Managing Director, Europe

Following the successful launches of Ownership Works in 2022 and O.W. Japan in 2025, Ownership Works is seeking an entrepreneurial, mission-driven leader to launch and build O.

W. Europe from the ground up. This role offers the opportunity to translate strategy into durable structural change, shaping how capital markets create shared prosperity.

As the founding leader of O.W. Europe, the Managing Director will establish and scale a new regional platform at the intersection of private capital and economic mobility.

As the first hire in the region, they will define strategy, shape the growth roadmap, build anchor partnerships, secure philanthropic support, and develop the team and operating model required for long-term impact. Working in close collaboration with O.W.

’s U.S. leadership and Board, the Managing Director will exercise significant initiative while helping ensure alignment with O.

W.’s broader global strategy. In the U.

S., O.W.

works with a consortium of more than 100 organizations and leaders, including 45 private equity investors and 13 limited partners, and has supported 180 companies in implementing shared ownership programs. We believe Europe presents a similarly significant opportunity to shape industry norms and unlock billions in worker wealth creation over time. The Managing Director will define what success looks like in Europe and mobilize the partnerships and resources required to achieve it.

The ideal candidate is deeply committed to O.W.’s mission and energized by building in ambiguity.

They are excited by white space, motivated by institution-building, and comfortable engaging sophisticated investors, companies, and cross-sector leaders. What Success Looks Like (First 3–5 Years) Establish O.W.

Europe as the credible, go-to platform for shared ownership among leading European private equity firms. Secure a core group of Founding Partners representing meaningful AUM and market influence. Launch shared ownership programs in European portfolio companies.

Build a sustainable funding model and a high-performing regional team. Position O.W.

Europe as a respected voice in European discussions on capital markets and inclusive growth. The Managing Director will partner closely with the Ownership Works team and our partners to realize this vision and will receive meaningful support from both.

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Strategy & Development As the founding leader of O.W. Europe, the Managing Director will: Build O.

W. Europe from the ground up, developing the strategy, operating model, and growth roadmap in close partnership with O.W.

’s Management Team and Board. Define clear priorities and phased for growth, recognizing that the ultimate scale and shape of O.W.

Europe will be influenced by market response and partnership traction. Identify and cultivate early champions among investors, companies, and ecosystem partners to establish credibility and momentum. Collaborate closely with O.

W.’s New York-based leadership and functional teams (Client Advisory, Networks & Partnerships, Advancement) to adapt and translate O.W.

’s model for a European context. Work collaboratively and transparently with O.W.

’s Board and senior stakeholders, seeking input while demonstrating strong independent judgment. Develop and execute a sustainable funding strategy in partnership with O.W.

’s New York-based Advancement team, including cultivating relationships with European philanthropists and foundations. Hire and lead a high-performing London-based team over time, modeling a mission-first, low-ego, collaborative culture from day one. Partnerships The Managing Director must be a strong relationship builder who is equally comfortable engaging private equity partners, institutional LPs, philanthropies, corporate executives, and civil society leaders.

Success in this role will require intellectual credibility with sophisticated investors, humility and authenticity in cross-sector settings, and a strong instinct for building long-term