Chief Operating Officer

Role Overview

Dynamic Search Consulting (DSC) is a retained executive search firm with a focus on VP and C-level hiring across a wide range of functions and industries throughout the United States. This opening is not tied to a specific active search; instead, it represents the kind of executive profile the firm regularly places. Applicants are invited to connect so they can be considered when relevant retained mandates come up.

What You Will Do

• Set the operating direction for the business and ensure consistent execution across teams in line with company goals and the private equity investment case.
• Improve growth by tightening operational discipline, sharpening go-to-market execution, increasing retention and expansion revenue, and streamlining processes.
• Establish strong management rhythms around KPIs, forecasting, financial results, accountability, resource allocation, and performance tracking.
• Work closely with the CEO, Board, finance, sales, product, technology, and customer success leaders to keep daily execution aligned with strategic priorities and the value creation plan.
• Upgrade core business operations, internal systems, team design, and leadership accountability to support scale, profitability, and enterprise value growth.
• Assess opportunities for strategic expansion and operational improvement, including process redesign, organizational structure, partnerships, merger and acquisition integration, and exit preparedness.
• Act as a dependable operating partner to the CEO, Board, private equity sponsor, employees, customers, and other key stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

The firm is seeking an executive who has already led at a high level in a growth-oriented software or technology business and can bring both strategic thinking and practical operating depth.

• Background as a COO, President, GM, CRO, or other senior operating leader in a high-growth SaaS, enterprise software, or technology company.
• Hands-on experience helping a recurring revenue software business mature operationally, expand efficiently, and build stronger execution habits.
• Prior work in a private equity-backed environment is highly desirable.
• Strong commercial and operational judgment, with evidence of improving ARR, retention, customer expansion, EBITDA, and cross-functional delivery.
• Solid command of SaaS financial metrics such as ARR, gross margin, churn, NRR, CAC, LTV, EBITDA, Rule of 40, forecast quality, and operating leverage.
• Experience working alongside CEOs, Boards, investors, and private equity sponsors.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, business transformation, integration, process improvement, or exit planning would be beneficial.
• A track record of scaling organizations from $20M to $100M ARR while improving operating performance, growing teams, and contributing to a successful exit is preferred.

Leadership Style and Success Measures

The ideal leader is both strategic and execution-focused, able to work closely with people while maintaining strong operating discipline. The role calls for someone who creates clarity, urgency, and accountability while helping the organization stay aligned and focused.

Success in this position will be reflected in faster revenue growth, better retention and expansion, stronger operating results, improved forecasting and accountability, a scalable leadership bench, and clear progress against the company’s value creation plan.

Additional Information

This posting is meant to build a talent pipeline for future retained executive searches rather than fill one immediate opening.