Job Category: Executive Search

Chief Business Systems & Transformation Officer

  • Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52358

SkyWater has been retained by Crew Carwash, a 1,500+ employee, family-owned, leading multi-unit service operator to identify their first Chief Business Systems & Transformation Officer, a critical hire as the company enters its next phase of growth.

Founded in 1948, Crew Carwash operates more than 60 locations nationally and has built a reputation for operational consistency, best-in-class culture, and disciplined expansion. As the company scales to 100+ locations, so does the complexity of how work gets done across the business.

This role was created solve that.

The Chief Business Systems & Transformation Officer will lead an enterprise-wide effort to simplify and standardize workflows, systems, and data across all locations and departments. The objective is to build a scalable, intuitive operating model capable of supporting 100+ locations.

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the CTO, CFO, and leadership team, this individual will drive a transformation that touches every part of the organization. This is not a traditional IT role: it is a mandate to redesign how the business operates, ensuring systems, processes, and data work together to reduce friction and improve performance.

This is a rare opportunity for an executive who thrives in complexity, brings clarity to ambiguity, and has a track record of leading enterprise transformation. The impact will be immediate and visible, from reducing administrative burden in the field to enabling real-time, data-driven decision-making at the leadership level.

Crew is proud to maintain one of the best corporate cultures in the nation; they were just voted #1 Best Place to Work in the entire country on Glassdoor for 2026!

*** This position offers a highly competitive executive compensation package, inclusive of base salary, bonus, and long-term incentives. ***

*** This is a 100% onsite role based in Fishers, IN (suburb of Indianapolis) with relocation support available. ***

Chief Financial Officer

  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52357

SkyWater has been retained by Christian Brothers Services, a 250 employee, mission-driven, faith-based organization, to identify their next Chief Financial Officer:

A long-standing and highly respected organization, this firm has a strong reputation for its culture, stability, and commitment to serving its members. With more than 60 years of history, the organization operates a complex, multi-entity model spanning health, retirement, risk, and consulting solutions, supporting thousands of institutions across the United States.

The Chief Financial Officer role is open due to a leadership transition and represents a critical hire for the organization. Sitting on the executive leadership team and reporting directly to the President & CEO, the CFO will lead all financial strategy, planning, and operations while serving as a key thought partner to leadership and the Board.

This is not a traditional CFO role. The organization is seeking a forward-looking, strategic finance leader who can operate beyond accounting, helping guide enterprise decision-making, anticipate downstream impacts, and bring greater clarity and discipline to a complex environment.

The CFO will have significant visibility across the organization, regularly engaging with the Board of Directors, audit and finance committees, and other stakeholders. This individual will play a central role in helping the organization evolve, modernize its financial approach, and position itself for long-term, sustainable growth.

*** This position offers a very strong overall package; including a competitive base salary, bonus incentives, and robust benefits. ***

*** We are currently only considering candidates in the Chicago area, or willing to relocate to the Chicago area. This role is based at their HQ in Romeoville, IL with an expectation of a regular on-site presence (Tues-Thurs). ***

Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering

  • Location: Greater Madison area, Wisconsin
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52219

A large, multi-plant food manufacturing organization in the Midwest is seeking a Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering to lead operational performance, engineering capability, and leadership development across a network of production facilities.
This executive role will oversee manufacturing operations across seven processing plants and will play a key role in modernizing operational practices, standardizing processes, and developing the next generation of plant leadership.
The organization is in the midst of a transformation focused on building stronger leadership capability, improving operational discipline, and implementing standardized management systems that enable sustainable growth.
The VP of Manufacturing & Engineering will report to the Chief Operating Officer and work closely with cross-functional leadership including Quality, R&D, HR, Finance, and Commercial teams.

Vice President of Finance

  • Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #52171

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.

Vice President of People & Culture

  • Location: Edina , Minnesota
  • Type: Direct Hire
  • Job #51408

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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