Strategic Growth & Transformation Leader — PE-Backed

Links Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health benefits

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Links Partners in Chicago, IL, seeks a high-performing strategy professional to join Strategy & Transformation team, focusing on enterprise transformation, product strategy, and M&A in a PE-owned tech business. You will partner with senior executives to shape value-creation initiatives, build operating-model redesigns, and lead due diligence and integration efforts.

This is an ideal fit for someone from top-tier consulting with PE exposure who wants hands-on operator experience and C-suite

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in top-tier management consulting and/or PE-backed environments.
• Experience leading workstreams for large-scale transformations or PE portfolio companies.
• Exposure to technology or SaaS is a strong plus.
• Strong financial modeling and commercial analytics skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact transformation initiatives across revenue growth, profitability, operating model design, and organizational effectiveness
• Drive strategic planning efforts including multi-year value-creation roadmaps and board-level materials
• Partner with product leadership to shape portfolio strategy, pricing and packaging, and investment prioritization
• Support M&A activities including commercial due diligence, integration planning, synergy capture, and carve-out execution
• Own workstreams end-to-end - from problem definition and analytics to executive recommendations and implementation
• Develop rigorous financial models, business cases, and KPI frameworks to track performance and value delivery
• Work closely with functional leaders (Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance, Operations) to translate strategy into execution
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leadership and private equity stakeholders
• Coach junior team members and contribute to building The firm's internal transformation capabilities and playbooks
• Perform other duties as assigned to support team, department, and organizational goals.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Strategic planning

Financial modeling

PE/portfolio experience

Job description

Links Partners in Chicago, IL, seeks a high-performing strategy professional to join Strategy & Transformation team, focusing on enterprise transformation, product strategy, and M&A in a PE-owned tech business. You will partner with senior executives to shape value-creation initiatives, build operating-model redesigns, and lead due diligence and integration efforts.

This is an ideal fit for someone from top-tier consulting with PE exposure who wants hands-on operator experience and C-suite