Engagement Manager, Advisory at Riplo
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- £100k-£120k + Equity
Riplo is redefining Private Equity diligence with an AI-native approach, and they’re looking for an Engagement Manager to lead the charge. This isn’t a typical consulting role—you’ll work side-by-side with the Founding Director to deliver CDD and AI diligence for top-tier PE funds while helping build their proprietary AI platform.
With a compensation package of £100k-£120k plus equity, you’ll have the autonomy of a founder and the impact of a partner. If you have 6-7 years of diligence experience and are ready to move beyond traditional consulting models, this London-based role is your chance to build something truly transformative.
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Role overview
As an Engagement Manager, you will lead high-stakes commercial and AI due diligence projects for top-tier private equity clients. Working alongside the Founding Director, you will own workstreams end-to-end, synthesize investment-grade storylines, and help build Riplo’s advisory practice from the ground up while leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to redefine the consulting model.
About Riplo
1-20 employees
Riplo is a VC-backed, AI-native advisory and technology firm serving private equity across the deal lifecycle. We combine deep diligence expertise with our own AI platform to give PE funds sharper answers, faster. We are growing quickly, winning work with leading funds and expanding the team, and this hire is a key part of that next phase.
- Advisory: thematic research, commercial due diligence (CDD), AI due diligence, AI value creation, AI build solutions and exit readiness.
- Software: we’re building the tools that will redefine consulting, starting with our own work for PE.
- Clients: mid-market and large-cap PE funds across the UK, Europe and the US.
- Operating model: flat and AI-leveraged. Senior people work directly on the deal, supported by AI rather than layers of juniors.
- Team: a blend of DD consultants, PE portfolio operators, AI advisors and AI engineers, with advisory and engineering working side by side.
What you will do
- Lead day-to-day execution of commercial (CDD) and AI due diligence projects from initial kick-off to the final investment-grade report.
- Structure and own core workstreams including market sizing, competitive landscape analysis, customer research, and AI/tech assessments.
- Collaborate with Riplo’s engineering team to build and refine the AI tools used for data analysis, interview synthesis, and modeling.
Who this is a fit for
- Has 6–7 years of experience in diligence consulting, ideally with a strong track record at a transaction advisory firm.
- Possesses sharp commercial acumen and the ability to quickly identify the key value drivers and risks within a PE investment case.
- Demonstrates AI fluency and a proactive “founder mindset,” thriving in fast-moving, flat organizational structures with minimal bureaucracy.
Why this role is remarkable
- Work directly with the Founding Director of Advisory, gaining the autonomy of a founder and the exposure of a partner in a high-growth environment.
- Influence the future of consulting by using and helping develop Riplo’s AI platform to automate traditional diligence workflows.
- Join a VC-backed firm winning work with mid-market and large-cap PE funds across the UK, Europe, and the US.
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