial services organisation