About the Role The Associate Director will lead client delivery and operational improvement across private credit, real estate and private equity mandates. The role combines team and client leadership with participation in strategic and AI initiatives, supported by a solid understanding of middle- and back-office processes across the private-markets investment lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage multiple client engagements and teams, ensuring high-quality, timely delivery and effective resource allocation.
- Participate in strategic initiatives for the Private Markets business, translating priorities into workplans, milestones and measurable outcomes.
- Contribute to AI, automation and data-transformation initiatives by identifying use cases, defining business requirements, supporting pilots and driving adoption.
- Apply domain knowledge across private credit, real estate and private equity, including portfolio monitoring, covenant and asset tracking, valuations, investor reporting, fund operations, cash-flow and capital-activity tracking, reconciliations and data management.
- Understand client operating models and controls across middle- and back-office functions; identify process, quality, control and efficiency improvements.
- Serve as a senior client contact, manage expectations,



resolve delivery issues and identify opportunities to expand relationships.
- Support business development through solution design, RFP responses, proposals, pitch materials and client presentations.
- Establish delivery governance, management information, service metrics, quality controls and risk-escalation mechanisms.
- Lead hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance development and succession planning for assigned teams.
- Collaborate with technology, data and domain specialists to build scalable, AI-enabled private-markets solutions.

Qualifications and Experience

- Relevant postgraduate or professional qualification in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related discipline.
- Approximately 10–14 years of relevant experience in private markets, financial services operations, research, analytics or managed services.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams and client engagements in private credit, real estate or private equity.
- Working knowledge of middle- and back-office workflows, controls, data and reporting.
- Strong stakeholder management, commercial judgment, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with AI, automation, data analytics or technology-enabled process transformation is preferred

📌 Associate Director - Private Markets (Gurugram)
🏢 Acuity Analytics
📍 Gurugram