Job Description

At Allianz Global Investors we foster a culture of professionalism, fulfillment, and an inclusive working environment. Do you want to be part of a leading active asset management company? Then join us now!

We are hiring a Portfolio Manager, Private Equity to be based in New York, to focus on our private equity efforts.

About our Private Equity Team:

With more than EUR 28 billion AuM in private equity, including primary fund commitments, co-investments and secondaries, Allianz Global Investors is one of the world’s leading institutional private equity investors. With offices in New York, Munich and Singapore, we partner with some of the world’s leading private equity funds.

Private Equity Responsibilities

• Participate in sourcing and diligence efforts across primary, co-investment, and secondary opportunities, including diligence strategy, conducting analyses, and forming independent investment views.
• Involved in investment decision-making, presenting recommendations to the Investment Committee (IC) and discussions, including addressing complex questions and articulating risk/return considerations.
• Develop and execute portfolio construction strategy, including asset allocation, pacing, diversification, and manager selection aligned with overall investment objectives.
• Maintain and expand senior relationships with fund managers, sponsors, and key market participants to enhance proprietary deal flow, market intelligence, and co-investment opportunities.
• Oversee in-depth due diligence processes, including financial, operational, and qualitative assessments, ensuring rigor and consistency across investments.
• Provide mentorship to junior investment professionals, ensuring high-quality analysis, professional development, and effective execution of investment processes.
• Collaborate with global teams (Munich, Singapore, and other regions) and other asset classes (Private Credit) to align on investment strategy, share insights, and coordinate global investment activities.
• Partner with internal stakeholders (legal, tax, risk, ESG, etc.) to structure, execute, and monitor investments, ensuring alignment with firm policies and best practices.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives, including new product development, platform expansion, and exploration of emerging private equity strategies or geographies. This can include developing and executing the secondary activities and third party offering.
• Utilization of artificial intelligence tools and resources (e.g. generative AI)

What you bring:

• Typically 7–10+ years in private equity, fund-of-funds investing, investment banking, or a related field with demonstrated progression of responsibility.
• Proven track record in leading investments across primaries, secondaries, and/or co-investments, including responsibility for investment decisions and portfolio outcomes.
• Deep expertise in financial analysis and valuation, with the ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative information into clear investment judgments.
• Demonstrated leadership capability a plus, including influencing senior stakeholders, and driving outcomes in a collaborative environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience leading Investment Committee discussions and engaging with senior external partners.
• Established network within the private equity ecosystem, including GPs, intermediaries, and advisors.
• Ability to operate strategically while maintaining attention to detail, managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and capable of operating with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes holders of H-1B, H4, L-1, L-2, TN, OPT, CPT, and other nonimmigrant visas.

Job posting range $200,000.00 - $330,000.00

Note the job posting range is exclusive of company benefits or other compensation. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive program. If you are hired, your final base salary will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, competencies, and/or education. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

103380 | Asset & Investment Management | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Permanent

What we offer:

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager, managing assets for individuals, families, and institutions worldwide. Our shared goal to shape a future of opportunity for our clients is foundational to our culture and our values. We look to attract, and actively nurture, individuals with the drive to achieve excellence at every stage of the investment experience.

We believe an inclusive culture is key to a flourishing workforce. Not only do we celebrate the broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and attributes that our workforce brings, but we support our people to live and work in a way that promotes their own wellbeing.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer.

We are united by a shared commitment: to put our clients first and at the center of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.

Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our clients and for the world around us. At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

 If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position. 

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.