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Summit Park

LEAD Program Executive

deerfield, IL

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Summit Park, a lower middle market private equity firm, is looking to hire an execution-focused and operationally talented professional into our Leadership Excellence and Development (LEAD) program. As a LEAD executive, you will assume a meaningful and mission critical leadership role in one of our portfolio companies. Success in this role can lead to a C-level position within our portfolio over an accelerated timeline.

The LEAD executive will make a direct impact on a portfolio company’s growth trajectory and profitability through the implementation and execution of several growth and operational efficiency initiatives. This position will report directly to the portfolio company’s CEO and will also interact directly with the investment principals of Summit Park.

The primary responsibilities within the portfolio companies may include:

Actively participate in the leadership of the day-to-day operations of the business

Assist in the creation and execution of company-wide long-term strategy

Manage and oversee key growth and operational efficiency initiatives

Assist in the evaluation, execution, and integration of add-on acquisitions

As a member of the leadership team, support the continued development of KPIs and dashboards across the company

Qualifications :

Comfortable with unstructured environments and a high degree of autonomy

Able to lead teams and manage in an environment of highly divergent skill levels

Experience in operations, M&A, corporate finance, private equity, and/or consulting

Superior analytical, writing, and verbal communication skills

Experience with financial analysis and/or business analytics tools a plus (Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)

Unyielding drive to build a highly profitable and growth-oriented organization

Strong desire to be hands-on at a small company to affect change management

Ideally, candidates would have a graduate degree and 5-10 years of relevant business experience.

Compensation will be competitive, and will include a base salary, bonus, and meaningful incentive equity. The LEAD Executive will be required to be in-person. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

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deerfield, IL, 60063, US

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