Private Equity Sales Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Develop and nurture relationships within the Private Equity ecosystem to foster strategic, long-term sales growth.

• Identify and engage with Portfolio Operations leads, Operating Partners, and Value Creation directors in targeted funds.

• Utilize an established professional network to gain access to highly restricted PE environments.

• Employ PE-specific financial and operational terminology to establish authority and credibility.

• Navigate PE procurement processes to secure Master Service Agreements.

• Position RRD as a preferred choice for addressing portfolio-company operational inefficiencies and cost-reduction initiatives.

• Broaden RRD’s presence across multiple portfolio companies through successful initial engagements.

• Promote and extend RRD services across additional portfolio assets.

• Introduce operational assessments during pre-acquisition due diligence and ongoing holding phases.

• Utilize assessments to generate leads and secure execution contracts once acquisitions are finalized.

• Collaborate across various functions to deploy specialized delivery teams effectively.

• Drive performance metrics measured by signed MSAs, assessment engagements, and recognized sales revenue.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or a related field is required.

• A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.

• Previous experience as an ex-management consultant from MBB / Big 4, particularly in Private Equity or Post-Merger Integration practices; or as a former COO, VP of Sales, or VP of Operations in a PE-backed portfolio company; or in professional-services sales directed towards PE funds.

• Must be physically located in a primary or designated secondary PE hub: New York City, Greenwich, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, or Atlanta.

• In-depth understanding of EBITDA, IRR, Multiple Expansion, and the 100-Day Plan.

• Capability to align RRD’s services with PE financial and operational goals.

• Proficiency in low-volume, high-trust Account-Based Selling strategies and navigating long, complex institutional sales cycles.

• Ability to work across functions to deploy specialized delivery teams.

• All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment background checks and drug screenings.

🏝️ Benefits

• Commission program with unlimited earning potential.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Paid time off.

• Disability insurance.

• 401(k) plan with company match.

• Life insurance.

• Voluntary supplemental insurance options.

• Parental leave.

• Adoption assistance.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Discounts from employers/partners.