Current Opportunities With Our Clients
PierceGray partners with clients engaged in growth and business transformation. Our work is building leadership teams that make change happen. While retained search firms do not typically post roles, PierceGray posts all of the roles we manage. It is part of our firm’s commitment to creating open and equitable access to opportunities. Why We Post.
Arctos Partners | Texas | March 26, 2025
Arctos Partners is seeking an Assistant Controller to join the growing Finance team. The Assistant Controller will be responsible for a variety of accounting duties at Arctos which includes working directly with the Director of Finance and Accounting Administrator in managing the general ledger, financial reporting, capital calls and distributions, and the year-end audits for multiple sports funds and related investment vehicles. Read More →
Arctos Partners | Texas | March 26, 2025
Arctos Partners is seeking a Director of Finance to join the growing Finance team and report directly to the Chief Financial
Officer. The Director of Finance will be primarily responsible for overseeing a new strategy being launched by Arctos
focused on real estate. The Director of Finance will also work directly with the sports Director of Finance and Keystone
Managing Director of Finance as well as the Accounting Administrator in managing the general ledgers, financial reporting,
capital calls and distributions, and the year-end audits for multiple funds and related investment vehicles. Read More →
Examinetics | OVerland Park, Kansas | March 19, 2025
To support acquisition integration and scaling for future growth,
Examinetics is seeking to hire a Head of Operational Excellence. This new
role will spearhead initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and
effectiveness across various departments. This critical role will collaborate
with leadership and cross-functional teams to prioritize, execute, and
sustain process improvement initiatives. The role will report to the Chief
Technology Officer (CTO) and ideally be located at company headquarters
in Overland Park, KS.
The Head of Operational Excellence will (1) analyze and optimize
workflows, identifying inefficiencies and implementing scalable solutions
to improve operational effectiveness; (2) lead cross-functional project
teams, ensuring initiatives align with business priorities and drive
measurable impact; (3) develop and track key performance indicators
(KPIs) to measure project success and enable data-driven decision making;
(4) oversee change management efforts to ensure smooth
adoption of new processes and systems; and (5) collaborate with
stakeholders to build a culture of continuous improvement and
operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive operational improvement
initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and executive
priorities.
• Analyze existing workflows using industrial engineering principles to
identify inefficiencies and implement process optimizations.
• Develop and implement SOPs with attached KPIs to standardize
processes, improve quality, and increase efficiency across
departments.
• Manage project execution, including defining goals, tracking
milestones, and communicating progress, roadblocks, and key
achievements to leadership.
• Drive change management efforts by developing strategies that
ensure adoption and sustained improvements in business processes.
• Utilize data analytics to evaluate process performance, build
reporting dashboards, and provide insights for decision-making.
• Research, plan, and execute strategic initiatives, ensuring projects
contribute to long-term business growth and scalability.
• Support leadership in prioritizing initiatives, balancing ROI, impact,
and resource allocation to drive operational excellence.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, conducting training and
workshops to instill best practices in process efficiency and
performance management. Read More →
Valcourt | Houston, Texas (Remote) | March 12, 2025
With the support of Littlejohn, Valcourt is seeking to hire a new Regional Vice President to bolster the leadership team within the $350M Waterproofing Division with a focus on the Florida region. This individual will be a key member of the Waterproofing Division’s senior leadership team and will be responsible for managing the continued growth and professionalization of the region with a focus on post-merger integration and standardization of P&L management, policies and procedures, and service operations across a growing $85M, 3-branch network in Florida (Miami, Tampa, and Pensacola).
This newly created position will be responsible for managing and integrating new acquisitions, driving post-acquisition value creation, and driving region-focused transformation initiatives, including standardizing and maturing processes to increase efficiencies. Additionally, the role will be responsible for implementing a commercial strategy to accelerate growth within the region. Read More →
Clayton Dubilier & Rice | Sarasota, Florida (Remote) | March 11, 2025
The CD&R Operations team is growing and is seeking to add a Vice President of Safety to develop and implement best practices that support portfolio companies in ensuring compliance and enhancing safety measures, preserving the health, safety, and well-being of employees and stakeholders. The Vice President will develop programs, trainings, and tools/templates for use by portfolio companies and work hands-on with portfolio company leadership to drive improvements in safety programs. The role will report to the Head of Environmental Stewardship and may be based remotely near a major airport in Central or Eastern time zones. Read More →
Innovapptive | San Diego, California (Remote) | March 7, 2025
In support of Innovapptive’s growth plans, the organization seeks to hire
a Head of Sales to take over their commercial organization. This shift from
co-founder and CEO Sundeep Ravande will provide the focus and
leadership to scale the sales organization quickly and efficiently, with the
Head of Sales playing a central role in growing the function’s processes,
procedures, and headcount. Read More →
Arctos Partners | Dallas, Texas | March 4, 2025
With the firm’s rapid growth, Arctos has created a new Manager, IT position. The Manager will lead all hardware and software management for the firm. This leader will report to the Head of Operations and will be based out of the Dallas, TX headquarters. Read More →
Astro Shapes LLC | Youngstown, Ohio | March 3, 2025
Astro Shapes is seeking to hire a new Director of FP&A to lead and professionalize its financial planning and analysis function, aiming to refine and enhance core FP&A processes while optimizing data analytics tools and
systems to drive strategic decision-making. This leader will
support the company’s continued growth, as well as
support emerging M&A initiatives. Read More →
Polyvantis | Mt. Vernon, Indiana | February 28, 2025
The ideal candidate will possess: (1) operations leadership experience in a company of relevant size and complexity; (2) functional expertise in manufacturing, SHE, quality, and capital investment; (3) a track record of building processes and organizational capabilities and driving continuous improvement results; and (4) superior and inspirational advisory, relationship, and stakeholder management skills; a bias towards action and a player-coach mentality. The role reports to the global EVP of Manufacturing, leads a team of ~240, and is based on-site in Mount Vernon, IN. Read More →
PhyNet Dermatology | Nashville, Tennessee | February 28, 2025
With support from OTPP, PhyNet has plans to continue expanding with an intentional focus on organic growth. PhyNet is now seeking to hire a new Vice President of Finance who will have accountability for the day-to-day financial operations, financial performance and analysis, and optimization of financial processes and systems. The ideal candidate will possess: (1) finance leadership experience in a distributed healthcare services environment of relevant size and complexity; (2) expertise in the finance function, including FP&A, operational finance, and M&A integrations; and (3) a track record of building and scaling centralized financial systems in a high-change, fast paced environment; and (4) superior advisory, relationship, and stakeholder management necessary to drive change in high-growth, investor-backed environment. The VP of Finance will report directly to the CFO and is ideally based at company headquarters in Franklin, TN (Nashville). Read More →
