Growth & Value Creation Associate (Remote)

Lateam Partners; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lateam Partners seeks a Value Creation Associate to work remotely with a focus on operational efficiency and finance solutions across its portfolio. This full-time, contractor-style role blends deal-driven finance skills with hands-on operating experience to drive tangible value for founder-owned, high-growth companies.

The candidate will lead pricing research, optimize margins, and manage cost-reduction projects while coordinating with portfolio teams and founders to ensure measurable outcomes

Qualifications

• Background in investment banking, M&A, corporate development or private equity with time in consulting or operating roles.
• Experience leading full-cycle transactions from diligence to close.
• Hands-on operating experience improving pricing, margins, or cost structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project work across portfolio companies focused on operational efficiency and finance solutions.
• Perform pricing research, pricing restructures, and run pricing experiments.
• Drive margin expansion and cost-reduction initiatives with measurable impact.
• Oversee procurement, logistics and supply chain cost projects for portfolio firms.
• Develop unit economics models to guide operating decisions.
• Support debt financing processes and capital solutions.

Skills

Deal experience

Financial modeling

M&A diligence

Operating experience

Unit economics

FP&A exposure

Negotiation

Founder credibility

Cross-functional

Pricing optimization

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Job description

Lateam Partners seeks a Value Creation Associate to work remotely with a focus on operational efficiency and finance solutions across its portfolio. This full-time, contractor-style role blends deal-driven finance skills with hands-on operating experience to drive tangible value for founder-owned, high-growth companies.

The candidate will lead pricing research, optimize margins, and manage cost-reduction projects while coordinating with portfolio teams and founders to ensure measurable outcomes