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Private Equity Sales Lead

Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time💰 $175,000–$175,000🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior commercial leadership role establishing strategic, long-term relationships with Private Equity Operating Partners, Portfolio Operations leads, and Value Creation directors to drive enterprise value and EBITDA growth for portfolio companies.

Role type

Senior Account-Based Selling Lead (Private Equity)

Builds

Strategic relationships with PE firms and portfolio companies; Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and operational assessment engagements.

Domain

Private Equity / Professional Services Sales

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Account-Based Selling (ABM), PE financial literacy (EBITDA, IRR, 100-Day Plan), stakeholder mapping, MSA navigation, cross-functional collaboration, solution mapping

Preferred skills

MBA or Master's degree, background in top-tier management consulting (MBB/Big 4) PE practices, former PE portfolio company executive experience, boutique PE-origination specialist track record

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Identify and engage key stakeholders in targeted PE funds; leverage professional networks to access gatekept PE environments; navigate complex PE procurement processes to secure MSAs; expand service footprint across multiple portfolio companies; conduct pro-bono/low-cost operational assessments during due diligence to build pipeline.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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