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Operating Partner - Finance at a Lower Middle Market PE Firm
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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 a Financial Operating Partner. Reporting to the founding partners of the fund, the Financial Operating Partner will function as a strategic business partner, collaborator, enabler, and problem solver for all assigned businesses within the portfolio. OP - Finance 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 Financial Operating Partner will be a key player in leading the portfolio companies to successful and profitable exits. 

COMPENSATION: A competitive salary, annual bonus, and carry within the fund to 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 commercial construction services and 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: Industrial Project-Based Services (B2B) 
  • Functional: Proven CFO of a PE-backed Lower middle market business  
  • Orientation: Industrial is highly Preferred 
  • Private EquityRequired 
  • M&A: Highly preferred 
  • Tenure15+ 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. 


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