Opportunity
Chief Growth Officer (CGO) for PE Operating Company
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Company Overview
TheMilVet is partnered with PE clients who are consolidating fragmented industries across America. These are industries that have no national presence or brands that dominate the market. Our PE partners create value through consolidation and quickly scaling the core business in a high growth environment. As an example a sister portco in this fund grew its revenue from $0 to $2B in 4 years and after 300 acquisitions. For more information about its strategy we’ve included an article from the Harvard Business Review. Private Equity Needs a New Talent Strategy
Our clients enter a market through acquisition hire a leader to be its champion for growth the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and begin to scale the local market. As the new market grows they search for other local complementary businesses to tie under the newly hired CGO and grow through both organic and inorganic strategies.
This PE client is a top-decile private equity fund with a long history of successful investments in professional residential financial and tech services. This specific holding company is an investment out of its 9th fund which will have $4.5 billion of committed capital and is focused on acquiring and growing financial services companies.
Their executive leaders who are building this firm are experienced PE operators and represent an all-star team. Past leadership hires have included high performing Veterans with strong leadership skills and next-level execution abilities. Military profiles include leaders from Special Forces Ranger Regiment the nuclear Navy USMC Infantry and MARSOC etc.
Position Details
This is an opportunity to be a Chief Growth Officer at one of the company’s partner brands. The CGO will work hand‑in‑hand with the founder of the newly acquired business to oversee all aspects of day‑to‑day operations; the person is the sunrise and sunset for the entire business. The CGO will drive growth performance metrics create an amazing workplace culture and develop all staff and management constantly striving to be a world‑class operator and helping others to do the same.
You will be responsible for driving organic growth of the business. You will be supported by partner services teams that work at the holding company level and adjacent business leaders.
Primary Responsibilities
Successful integration of tuck‑in acquisitions that occur in your market area
Hiring and managing business leaders within your company
Partnering with peer leaders to ensure that best practices are shared across the full platform
Working with peers and leadership to share best practices
Qualifications
3-5 years post‑military experience of demonstrated P&L ownership and growth.
Key Attributes
Unmatched will to win as a team
Ownership mentality
Growth mindset
Able to identify opportunities, motivate employees and create a culture of growth
Data‑driven decision making
KPI focused
Servant leader mindset
History of building great teams of A‑players with high retention
Enjoys building a team‑first mentality
Bias for action
History of operating at high pace of play
Deep respect for blue‑collar workers
Compensation
High $200Ks – low $300s OTE
Extremely strong performance‑based equity
Industry‑leading benefits package
Next Steps
If you’re interested and would like to schedule an introductory call please contact TheMilVet directly by emailing your resume to our recruiting at : .
Please also include your geographic targets and a brief note of introduction and your fit for this opportunity.
Employment Type : Full Time
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Chief Growth Officer • Chicago, Illinois, United States