General Manager: Transformation Leader, HVAC Growth

Jobot; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a General Manager for a well-established HVAC business within a growing private equity-backed platform. This leader will guide strategy, drive operational improvements, and build capability across the organization.

The role requires relocation to Taylor, MI (paid) and offers high visibility, strong growth potential, and a path to long-term value creation for employees, customers, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within HVAC and mechanical contracting
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change, operational improvement, or turnaround initiatives
• Experience assessing organizations and implementing improvements across people, processes, and systems
• Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills
• Desire to build, improve, and lead organizations through growth and change

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior-most leader of the operating company, providing overall direction, leadership, and accountability for business performance
• Develop and execute the strategic and operational plan for the business, ensuring alignment with broader organizational objectives
• Establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and accountability throughout the organization
• Drive a culture focused on operational excellence, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Act as the primary leader responsible for the overall health, performance, and long-term success of the business
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the organization across people, processes, and systems
• Evaluate leadership capabilities, organizational structure, and team effectiveness
• Identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities throughout the business
• Ensure the right people are in the right roles to support both current operations and future growth
• Coach, mentor, and develop leaders throughout the organization
• Build a culture of accountability while fostering employee engagement and professional growth
• Evaluate current operational workflows and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, communication, and execution
• Establish operational cadence, reporting structures, and performance management processes
• Create consistency across service, installation, project management, estimating, and field operations
• Improve cross-functional collaboration and alignment between departments
• Develop scalable processes that support future growth and operational maturity
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance customer experience, operational performance, and profitability
• Assess existing business systems, reporting capabilities, and operational infrastructure
• Implement processes, tools, and performance metrics that improve visibility and decision-making
• Develop operational dashboards and KPIs that provide meaningful insight into business performance
• Create management systems that drive accountability and improve execution
• Ensure systems and processes are capable of supporting future organizational growth
• Maintain ownership and accountability for overall business performance
• Monitor operational performance, profitability, and key business metrics
• Partner with leadership to identify opportunities for improved efficiency, margin enhancement, and sustainable growth
• Utilize data and performance metrics to drive informed decision-making
• Ensure operational initiatives align with broader financial and strategic objectives
• Lead the business through its next phase of operational development and growth
• Build the organizational infrastructure required to support long-term scalability
• Drive change management initiatives while maintaining employee engagement and operational continuity
• Identify opportunities to strengthen the business, improve execution, and create long-term value
• Position the organization for continued success within a growing private equity-backed platform

Job description

Jobot is seeking a General Manager for a well-established HVAC business within a growing private equity-backed platform. This leader will guide strategy, drive operational improvements, and build capability across the organization.

The role requires relocation to Taylor, MI (paid) and offers high visibility, strong growth potential, and a path to long-term value creation for employees, customers, and stakeholders.