Position Title: Strategy & Operations Associate
Reporting To: Managing Director, Strategy & Operations
Location: Chicago, IL
The Company: Tyree & D’Angelo Partners
Company Overview
Tyree & D’Angelo Partners (“TDP”) is a private equity investment firm that focuses on control investments in the lower middle market (companies with $1–5M of EBITDA). We look for investments where we can establish true collaborative partnerships with business owners and management teams that will lead to substantial value creation over a long-term investment horizon. TDP’s track record of building high-growth and lower-risk companies is centered on an investment thesis–driven, buy & build strategy based on tested methods of value creation and a true partnership approach with executives and business owners. TDP works in collaboration with executive leaders utilizing an investment thesis–driven process designed to build companies with a differentiated customer value proposition. TDP invests in the healthcare, consumer, and business services sectors, focusing on high-quality, founder-owned businesses that we can grow with our high-probability-of-success investment process. TDP has over $5 billion of enterprise value and capital under management, and TDP’s companies have completed more than 1,000 partnerships. For more information, please visit www.TDPfund.com .
Job Summary
The Strategy & Operations Associate will work directly with the Managing Director of Strategy & Operations to plan, support, and direct all activities that the team is involved in. As part of this role, the Strategy & Operations Associate will work alongside other members of the Strategy & Operations team, as well as with senior members of the TDP team and senior members of our executive teams to support TDP’s investment thesis and investments. This role requires a blend of strategic work, operational expertise, analytical acumen, and the ability to work effectively across teams.
Job Responsibilities include:
Work directly with Managing Director of Strategy & Operations and other team members to support key portfolio company initiatives, administrative activities, and to engage with leaders within TDP and across portfolio companies
Support ongoing CEO and Board projects within existing TDP portfolio companies
Help identify, plan for, and execute on future opportunities for growth and operational improvement across TDP portfolio companies
Enhance select TDP processes by creating, sharing, and maintaining operational standards
Drive performance improvement within portfolio companies via analytical, technological, or operational upgrades
Contribute to TDP’s overall strategy by supporting market research and investment thesis analysis
Manage key pieces of internal infrastructure to further develop firm knowledge base and learning materials
Support broader Resource Partner team on key data and analytics activities
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree with 2 – 5 years of experience in strategy and/or operations consulting
High degree of integrity and strong moral compass
Ability to represent TDP and its portfolio companies well
Excellent team player with a track record for building deep relationships and collaborating across teams
Self-motivated and goal-oriented, with the initiative to work independently
Strong organizational skills with a creative, problem solving mindset
Highly detail-oriented, ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines with a sense of urgency
Ability to efficiently handle a variety of confidential information
Strong analytical skillset, outstanding oral and written communication skills
Located in (or ability to re-locate to) the greater Chicago area
Compensation:
Highly competitive compensation consisting of base salary and performance bonus