Vice President, Compliance and Counsel

Firm Overview

Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity investment firm focused on growth-oriented media, communications, education, and technology companies across North America and Europe. Providence combines its partnership approach to investing with deep industry expertise to help management teams build exceptional businesses and generate attractive returns.  Since its founding in 1989, Providence has invested over $36 billion across more than 175 private equity portfolio companies. With its headquarters in Providence, RI, the firm also has offices in New York, London, Boston, and Atlanta.

The Vice President, Compliance and Counsel will be responsible for the following:

• Oversee and coordinate all aspects of the firm’s U.S. compliance program, including all obligations arising in connection with the firm’s SEC registration
• Management, administration, and documentation of the firm’s compliance testing program, including risk identification, monitoring, testing, control enhancement development and implementation, and remediation, where necessary
• Responsible for the preparation of extensive documentation of the firm’s compliance efforts and the manner in which the firm addresses specific compliance matters that may arise
• Partner closely with legal and investor relations groups to review and approve external communications, including advertising materials and social media
• Responsible for regulatory reporting, including, in particular, Form ADV and Form PF
• Assist in fund formation, management company legal work and transaction matters depending on background and experience

The successful candidate will have an exceptional track record and reputation. Given the significant responsibilities of this position, the top candidate will be a mature, experienced individual. We are considering candidates with a JD and candidates with significant compliance/regulatory experience but without a JD (title to be adjusted depending on experience). In addition, the successful candidate should have:

• At least three years of regulatory compliance experience
• Experience with and interest in SEC examinations, compliance program oversight (e.g. compliance manual, testing, code of ethics administration) and the marketing rules
• Experience in mergers & acquisitions, fund formation, and/or investor relations is very helpful.

Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. (the “Firm”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practice laws. The Firm strictly prohibits and will not tolerate, condone or allow discrimination, harassment or retaliation with respect to any Supervised Person or applicant for employment in matters of hiring (or failure or refusal to hire), promotion, transfer, disciplinary actions, assignments, working conditions, termination, compensation, fringe benefits or other terms and conditions of employment on the basis of characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law, as may be applicable, such as race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, actual or perceived sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), actual or perceived gender (including sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression, other gender-related characteristic, or transgender status), actual or perceived sexual orientation, disability (including physical disability or mental disability), medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, employment or unemployment status, credit history, familial status, partnership status, caregiver status, sexual and reproductive health decision-making, domestic victim status, or marital status, pay or other compensation history, or height and weight. All employees are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination, harassment, bullying, or retaliation.