Managing Director - Private Equity

Role Overview

The Managing Directory, Private Equity (PE) is a senior commercial leadership role within RRD’s RevTeam. This individual is responsible for establishing relationships with the Private Equity ecosystem to build strategic, long-term sales momentum. Unlike traditional high-volume

sales roles, this position requires a nuanced, high-trust, low-volume "Account-Based Selling" approach.

The primary mission is to identify, secure, and expand relationships directly with PE Operating Partners, Portfolio Operations leads, and Value Creation directors who are under immense pressure to drive EBITDA growth. By deeply understanding the financial objectives of PE firms, this leader will position RRD’s specialized portfolio of services and our unique consultative assessment process as the go-to solution for driving enterprise value across portfolio companies.

Key ResponsibilitiesTarget Identification & Strategic Relationship BuildingIdentify & Engage Key Stakeholders: Target and build deep, recurring relationships with Portfolio Operations leads, Operating Partners, and Value Creation directors within targeted funds, segmented by sector and strategy.Network Utilization: Leverage an existing professional network to gain access to highly gatekept PE environments and create meaningful business conversations.Peer-to-Peer Engagement: Speak the distinct financial and operational vocabulary of the PE universe to establish immediate credibility with operational leadership.Master Service Agreement (MSA) NavigationNavigate complex PE procurement processes to secure Master Service Agreements (MSAs) within their portfolio of operating companies.Short-List Positioning: Ensure that when an Operating Partner identifies an operational inefficiencies or cost takeout initiative within a portfolio company (PortCo), RRD is automatically positioned on the short-list to call.Portfolio Company (PortCo) ExpansionExpand Success: Actively expand RRD’s footprint across multiple targeted portfolio companies by leveraging and proving early success in initial PortCo engagements.Account Growth: Network across the firm’s broader ecosystem to cross-sell and scale RRD’s services into additional portfolio assets.Leverage Value Creation TacticsPro-Bono/Low-Cost Assessments: Introduce specialized operational assessments during the PE firm's pre-acquisition due diligence and long-term holding phases.Pipeline Building: Utilize these early assessments to build immense goodwill, positioning RRD to win the full execution contract the day the acquisition deal officially closes.