Operating Vice President - Solen

Solen is a permanent capital investment firm focused on the acquisition of phenomenal niche/vertical software companies. Due to our unique model and strategy, Solen is heavily exposed to the best of the private equity and small business worlds.

Our OVP program is a unique blend of experiences and will require working through a varied mix of challenges across sales, operations, HR, finance, M&A, technology, among others. Each OVP will be paired with a seasoned operating partner or portfolio CEO and have direct interaction with the needle moving financial and operational elements of a Solen operating company. Our hope for an Operating Vice President is a trajectory bending experience in personal and career development.

Requirements

• MBA degree or equivalent experience
• Resilience and the ability to overcome obstacles that may constantly be thrown at OVPs
• Adaptability and willingness to wear any of the many hats needed for the business
• Leadership capabilities to unite and inspire the teams that OVPs will lead and work with
• Commitment to each rotation tenure of 1-2 years

Benefits

• Qualified individuals with equivalent work experience will gain learnings and skills, especially:

• How to grow, cultivate, and create enterprise value within a software context by:
• Becoming a fanatical custodian of time
• A fanatical focus on quality
• A fanatical focus on team building
• Autonomy and responsibility through the entrustment of leadership and decision-making skills to fellows
• Strategic decision-making and thinking through ambiguous situations and the ability to balance long-term vision with daily decision making.
• Operational excellence development and problem solving by working closely Solen operating companies in almost all departments
• Cross-functional collaboration and teamwork via the OVP’s work across functions and with diverse teams
• Learning what great Software Operating looks like along with technical software skills such as technical debt management through software sales proximity
• Mentorship from assigned operating partners and an increased network due to the diverse interactions with boards of directors and teams
• The opportunity to transition into a senior leadership position at one of Solen’s affiliated companies after the OVP program
• U.S Visa sponsorship