LEAD THE U.S. PRIVATE EQUITY PRACTICE | AI-POWERED INSIGHTS FIRM
Why This Opportunity Matters Now:
Our client—a venture-backed scale-up with 170+ employees—just closed a $20M Series B. They've built an AI-powered platform that combines expert insights, 300k+ B2B customer data points, and async video Q&A tools to transform how PE firms conduct primary research.
The U.S. is their fastest-growing market. Private equity is the main growth engine. And they need someone to take a strong foundation built by one of their earliest employees and accelerate it into market leadership.
What Makes This Different:
- Momentum, Not a Startup Gamble – You're taking over a business that already works with Tier 1 large-cap and mid-market PE funds. The foundation is built; your job is to scale it aggressively over the next 3 years to partner with every tech-oriented PE firm in the market.
- Category Innovation – You're not selling commoditized phone calls. You're positioning AI, proprietary customer data, and platform technology that gives PE firms an unfair advantage in tech diligence. This is the future of primary insights.
- Fresh Capital, Clear Mission – The Series B was raised explicitly for U.S. expansion. You'll have the resources, executive support, and runway to build something significant without typical funding uncertainty.
- Strategic Leadership, Not Just Sales Execution – Report directly to the Head of Region. Shape what you sell, who you sell to, and how you deliver differentiated value. This isn't about hitting someone else's playbook—it's about writing your own.
The Role:
You will own the U.S. private equity business: new logo acquisition, account expansion, strategic client engagement, and team development. You'll lead sales, research, and client-facing teams while collaborating with Product and Marketing to ensure the platform evolves with client needs.
This is hands-on leadership—running client meetings, closing deals, mentoring Team Leads and Associates, and building the infrastructure (playbooks, training programs, forecasting models) that enables 3x growth over the next 36 months.
You'll succeed if you:
- Come from Expert Networks, Alternative Data, Market Research, Consulting, or B2B SaaS/Platform Sales
- Have sold to private equity firms
- Have managed and scaled high-performing teams in fast-paced environments
- Can balance strategic thinking with relentless execution
- Thrive leading from the front rather than delegating from behind a desk
Why Candidates Are Excited:
Right Industry, Right Buyer, Right Time – PE dealmaking on tech assets is only accelerating. Firms that master data-driven diligence will outperform. You're selling the picks and shovels.
- Disruptor Positioning – Legacy networks (GLG, AlphaSights, Guidepoint) are vulnerable. You're with the insurgent that's winning because of product innovation, not brand legacy.
- Career Upside – Join at the Series B stage of a company with genuine product-market fit, proven revenue growth, and ambitious expansion plans. The trajectory here matters.
- Based in New York – You're in the heart of the PE ecosystem.
Interested or Know Someone Who Should Be?
If you have a background selling data, insights, or platform solutions to private equity firms and want to learn more, let's talk.
