Want PE-backed? Understand the graft?.

Job Description

We don't place people who want the PE badge. We place people who understand what comes with it.

Pace. Accountability. Value creation over theatre. Sleeves rolled up, not just strategy decks.

If you're a Head of, No.2, or operator who has built through the messy middle — and you want your next move to be PE-backed — you're who we mean.

Not for passengers. For grafters

PE-backed isn’t a title. It’s a way of working.
We build the operators who become the safe pair of hands PE firms call back.

Everyone wants the PE-backed badge on LinkedIn. Few understand what it actually takes once you’re in the portfolio.

Board packs on Monday. Value creation plan on Tuesday. Nothing hides. You own a number, a transformation, a team — and you deliver.

Who this is for — the grafters

Head of Finance / Finance Director (Path to CFO) — You’ve been the No.2 who actually ran the numbers. Cash, forecast, MI the board actually used.

Head of Operations / No.2 to COO — You turned chaos into process that sticks. Margin isn’t a spreadsheet, it’s 100 small decisions.

Head of Product / Product Lead (Path to CPO) — You ship. You made the hard calls on what NOT to build. Product has to drive enterprise value, not just NPS.

GTM & RevOps Operators (Path to CRO) — You built pipeline when there was none. £1m to £10m is graft, not growth hacks.

Chief of Staff / Transformation Lead — The safe pair of hands behind the scenes. Integration, transformation, special projects — the person CEOs call when it has to land.

Tech Lead / Engineering Manager (Path to CTO) — You led teams that shipped under pressure. Without the FAANG badge.

PE-backed IS:

• Pace and accountability — weekly, not quarterly
• Owning a number or outcome, not a task
• Building with fewer resources, not more
• Being comfortable with scrutiny

PE-backed IS NOT:

• A title bump for LinkedIn
• More budget, bigger team, easier life
• Strategy without execution
• Somewhere to hide

What we don’t do
We don’t place passengers. We don’t place people who want PE because it sounds good.

We don’t place:

• People who want the badge without the graft
• Operators who need structure to perform
• Anyone who thinks PE-backed is 9-5

The Difference

• Honest read: Are you PE-ready, and what gap to close?
• Bench, not database: Small, curated. Already understood when a PE firm asks for “someone who can actually do the work”
• Long game: We build careers into PE, not just moves into PE.

If the outline of this role interests you and you possess the required experience, please contact us to find out more information about the opportunity.