VP Business Operations

Tap is modernizing the multi-trillion dollar private fund space. From dams in Sub-Saharan Africa to startups in Silicon Valley, global economic progress is financed through private funds. Limited Partners (LPs) invest in funds that pursue specific strategies, such as infrastructure or venture capital. When these LPs want to change their holdings, they can’t open their Charles Schwab account and submit a buy or sell order. Instead, they have to rely on an opaque network of brokers, leading many LPs not to sell at all. Tap is unlocking the ability for LPs to sell their holdings, and for others to buy these holdings in the first secondary market for private fund interests.

Our platform includes a marketplace and transactional tools to help buyers and sellers connect and transact. Today the platform is used by a full range of players - from focused $40M funds, through diversified $500M funds, and $30B mega funds. 

Our team of experienced operators comes from Evercore, Carta, Apollo, Bloomberg, and Goldman Sachs. We are backed by leading early-stage VCs, including Fin Capital (the premier fintech fund) and Precursor Ventures (which is run by the Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association). Our angel investors include founders and executives from Carta and AngelList.

You will be joining a lean team moving at breakneck speed to build the digital infrastructure for private fund transactions.

We are seeking an experienced private markets operator to drive strategic initiatives, such as Data Products or instant transactions, at Tap. Your role will contribute deeply to product development, go-to-market, finance, and company strategy. This is a high visibility, high autonomy role working alongside the co-founders to create the first liquid marketplace for the $10T+ locked up in private fund assets.

📌 What you’ll do

• Drive strategic initiatives that are critical to Tap’s growth
• Lead the company’s data strategy, acting as the cross functional owner of data product development, partnerships, operations, and go-to-market
• Drive strategic partnerships with LPs, GPs, and software companies, such as for the acquisition of private fund data 
• Create and maintain models behind valuation estimates, indices, and other Data Products
• Generate periodic reports and topical research utilizing data
• Drive adoption and awareness of Tap by syndicating data and research into news publications, portfolio management systems, service providers, and other third parties 
• Devise and structure new transaction modalities, such as instant transactions or synthetic trading
• Support the financial business planning process including cash flow planning, fundraising, financial reporting, compliance, M&A, and exit planning
• Contribute to the big picture of company strategy and vision

✅ Who you are

• 5+ years of experience as a secondaries buyer or investment banker
• Deep understanding of private fund investments including the goals of market participants and the mechanics of private funds
• Business owner mentality with a willingness to wear multiple hats
• Experience working in small, agile teams 
• Comfortable in a highly dynamic environment
• Leadership experience at a venture backed startup

🌟 Nice to haves

• Experience pricing funds in secondary transactions across multiple asset classes

 👓 About us

• The team is fully distributed
• Flexible hours and paid-time-off policy
• Competitive cash & equity package
• We foster a collaborative and people oriented culture

Join us in building the leading marketplace for this massive asset class!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.