About Graham Partners:

Graham Partners is a private investment firm principally focused on investing in technology-driven companies in advanced manufacturing and technology-enabled services that are spurring innovation, resulting in product substitutions, raw materials conversions, and disruptions to traditional end markets. Graham can offer control or minority capital solutions and typically targets companies with EBITDA up to $50 million. Since Graham began managing third party capital over 25 years ago, the firm has closed over 160 acquisitions and investments. Investors include college and university endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, insurance companies, pension plans, high-net-worth individuals, and other institutional investors. Based in suburban Philadelphia, the Firm has access to extensive operating resources and industrial expertise and is a member of The Graham Group, an alliance of independent operating businesses, investment firms and philanthropic entities, which all share in the common legacy of entrepreneur Donald Graham. There are eight investment entities within The Graham Group. Graham Partners, Graham Capital Investments (GCI), LLC ("GCI"), and Graham Sports & Entertainment Partners, LLC ("GSE") are affiliates, and the remaining five GrahamGroup investment entities operate independently from and are not affiliates of Graham Partners, GCI, and GSE, as described in Part 2A of Graham Partners’ Form ADV.

Graham Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability, citizenship status, military status, genetic information, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We invite all interested qualified applicants to apply for career opportunities.

Your Role & Responsibilities

There are multiple positions available at various portfolio companies.  Strong candidates will be matched with the portfolio company that is most suitable for their experience. Final selection decisions and any employment relationship, if established, will be made by and directly with the portfolio company, not Graham Partners.

The Chief Value Acceleration Leader (CVAL) reports to the portfolio company CEO and is accountable for driving the value creation program to achieve the strategic and financial objectives of Graham’s investment thesis. While functional teams own execution of individual initiatives, the CVAL owns the overall program – translating strategy to execution, driving alignment, facilitating governance, monitoring progress, and escalating risks and resource needs. As a peer to the C-suite and close collaborator with Graham’s Value Management Office, the CVAL acts as an integrator across workstreams to ensure clarity, discipline, and measurable P&L impact.

• Strategic Alignment
• • Translate the investment thesis and strategy into executable initiatives with KPIs, milestones, and ownership
  • Maintains strong prioritization lens, providing clarity and structure across competing priorities, with a clear linkage to P&L impact
• Performance Management
• • Track initiative-level value cases and overall impact versus plan, drive accountability for achieving targets
  • Prepare board-ready dashboards and investor updates on progress and outcomes
• Value Delivery
• • Focus on outcomes and monitor overall value creation impact versus target; if gaps exist, identify and shape additional initiatives to close the gap
  • In some cases, lead and execute high-impact, cross-functional initiatives directly (e.g., integrations of add-on acquisitions, etc.)
• Governance & Execution
• • Stand up governance forums (steerco, working sessions) and drive initiative tracking and escalation
  • Deploy PMO tools (e.g., Conductor) to monitor initiative status, risks, and value capture
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• • Partner with workstream leads (Commercial, Ops, Finance, Tech, ESG) to resolve interdependencies and unblock execution
  • Serve as the connective tissue between Graham value management office and portfolio leadership for resource allocation and decision-making
• Change Enablement
• • Coach management teams on transformation best practices and embed a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
  • Drive adoption of standardized templates, playbooks, and reporting norms

We seek top-tier talent with the following qualifications:

• Experience: 10–15 years of career experience with a background in management consulting, PE operating roles, or enterprise transformation leadership
• Track Record: Proven success leading complex, cross-functional programs with measurable revenue and EBITDA impact
• Skills:
• • Strategic thinking with operational depth
  • High EQ and ability to influence at all levels of the organization, from senior stakeholders to implementation owners
  • Strong governance and PMO expertise
  • Financial fluency and ability to link initiatives to P&L outcomes
• Tools: Familiarity with PMO platforms (Conductor or similar), KPI dashboards, and excel for financial and operational modeling

What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months):

• Integrated roadmap for all priority initiatives, aligned with CEO and Graham value management office
• Governance cadence institutionalized; ≥90% of initiatives tracked with KPIs and milestones
• Visible improvement in initiative execution speed and value capture
• Board-ready reporting package delivered monthly

Travel

• Regular travel to Graham HQ and other portfolio sites as needed.