We have been retained by a private equity-backed, market-leading commercial services organization to identify a high-impact Vice President of Finance to help lead the company through its next phase of accelerated growth.
This profitable business has scaled to more than $50M in revenue while operating with an entrepreneurial, lean infrastructure. With strong EBITDA performance and committed investment support, the company is now positioned to double in size over the next three years through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions.
To support this trajectory, the organization is investing in elevating its finance function from a primarily accounting-driven structure to a forward-looking, analytics-enabled strategic finance capability.
The Vice President of Finance will report directly to the CEO and serve as the senior financial leader for the organization. This role will oversee an established accounting team while building the FP&A, forecasting, performance analytics, and financial rigor necessary to support a scaled, multi-location enterprise.
This opportunity is ideal for an ascending finance leader who is ready to step into a broader mandate, build infrastructure, partner closely with executive leadership and private equity stakeholders, and play a central role in enterprise value creation.
The selected candidate will receive a strong compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and participation in long-term value creation.
NOTE: This position is local to Minneapolis, and the selected candidate will be required to work on-site at the company’s corporate headquarters.
A well-established, employee-owned industrial distributor and light manufacturer has retained SkyWater to identify its next Chief Operating Officer (COO). The company operates multiple business units and locations serving construction-related end markets and has built a strong reputation through technical expertise, disciplined execution, and long-standing customer relationships. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the COO will be responsible for leading the organization’s day-to-day operations and ensuring consistent performance across the enterprise. This role partners closely with divisional leadership to improve operational discipline, strengthen margin management, and reinforce accountability in a complex, tight-margin operating environment. The position requires a visible, hands-on leader who is comfortable working alongside experienced teams and translating strategic priorities into practical execution.
This is a senior leadership role with meaningful scope and long-term opportunity. The successful candidate will bring sound judgment, operational fluency, and a grounded leadership style well suited to an ownership-oriented organization, with the capacity to assume broader enterprise responsibility over time.
*** This position will be based in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area. ***
*** A competitive executive compensation package is offered, including base salary, annual incentive opportunity, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful long-term participation through employee ownership. ***
We have been retained by an exciting yet stable organization in the FinTech space to identify their first VP of Technology Strategy & Digital Innovation. We have placed 3 other VP’s within this organization; all of whom are still there are really enjoying it. This organization has over 1,500 employees (200 in Technology), and is consistently voted a Top Workplace by it’s employees.
Reporting to the CIO, the VP will lead a tiger team of strategists, architects, and portfolio leaders in a truly transformational change for the organization in shaping new digital innovation & technology — building the long-term technology strategy, leading major transformation initiatives, establishing enterprise-wide metrics and value realization, and maturing emerging capabilities such as enterprise architecture, planning, and digital enablement.
This is a rare opportunity for a future CIO-type executive who thrives in complexity, brings clarity to ambiguity, and has a demonstrated record of delivering meaningful transformation.
Our clients offers a robust package overall, including a strong base + bonus, along with a strong benefits package.
*** Our client maintains a hybrid schedule, so the candidate will need to reside in the Twin Cities area, or the surrounding states with regular travel to Minneapolis. They are not providing visa sponsorship at this time. ***
SkyWater Executive Leadership is proud to partner once again with Portico Benefit Services on a search for their Vice President of People & Culture. Over the past few years, SkyWater has partnered with the Board of Directors and has helped Portico build out key members of their senior leadership team, including most of the C-suite (CEO, COO, CIO, etc.). The result has been a period of strong cultural alignment, refreshed leadership, and meaningful organizational momentum.
The newly created role of Vice President of People & Culture provides strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of Portico’s people and culture function. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, this role ensures that Portico is positioned to attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent while cultivating a mission-driven, high-performance culture that reflects the organization’s faith-based values and commitment to service.
Leading a team of 10, this leader will modernize HR operations, strengthen core programs, and champion an integrated people strategy aligned with Portico’s Five Diamond Strategy and Service Model 2.0. Areas of responsibility include talent acquisition and retention, leadership and workforce development, total rewards, employee engagement and culture, HR systems and analytics, and organizational effectiveness.
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