Gullwing Growth Partners
Gullwing Growth Partners is a consumer-focused investment platform that partners with exceptional founders and emerging brands during periods of rapid growth and transformation.
We combine institutional investing experience with deep operating, strategic, and capital markets expertise to help companies scale faster and create lasting value.
Role Description
Gullwing Growth Partners is seeking a Managing Director to play a leadership role across the firm’s investing, portfolio management, and strategic initiatives.
The Managing Director will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments across consumer and technology sectors. This includes developing investment theses, building proprietary deal pipelines, leading due diligence efforts, structuring transactions, and driving investment committee recommendations.
Beyond transaction execution, the Managing Director will work closely with founders and management teams to identify opportunities for growth, improve operational performance, refine go-to-market strategies, and support capital formation initiatives. The role requires a hands-on approach to value creation and a genuine interest in helping businesses scale.
The Managing Director will also oversee portfolio company performance, establish value-creation plans, monitor key operating and financial metrics, and help guide strategic decisions throughout the investment lifecycle.
As a senior leader within the firm, the Managing Director will contribute to fundraising efforts, investor communications, strategic partnerships, and firm-wide planning initiatives. The role will also involve mentoring junior investment professionals and representing Gullwing Growth Partners across the broader investment and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in private equity, growth equity, venture capital, or investment banking, with significant exposure to consumer businesses.
- Demonstrated track record investing in consumer sectors, including food & beverage, beauty, wellness, lifestyle, retail, commerce enablement, or consumer technology.
- Experience sourcing, underwriting, executing, and managing private investments.
- Strong relationships across the consumer ecosystem, including founders, operators, investors, retailers, distributors, and strategic acquirers.
- Experience participating in fund fundraising, investor relations, or capital formation initiatives.
- Strong financial, analytical, and strategic capabilities, including valuation, financial modeling, market analysis, and investment underwriting.
- Proven ability to influence outcomes through thoughtful partnership with founders and management teams.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to help build a leading consumer investment platform.
Preferred Background
Candidates from leading consumer-focused investment firms, growth equity platforms, venture capital firms, or investment banks are encouraged to apply.
Experience at firms such as L Catterton, General Atlantic, VMG Partners, Alliance Consumer Growth, CircleUp, Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Houlihan Lokey, or similar organizations is highly valued.
