LOCATION: Remote (Travel as needed)   

RETAINED SEARCH PARTNER: Falcon Partners  

SEARCH MANDATE: We have been retained by a leading private equity firm to identify a talented and highly motivated leader to serve as Operating Partner within its portfolio. Reporting to the founding partners of the fund, the Operating Partner will function as a strategic business partner, collaborator, enabler, and problem solver for all assigned businesses within the portfolio. OP will work closely with portfolio company management teams as a “hands-on” resource providing oversight, support, and guidance, while driving for results and establishing a high-performance culture of accountability. Finally, the Operating Partner will be a key player in leading the portfolio companies to successful and profitable exits.    

COMPENSATION: A competitive salary and wealth-building carry within the fund make for a compelling economic opportunity.  

INVESTMENT THESIS:   

• Complete recapitalizations, build-ups, carve-outs, and generational transition to transform portfolio companies into powerful platform businesses.  
• Build high-potential businesses through operational improvements and acquisitions.  

THE SPONSOR: This private equity firm has a solid track record of professionalizing and transforming small businesses. It invests in smaller, lower-middle-market companies operating in multi-site, industrial service, distributed workforce businesses.  

CANDIDATE PROFILE: We seek a passionate, committed leader with a contagious will to win who can honor this company's past while also leading it into the future. Our ideal candidate's background most likely includes:  

• Business Model: Multi-site, industrial service, distributed workforce businesses.  
• Functional: Proven CEO of a PE-backed Lower middle market business or a key #2 (President or COO) of a larger PE-backed business  
• Orientation: Commercial experience is preferred 
• Private Equity: Required 
• M&A: Highly preferred  
• Tenure: 15+ years of progressive career success  

FALCON and its clients are equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, or any other protected status. FALCON encourages qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply.