The Opportunity:  Market Area President for PE Operating Company

Location:  Omaha, Nebraska

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. For more information about this strategy, we’ve included an article from the Harvard Business Review. Private Equity Needs a New Talent Strategy

This PE client is a top-decile private equity fund with a long history of successful investments in professional, residential, and tech services. This fund grew its revenue from $0 to $2B in just 4 years after 300+ acquisitions.

Their executive leaders who are building this firm are experienced PE operators and represent an all-star team. Past GM hires have included high performing Military 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 the Market Area President and lead multiple businesses within the state, ultimately growing the market to $100M+. The Market Area President will oversee the business GMs, who oversee all aspects of a location’s day-to-day operations. The Market Area President will help 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 own the full operating P&L of a specific geography in the continental US and 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 by adjacent business CEOs.

Additional primary responsibilities will include:

1. Successful integration of tuck-in acquisitions that occur in your market area
2. Hiring and managing business leaders within your company
3. Partnering with peer CEOs to ensure that best practices are shared across the full platform
4. Working with peers and leadership to share best practices

Your Professional Qualifications:

10 years post-military experience of demonstrated >$50M P&L ownership and growth.

Key attributes for the right hire:

1. Unmatched will to win as a team
2. Ownership mentality
3. Growth mindset
4. Able to identify opportunities, motivate employees, and create a culture of growth
5. Data-driven decision making
6. KPI focused
7. Servant leader mindset
8. History of building great teams of A-players with high retention
9. Enjoys building a team-first mentality
10. Bias for action
11. History of operating at high pace of play
12. Deep respect for blue-collar workers 

Compensation: 

• High $200Ks OTE
• Equity 
• Industry-leading benefits package 

Next Steps:

If you’re interested and would like to schedule an introductory call, please contact TheMilVet directly at themilvet.org/careers or by emailing your resume to our recruiting at: recruiting@themilvet.org. 

Please also include your geographic targets and a brief note of introduction and your fit for this opportunity.