Thoughts on leaving consulting for a portfolio operations associate role at a PE firm? Really intriguing job description with potentially solid comp.

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WLB - likely to be better if you’re in strategy atm

Breadth of work - likely to be better

Exposure - better

I would say the only con is you may close off any immediate avenues to a deal team role

Yeah not to worried about going into the deal team in the future. Feels like my background lends well to the ops team looking at process efficiencies, strategy, org.

Big question is what is the career path from an ops role after? F500 strategy, VC, back to consulting?

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WLB is about the same

What kind of comp do PE Operations roles get?

The recruiter said up front that total comp all in could be 200k, given I’m at 106 base my ears perked. Haven’t gotten into actual interviews yet though

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Once you go down the ops path, joining the deal team is very unusual. Lower middle market firms that are growing quickly might be an exception. If you decide you want to go the ops path and assuming you’re joining an established team, I would make sure to talk to several of your future peers about their day-to-day, as these roles can vary significantly by PE firm. Some are great partners who recognize the value you bring to the table, while others treat you as a second class citizen. I would look for (i) an established value creation playbook, (ii) exposure to the deal team during the interview process, and (iii) their willingness to connect you with other people in similar roles. This isn’t a 45-hour a week corporate job, but most firms outside of mega funds should be an improvement from consulting

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