PE Ops / Private Equity Value Creation

How do you get into PE Ops roles?

How should I think about co-invest? Mandatory? Helpful?
I believe in the portco and see strong exit but don’t have a ton to commit to a non liquid highly concentrated investment
Also, don’t want to ali… more

Asking humbly so please don’t flame on me. Given the intensity of work (hours spent, frequency of travel), the step-child status of the Operations team in most PEs, and the compensation that doesn’t m… more

What is best if I want to exit later to a PE value creation role?

1) Stay at current company in AI strategy/product management for a large financial company in nyc. they filed my perm a few months ago

2) Go to a S… more

For firms that have an in-office culture, do people still come in during the holidays or work remote?

What is common travel expectations for mid-market PE Ops roles (Lead level) that is fairly lean? When is it spikey-er or quieter? I’m looking for a pretty significant downgrade on travel from consulti… more

Entering a PE Ops role soon as an Associate, and I’m a bit nervous about upward career progression. My understanding is that, transparently, very few make it past SA (ofc depends on luck, fundraising, performance… more

Which executive firm recruits for Bain Capital?

Seeking guidance: what do people typically do after PE value creation? Assuming exit after 2-3 years

Any insight into Vector Capital? WLB, culture, etc.?

Is there a list of firms/headhunters one should reach out for PE ops roles in Industrial sector?

Have worked in consulting for 7 years (promoted to Director last year), progressed at the fastest pace in our private equity improvement group. Focused on CFO work, where I’ve been asked to step in to… more

Anyone have general insight into the DGS Associate value creation role at Insight partners? Have a round 2 interview. No idea what total comp looks like either.

Hi team, looking to exit in PE Ops role as Principal. Currently a second year EM at McKinsey. What is the typical comp one can expect for NY? It’s not an LLM firm. It’s energy focused company.

What’s a decent offer for ~7 yoe PE Ops role? How is ~$350k cash + carry? How much carry is to be expected? Also is VP title feasible?

Need help deciding: Currently in M&A at EYP, have an offer to move to a smaller company that focuses on PE Value Creation with a slight pay increase but 5 days a week in the office. There is upsid… more

Is it a a good offer / rationale for a lateral move ?
EY PARTHENON D2 210 base, 25k signing bonus. TECH/Software PE VALUE CREATION group (new group - started 6 months ago under software strategy group)… more

Starting a PE ops role in a few weeks. Curious if anyone has book recommendations for prep (or just recs in general) to make the time a bit more productive.

Anybody with knowledge of Aurelius Group - overall culture, competitive comp, funds performance?

Any experience in this group about the portfolio group in Sterling group, PE shop based out of Houston? Any tips would be valuable? Culture, career progressions, dynamics with investment team?

Do PE firms post PE Ops jobs online or are they all through recruiters / networking?

Choosing between two roles, both at highly-respected T2s. One is straight-forward CDD/value creation; largely PE-focused though some Corp strat. The other is specifically working as a business lead / ML+GenAI tra… more

What are the executive search firms for PE Ops? I keep hearing from some firms that they don’t do that / only have investment role mandate.

Received a verbal offer for a MM ops/VC associate role at a Midwest fund (2B last raise, 5B aum). Does anyone have a reasonable TC range I should should expect? TYIA

Probably just on my end but the market seems much slower the past few weeks for some reason. Even CA doesn’t seem to have much..

Has anyone heard back from KKR Capstone after hirevue?

For those that went consulting -> PE ops, was it a good choice? More or less stress?

How many years of experience in consulting are needed to come in at the VP level?

How is TA’s SRG group regarded? Comp, promotion potential, hours etc

What’s a realistic fully diluted equity percentage for a VP of Strategy level role in a lower middle market PE Backed company? Is .5-1% vested over 4 years reasonable?

I have around 9YoE at MBB + Industry included. Potentially considering exit from consulting into PE Ops/ value creation roles. Any suggestions on how to approach this?
1. Best way to get in touch with head hunters?
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9 YOE experience in supply chain/ops strategy at F100 and going to an M7 in the fall. Do I have a shot at PE Ops without consulting BS, or should I not even try?

Why do so many people want to exit into PE OPs and think it’s such a great exit path?

Anyone know a “typical” comp package for a director or VP of value creation / portfolio ops for a upper MM / small large cap fund? Been getting a bit of outreach for these types of roles and curious a… more

Did KKR capstone send out hirevue invites?

Have an in person super day coming up for a MM PE ops team. Haven’t received much information so far but it seems like ~4 hours of interview + lunch. Has anyone had a similar experience or have initia… more

Whenever anyone comments or asks about "base salary" I know they are not from our industry. Base salaries are low in finance. Real money is in cash bonuses and carry. This industry is called… more

Recruiter reached out about a PE VC role for GT Stax. Anyone have experience with them?

What is the comp for senior associate in mm / lmm pe firms?

Does PE Ops truly pay higher annual cash than Strategy consulting? I feel like a lot of the PE Ops compensation reports are not the norm and strategy consulting out earns PE Ops in the long run.