Private Equity Sales Executive

• Drive new business for the Private Equity Services Practice
• Target mid-market private equity firms with portfolio companies in manufacturing, generally in the $10 million to $500 million revenue range
• Build and manage a pipeline of PE firms and operating partners with active or planned manufacturing investments
• Develop relationships with deal teams, operating partners, and portfolio company executives
• Identify technology-related value-creation opportunities
• Run the full sales cycle from prospecting and discovery through proposal development and close
• Close both single-engagement and fund-level Center of Excellence deals
• Partner with delivery leads to translate portfolio company needs into scoped, outcome-based engagements
• Represent thinkbridge at PE-focused industry events, conferences, and sponsor meetings
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast reporting with the Head of Growth
• Structure and close deals connecting technology investment to measurable EBITDA impact
• Sell fund-level Center of Excellence engagements, AI-enabled automation and analytics, application modernization and systems consolidation, senior engineering and product talent, and lifecycle engagements spanning diligence, Day One readiness, TSA execution, transformation, and exit preparation
• Report directly to the Head of Growth and collaborate with delivery leadership across thinkAI, thinkOne, and thinkTeam

• 5+ years of B2B sales experience in technology, consulting, or professional services, selling into private equity firms or PE-backed companies
• Established relationships with mid-market PE sponsors, operating partners, or portfolio company executives
• Exposure to manufacturing, industrials, or distribution preferred
• Working knowledge of how PE firms evaluate technology for value creation, including hold-period dynamics, EBITDA-linked reporting, and exit preparation
• Demonstrated ability to sell complex, outcome-based engagements rather than transactional services
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder sales processes, including single-company and fund-level deals
• Willingness to travel for sponsor meetings and industry events
• Prior experience selling AI, application modernization, or technology talent solutions preferred
• Familiarity with private equity deal cycles, including diligence, integration, and portfolio operating models preferred
• Existing network within mid-market PE firms focused on manufacturing sector investments preferred

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible scheduling around personal life, provided work is completed on time
• Take time off when needed
• Work laptop configured to personal preferences within security guidelines
• In-person team weeks to work side by side
• Learning time during working hours
• Paid certifications
• Opportunity to move into a different role inside think bridge
• Employee NPS above 90
• Great Place to Work Certified workplace