Group CFO / Chief Investment & Capital Officer (Holding Company)

Overview

The Opportunity

What We'Re Looking Foressential Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in capital allocation, portfolio management, and value creation.
• Proven experience leading or supporting M&A transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, due diligence, post-merger integration, and capital structuring.
• Experience executing buy-and-build and/or roll-up strategies within investor-led environments.
• Strong stakeholder management across founders, executive leadership teams, investors, boards, and portfolio companies.
• Ability to influence decisions, navigate disagreements, and manage difficult conversations constructively.
• Strong commercial understanding of B2B products and services.
• Practical experience using Generative AI tools and workflows to improve decision-making and operating effectiveness.
• Experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Family Office, or investment holding company environments is strongly preferred.

Important Filters

• Before assessing technical capability, we place significant importance on the following:
• Deep understanding of India and UAE business culture, with the ability to operate effectively in relationship-driven environments.
• Experience working closely with founders and entrepreneurial leadership teams.
• Experience operating within startup, growth-stage, or investor-led board environments.
• High commercial acumen with the ability to balance governance, speed, and execution.
• Cultural fit within the India and UAE business ecosystem is critical.
• Success in this role requires understanding regional stakeholder dynamics, communication styles, founder relationships, and decision-making practices.

Location

• Remote, open globally.
• Preference for candidates based in Dubai or India.
• Travel as required.
• Prior experience operating across multiple legal entities, jurisdictions, or investor-led organizations is highly desirable.

Ideal Background

• We are flexible on compensation for the right individual.
• Candidates should demonstrate:
• Experience leading finance within B2B operating businesses.
• Exposure to fundraising, institutional investors, debt and equity financing, and capital markets.
• Strong financial discipline, treasury management, capital planning, and scenario modelling.
• A track record of improving business performance and creating measurable shareholder value.
• Experience working across multiple portfolio companies or business units.
• Compensation will include a meaningful performance-based component aligned to value creation, capital allocation outcomes, and shareholder returns.

The Mindset We Value

• We are not looking for a reporting CFO.
• We are looking for someone who:
• Think like an investor.
• Operates like an owner.
• Allocates capital with discipline.
• Makes decisions based on risk-adjusted returns.
• Challenges assumptions using data and commercial judgment.
• Builds systems that improve decision quality.
• Holds management teams accountable for execution.
• Maximizes long-term shareholder value.

Education & Professional Credentials

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized university is required.
• MBA and/or professional finance qualifications (CFA, CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) are strongly preferred.
• Exceptional candidates with a demonstrated track record in investing, M&A, capital allocation, and value creation will be considered irrespective of specific credentials.
• If this opportunity aligns with your experience, or if someone in your network comes to mind, we would be happy to connect.