Operating Partner (m/f/d)

SEVEST ist eine in München ansässige Beteiligungsgesellschaft, die sich mit einem aktiven Beteiligungsansatz als Partner der Wahl für „Hidden Champions“ des deutschsprachigen Mittelstandes etabliert. Als unabhängiger Partner der Serafin-Gruppe, welche auf über 150 Jahre Unternehmertradition der Familie Haindl zurückblickt, unterstützt SEVEST Unternehmen in Ihrer nächsten Wachstumsphase.

Unser SEVEST Team besteht aus sehr erfahrenen Beteiligungsmanagern mit langer Erfahrung im internationalen Umfeld und einem erfolgreichen Investment-Track-Record, der insbesondere durch einen aktiven Wertsteigerungsansatz bei den Portfoliogesellschaften gekennzeichnet ist. Wir investieren in Marktführer und Hidden Champions in der DACH-Region, mit besonderem Fokus auf Industrie- und industrienahe Technologieunternehmen, welche z.B. durch ihre Technologie den Energiewandel und die Reduzierung des CO2 Ausstoßes ermöglichen, sowie Unternehmen aus den Dienstleistungs- und Software-Sektoren.

Zur Unterstützung unseres Teams suchen wir Sie in München ab sofort als **Operating Partner (m/f/d).**

### Your Role

You will lead our post-investment value creation activities and play an active role in the pre-investment/due diligence phase. Pre-investment, you will work closely with the investment team to identify and evaluate potential investment opportunities. Post-investment, in your role as Operating Partner you will work closely with CEOs and management teams of our portfolio companies to drive the value creation agenda.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead all post-investment value creation activities in up to four portfolio companies: define, staff and drive execution of the 100-day plan and all subsequent activities
• Act as main point person for and interface between SEVEST and the portfolio companies
• Support the investment team in evaluating deals, conducting due diligence, and assessing the management of potential portfolio companies
• Participate on company boards and improve corporate governance procedures, reporting and controls
• If needed support company management with improving day-to-day operations and execution capabilities

### Your Profile

• Strong academic track record with a university degree in business administration or engineering
• 3-5 years of work experience at a top management consultancy. Additionally, 3-5 years of experience in an operational line function with P&L responsibility in a medium-sized, manufacturing industrial company or comparable. Alternatively, 3 years as Operating Partner in a private equity setting
• Proven track record of creating value through implementing and executing commercial strategies
• Strong financial acumen and ability to quickly understand the primary drivers of a variety of industries and businesses, diagnose problems, and think through solutions, all in a context and the pace of private equity investing
• Strong communication skills, including the soft skills needed to gain trust from CEOs and management teams
• Highly motivated and energetic, with a collegial and humble work style
• International experience and fluency in German and English are a standard requirement

### Our Offer

• Top-in-class compensation package (fixed and variable component), the opportunity to participate in a highly attractive fund co-investment scheme, and a meaningful carry entitlement
• Unique opportunity to be part of the founding team of new fund
• Dynamic working environment with flat hierarchies, a steep learning curve and a high degree of responsibility from the beginning
• High likelihood to be assigned to new portfolio companies on a regular basis given SEVESTs envisaged capital deployment pace
• Flexible/mobile working environment

### Next Steps

Become part of our SEVEST team and send us your application (including availability and salary expectations) to [](https://mailto:).