Private Equity Is Still Hiring—Just Smarter.
Funds are becoming more selective, deployment is stretching, and portfolio companies are pacing themselves.
But make no mistake: demand remains strong for revenue-attached growth leaders — CMO, CRO, and CCO roles who can tie AI, data, and GTM directly to EBITDA.
If you’re hiring, define revenue ownership early — pipeline targets, payback windows, and the levers your leader controls (team, tech stack, agency mix).
This clarity shortens time-to-fill and dramatically reduces costly mis-hits.
What’s winning for us in recent PE retained searches:
- 🔹 Demand Generation Builders who can create pipelines from scratch
- 🔹 Lifecycle & CRM Leaders fluent in RevOps
- 🔹 CMOs who partner tightly with Sales & Success and own pipeline health
- 🔹 Executives fluent in CFO-level metrics who view marketing as a profit center, not a cost line
As PE partners retool portfolio companies for disciplined growth, the blueprint is clear:
➡️ Hire leaders who are builders
➡️ Hire leaders who are revenue-tied
➡️ Hire leaders who turn AI, GTM, and data into measurable value creation
Let’s talk about how to turn those goals into human form — the right executive hire changes everything.
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