Role overview

Qualifications

Prior experience as a Chief Operating Officer or equivalent senior leadership role within a hedge fund, private equity firm, or family office
Deep understanding of investment firm operations and infrastructure
Proven track record of scaling businesses, building teams, and driving execution
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

Building, scaling, and optimizing operating infrastructure across alternative investment firms
Overseeing front-to-back office functions, including operations, finance, compliance, and technology
Driving operational efficiency, process improvement, and cost optimization initiatives
Partnering with CIOs, founders, and senior leadership on firm strategy and execution

Key facts

Remote from: United States
Fixed term
COO - Chief Operating Officer
English

Hard skills

Operational Efficiency Investor Relations Project Management Process Improvement Mathematical Optimization

Other skills

Leadership
Team Building
Communication
Strategic Thinking
Adaptability

About the company

Arootah LLC

Professional Training & Coaching

Arootah is an executive coaching and business advisory service working primarily with financial executives and their companies who have the desire to unlock peak performance. Our clients are empowered to raise their standards, overcome their challenges, and most importantly, achieve results. We are a team of industrious, process-oriented, creative thinkers, who have identified and distilled proven behaviors at the intersection of finance, technology, and wellness. Our approach includes advisory, coaching, seminars, and workshops that tackle the most serious challenges that our clients face and create lasting, positive impact. We believe you can plan for success and can take control of your outcomes. We’ll be there to help you accelerate and transform yourself or your business.

Company details

Company typeSmall startup

IndustryProfessional Training & Coaching

Company size2 - 10

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Job description

Opportunity Overview

Arootah engages a curated network of senior operators to support clients across the alternative investment industry, including hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices. Advisors are deployed on project-based engagements when client needs match their expertise. Joining the network does not guarantee placement; it provides access to opportunities as they arise.

Why Join the Arootah Network

Alt-industry-only engagements with hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices
Project-based work that fits around existing commitments
Client origination and engagement management handled by Arootah; advisors focus on delivery

About Arootah

Arootah is a talent solutions firm purpose-built for the alternative investment industry. We advise and we execute, covering the full talent spectrum from entry to exit across five services: Talent Acquisition, Fractional Leadership, Talent Development, Retention & Compensation, and Transition.

Most talent firms solve one problem. Because we cover the full spectrum, we can help clients identify and solve the right one. We start with diagnosis, then deliver.

Our team has run alternative investment firms at the highest levels as COOs, CFOs, and CCOs. That operator experience, combined with 15+ years of alternatives-specific recruiting and a network of 700+ vetted advisors across 18 functional disciplines, is what makes the advice credible and the execution reliable. We also draw on a network of 600+ coaches, deploying those with specific experience guiding senior executives in the alternatives industry.

One industry. One talent partner. Entry to exit.

Learn more: https://arootah.com/

Who We’re Looking For

Arootah is seeking experienced Chief Operating Officers to join our advisor network and support clients across the alternative investment landscape.

As part of the network, you may be engaged with hedge funds, private equity firms, and family offices to provide strategic, project-based leadership across operations, infrastructure, and organizational execution.

Core Areas of Expertise

Building, scaling, and optimizing operating infrastructure across alternative investment firms
Overseeing front-to-back office functions, including operations, finance, compliance, and technology
Driving operational efficiency, process improvement, and cost optimization initiatives
Partnering with CIOs, founders, and senior leadership on firm strategy and execution
Leading organizational design, vendor selection, and cross-functional alignment
Managing growth, transformation, or turnaround initiatives

What You Bring

Prior experience as a Chief Operating Officer or equivalent senior leadership role within a hedge fund, private equity firm, or family office
Deep understanding of investment firm operations and infrastructure
Proven track record of scaling businesses, building teams, and driving execution
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in dynamic environments

Important Note

This opportunity is to join Arootah’s advisor network and is not tied to a specific active engagement. Advisors are engaged on an as-needed basis, based on client demand and fit.