Chief Transformation Officer

Elios, Inc.; Las Vegas, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Elios, Inc. in the Las Vegas area seeks a Chief Transformation Officer to be the CEO's right hand, driving value creation across pricing, AI, and cost discipline in a global TIC business serving a highly regulated industry.

This is an operating role, backed by a global private equity firm, with the founder-CEO remaining in place. You will lead pricing strategy for the testing, inspection, and certification portfolio, build the AI agenda to speed testing and decision-making, and mature processes

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years across operations, strategy or value creation.
• Mix of operating experience and background in top-tier strategy consulting or private equity.
• Experience in testing, inspection and certification or tech-enabled services.
• Track record of pricing, cost and process improvements with measurable results.
• Comfort working hands-on inside a founder-led business professionalizing for growth.
• Fluency in how AI can transform a services operation.
• Based in the Las Vegas area or willing to spend significant time there.

Responsibilities

• Act as the CEO's right hand on value creation priorities.
• Lead pricing strategy and execution across the TIC portfolio.
• Build the company's AI agenda to speed testing and decision-making.
• Run cost-efficiency programs without disrupting client work.
• Mature processes and operating rhythms for greater institutional rigor.
• Partner with the deal team and board on the value creation plan and track progress.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Cost optimization

AI in operations

Leadership

Strategy consulting background

Private equity experience

TIC / tech-enabled services

Founder-led environment

Global operations

Job description

Value creation Pricing strategy Cost transformation AI in operations Private equity operating partner Testing inspection and certification (TIC) Business services / IT services Process maturation for PE-owned companies

Job Description

Chief Transformation Officer

Location: Las Vegas area | Experience: 10 to 15+ years

About the Role

You'll step into a hands-on transformation seat as the CEO's right hand, leading the work that moves EBITDA and enterprise value across a global testing, inspection, and certification business serving a highly regulated industry.

The company was built by its founder and is now backed by a global private equity firm, with the founder-CEO still in place. This role is focused on pricing, AI, cost efficiency, and the operating discipline needed to help a founder-led business run like a mid-sized PE-backed company. This is an operating job, not a strategy deck job.

What You'll Do

Act as the CEO's right hand on value creation priorities

Lead pricing strategy and execution across the testing and certification portfolio

Build the company's AI agenda, with a focus on where AI can speed up testing, improve decision-making, and reduce operating cost

Run cost-efficiency programs without disrupting the work clients rely on

Mature processes, reporting, and operating rhythms so the business can operate with more institutional rigor

Partner with the deal team and board on the value creation plan, then track progress against the investment thesis

Qualifications

10 to 15+ years across operations, strategy, or value creation

Ideally brings a mix of operating experience and a background in top-tier strategy consulting or private equity

Experience in testing, inspection, and certification, or in business services and IT services where the offering is a tech-enabled service

A track record of putting pricing, cost, and process improvements in place that translated into measurable results

Comfort working hands-on inside a founder-led business that is professionalizing for the first time

Genuine fluency in how AI can change a services operation

Based in the Las Vegas area, or willing to spend significant time there