Private Equity Sales Lead

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

📋 Description

• Build strategic, long-term sales momentum by establishing relationships throughout the Private Equity ecosystem.

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

• Utilize an existing professional network to gain access to highly exclusive PE environments.

• Employ PE financial and operational terminology to gain credibility with operational leadership.

• Navigate intricate PE procurement processes to secure Master Service Agreements.

• Position RRD on the shortlist for initiatives aimed at addressing operational inefficiencies and cost reduction within portfolio companies.

• Expand RRD’s presence across targeted portfolio companies through successful early engagement.

• Cross-sell and scale RRD’s services across additional portfolio assets.

• Introduce specialized operational assessments during the pre-acquisition due diligence and long-term holding phases.

• Leverage assessments to foster goodwill and secure full execution contracts post-acquisition.

• Collaborate across various functions within RRD to deploy specialized delivery teams.

• Drive signed MSAs, executed assessment engagements, and revenue generated from PE relationships.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.

• Experience as an ex-management consultant from MBB, Big 4, or a tier-1 operations consulting firm, particularly in Private Equity or Post-Merger Integration practices; or as a former COO, VP of Sales, or VP of Operations who has successfully scaled and exited a PE-backed portfolio company; or as a boutique PE-origination specialist with a proven sales track record in professional services directly to PE funds.

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

• Strong understanding of PE financial metrics such as EBITDA, IRR, Multiple Expansion, and the 100-Day Plan.

• Ability to swiftly master RRD’s portfolio of services and align them with PE financial and operational objectives.

• Highly proficient in low-volume, high-trust Account-Based Selling strategies for long, complex institutional sales cycles.

• Capability to work cross-functionally to deploy specialized delivery teams.

• Successful completion of pre-employment background checks and drug screenings.

• Must be eligible to work in the United States (this is implicit due to the location and employment conditions of the role).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical coverage.

• Dental coverage.

• Vision coverage.

• Paid time off.

• Disability insurance.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Life insurance.

• Voluntary supplemental insurance options.

• Parental leave.

• Adoption assistance.

• Tuition assistance.

• Employer/partner discounts.

• Incentive program offering 20%–30% of base salary based on performance metrics achieved.