Building the future of industrial training through strategic acquisition and organic growth

About Us

Steel River is an industrial services holding company – we’ve acquired over 20 companies and sit above $100M in revenue in our core platform Cranetech, focused on industrial crane service. We have a long-term hold model, driving growth through investment in the best people in the industry.

We’re now building our next $100M platform in Industrial Training. We have acquired two brands and will continue to build organically and inorganically to build this platform. This role exists to make that happen; turning acquisitions into integrated, high-performing businesses while driving growth across the portfolio.

What You'll Actually Do

Diligence and Integration Leadership

Manage deal diligence and see acquisitions through to completion
Post-acquisition integration: You're the point of accountability for making newly acquired companies successful parts of our business. Drive integration efficiency that becomes a self-improving playbook.
Build relationships with new teams, identify what to keep vs. change, manage cultural integration, ensure we don't lose key customers or employees during transitions
Create playbooks so integration gets better and faster with each deal

Operational Excellence

Drive process improvements across quote-to-cash, customer onboarding, trainer scheduling, and other core workflows
Build and refine operating systems as we scale

Growth & Go-to-Market

Own our growth initiatives: If we're underperforming in a market segment or need to launch a new training program, you figure out why and fix it
Build and execute GTM strategies: work with sales, marketing, and ops to identify new customer segments, refine our messaging, and scale what's working

Strategic Projects

Lead high-impact projects like curriculum modernization, new service development, operational improvements
These are the things that will multiply our impact but won't happen unless someone owns them end-to-end
You decide how to approach them, who needs to be involved, and what success looks like

Who Thrives in This Role

Strong with people. Success means building trust and influencing outcomes with business owners transitioning out of their companies, experienced instructors, and prospective customers. Relationships and credibility drive results here.

Owner mentality. Significant autonomy means making judgment calls about priorities and trade-offs. The focus is on what creates value for the business, even when that requires harder choices.

Builders. This role requires someone energized by creating new systems and fixing what's broken rather than maintaining existing operations.

Comfortable with ambiguity. Much of this work involves creating solutions where none exist yet; building integration processes, developing market strategies, solving problems with incomplete information.

Intellectually honest. Willing to surface problems early, admit gaps in knowledge, and own mistakes quickly. This creates the trust needed to solve real issues.

Background That Typically Works

2-4 years of professional experience owning outcomes, not just executing tasks
Experience in operations, strategy, consulting, m&a, business development, or cross-functional project leadership
Background in industrial, manufacturing, training, or education sectors is helpful but not necessary
Track record of solving ambiguous problems

Why This Role Matters

In 3 years, we could be the dominant industrial training platform in the country. Or we could be a company that made a few acquisitions that never really took off. The difference will come down to execution; integrating well, growing intelligently, and building systems that scale. This role will be critical to the success of the business, and we expect this role to become a key leader in the Steel River family.

Compensation & Growth

Salary range: $90-100K
Equity/ownership opportunity as we grow
Reporting directly to CEO

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