Overview
Operating Partner Jobs in United States at Swooped
Title: Operating Partner
Company: Swooped
Location: United States
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About the Opportunity
An operating partner is a business leader who works with a company's leadership team to improve the business and create value for shareholders. They are often a key part of an investment firm's strategy and act as a liaison between the firm and its portfolio company. This role offers the opportunity to partner with the organization as the incoming CEO/COO/VP/GM/President of a newly acquired portfolio company.
Operating partners are experienced leaders and operators currently working within a Software as a Service or Service-Based business in a sales, marketing, operations, or key management role. If there is a demonstrable track record of success and a desire to run an internet-based business as its operating CEO/COO/VP/GM/President, this is an exciting prospect. Applying for this role places candidates in a network for consideration when new businesses generating $500K-$5M in revenue are acquired. Operating partners can expect excellent and unique compensation packages including equity and/or profit share participation.
The organization utilizes proven playbooks to create and curate a database full of potential customers and invests in bringing value to them on an ongoing basis. With a global footprint, the team operates with a distributed workforce covering multiple time zones capable of serving a multinational customer base. A creative solutions mindset is brought to problem-solving, with an optimistic approach to challenges, recognizing that most decisions are reversible. The strategy involves narrowing down the market to a specific customer that can be best served, and growing from there, rather than pursuing large, undefined markets.
The thesis is that intelligent entrepreneurs globally are adept at identifying and building great software. Once these companies reach product-market fit, it is not uncommon for the company to grow beyond the founders’ core competencies. By infusing capital and adding infrastructure, businesses can be enabled to realize their full potential while continuing to scale revenue profitably. The focus is to minimize risk and maximize returns, investing only in companies with a clear predictable path to success.
All types of business software and service companies will be considered, with a specific focus on:
- Enterprise Software
- SMB Software
- Vertical Market Software
- Tech Enabled Managed Services
- IT Consulting
- Ecommerce Software
Key Responsibilities
- Advising and coaching: Working with the CEO and management team to provide perspectives and recommendations.
- Analyzing challenges: Identifying areas for improvement and developing plans to increase efficiency and growth.
- Creating strategies: Developing plans to increase profits and cash flow, and implement operational best practices.
- Monitoring performance: Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial performance.
- Facilitating value creation: Ensuring the portfolio company has the resources to meet investment goals.
- Supporting growth: Assisting with planning, forecasting, and due diligence to support company growth and expansion.
- Building reporting: Creating simple, consistent reporting that makes it easy to identify when the company is off-track.
- Leadership: Demonstrating strong leadership capabilities to effectively run a company.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of operational leadership experience.
- 5+ years of experience managing direct and/or indirect reports.
- Extensive knowledge in operations, including resource planning, demand planning, business planning, corporate strategy, communications, leadership, benchmarking, and forecasting.
- Required skills in market research, analytics, financial modeling, metrics analysis, and presentations.
- Strong proficiency in Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize workloads and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
- Must be results-oriented and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, capable of interacting with all levels of associates with tact and diplomacy.
- Proven ability to protect confidential information.
- Ability to travel by automobile and aircraft, with the flexibility to be away from home for extended periods.
- Experience in managing external relations, including identifying, diversifying, building, and maintaining relationships with community organizations and leaders to secure various forms of support and partnerships.
- Ability to manage solicitations with board members and sponsors, provide outcome reports, and lead cultivation and stewardship activities for charitable endeavors.
Benefits
- Unique compensation packages including equity and/or profit share participation.
- Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision benefits.
- Work from anywhere in the world.
- Loose vacation policy.
- Flexible work hours.
The hiring company is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
