Director - Financial and Business Services

About Fireclay Partners
Fireclay Partners is a veteran owned middle market M&A and buy side advisory firm based in Kansas City. We serve private equity sponsors and family owned businesses on platform sourcing, bolt on acquisitions, and select sell side mandates. Our model pairs investment banking execution with senior operating expertise, and we bring in industry advisors with deep domain experience to support deal sourcing, due diligence, and sponsor engagement.

The Role
We are building out a bench of senior operators with platform experience in regulated or relationship driven business services. This is a per engagement consulting role, not full time employment. You will partner with the Fireclay team on specific deals where your domain expertise creates value, with engagements typically running three to twelve months on a deal specific basis.

We are actively building bench depth across the following subsectors within this role:

Specialty insurance and wholesale brokerage

Wealth management and RIA roll ups

Specialty finance and non bank lending

Accounting, legal, and consulting roll ups

Marketing and creative agency consolidation

Staffing and workforce solutions

What You Will Do

Provide market intelligence on bolt on targets, competitive landscape, and valuation context within your subsector

Make introductions to founders, family owners, and senior executives in your existing network

Review confidential information memoranda and management presentations for sector specific operating fit and risk

Participate in PE sponsor pitches when your subsector and operating background are relevant

Provide operational due diligence input on target companies

Advise the Fireclay team on positioning and messaging for sponsor outreach and sourcing campaigns

What We Are Looking For

President, COO, or CEO at a PE backed financial or business services platform, ideally at a consolidator with direct integration experience

Fifteen years or more in your subsector with senior operating responsibility

Working knowledge of the regulatory and economic dynamics in your subsector and direct experience executing or integrating bolt on acquisitions

Existing network of relationships with founders, family owners, senior executives, and PE professionals across your subsector

Comfort representing Fireclay professionally to PE sponsors and target company management

Discretion when handling non public information and competitive intelligence

Willingness to work on a flexible per engagement basis without fixed hours or commitments

Compensation

1099 independent contractor structure

Per deal success fees on closed engagements where you contribute meaningfully

Optional retainer for active sourcing assignments

Equity participation available on select strategic engagements

No fixed hours or minimum time commitment

Location
Remote. US or Canada based. Travel is minimal and deal specific.

Fireclay Partners is a veteran owned and operated firm and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that reflects a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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