This is a role for a senior product leader who wants to apply deep expertise at the intersection of product strategy, AI, product commercial success and private equity ownership. As a Product Management Lead Consultant, you will bring your product expertise to bear on the most consequential questions facing investors today: Is this product defensible? Is the AI strategy credible? Can this team execute? Where is the real growth opportunity? You will work directly with investment teams helping them understand investment risks, and what it will take to realize the upside. Engagements move quickly, the companies are diverse, and the work demands both analytical precision and strategic judgment. What You'll Do: Lead and contribute to product assessments for investment firms and portfolio companies across the full investment lifecycle, from pre-close diligence through post-close value creation and exit preparation. Evaluate the strength, credibility, and competitive defensibility of a target company's product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market approach. Assess how AI and machine learning are embedded in a company's product, distinguishing genuine capability from surface-level positioning, and articulate the implications for competitive advantage, risk, and value creation. Analyze product-market fit, customer segmentation, expansion opportunity, and the assumptions underlying growth projections. Review product team structure, delivery capability, execution track record, and organizational readiness for growth. Conduct primary research including executive interviews, customer discovery conversations, and expert network engagements. Synthesize findings from documentation, market research, and interviews into structured, investment-grade deliverables. Communicate complex product and market dynamics clearly and concisely to deal teams, investment committees, and company leadership. Advise portfolio company product leaders on strategy, prioritization, and capability development post-close. A Note on AI Expertise: AI is no longer a feature; it is rapidly becoming the central axis of competitive advantage and disruption risk in B2B software. We are specifically looking for practitioners who have shipped AI-powered products or built AI strategy at the product leadership level, and who can evaluate the credibility, maturity, and risk surface of another company's AI approach with firsthand authority. The ability to distinguish genuine AI differentiation from vendor-dependency or marketing narrative is a core skill for this role.

This role involves transforming educational organizations through innovative strategies and solutions, making significant impacts on student outcomes and institutional effectiveness. Lead complex, multidisciplinary clinical research consulting engagements from scoping through delivery and measurable impact. Set strategic direction across client engagements and portfolios by prioritizing initiatives, aligning work to institutional goals, and guiding enterprise-scale transformation within academic medical centers and research enterprises. Serve as a trusted advisor to university and hospital leadership on research strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance. Build and manage a portfolio of client relationships to drive repeat work, expansion opportunities, and sustained client advocacy. Develop, mentor, and retain high-performing teams by defining roles, providing coaching and feedback, and fostering a strong culture of collaboration. Contribute to firm-wide initiatives by shaping offerings, sharing expertise, and advancing strategic priorities.

• Lead and contribute to product assessments for investment firms and portfolio companies across the full investment lifecycle. From pre-close diligence through post-close value creation and exit preparation. • Evaluate the strength, credibility, and competitive defensibility of a target company's product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market approach. • Assess how AI and machine learning are embedded in a company's product distinguishing genuine capability from surface-level positioning, and articulate the implications for competitive advantage, risk, and value creation. • Analyze product-market fit, customer segmentation, expansion opportunity, and the assumptions underlying growth projections. • Review product team structure, delivery capability, execution track record, and organizational readiness for growth • Conduct primary research including executive interviews, customer discovery conversations, and expert network engagements. • Synthesize findings from documentation, market research, and interviews into structured, investment-grade deliverables. • Communicate complex product and market dynamics clearly and concisely to deal teams, investment committees, and company leadership. • Advise portfolio company product leaders on strategy, prioritization, and capability development post-close

The Category Manager will act as the strategic and entrepreneurial general manager responsible for driving growth within their product category across all go-to-market (GTM) channels. This role is the owner of the Profit & Loss (P&L) for their category and will champion a cross-functional team including sales, finance, marketing, and supply chain to drive profitable growth and deliver superior customer outcomes. The Category Manager will partner with the product manager to be the subject matter expert for their products and market, devising and implementing strategies to enhance the company’s value proposition and strengthen its market position. This position is remote but the ideal candidate will be located in Memphis, Chicago, or Charlotte. Lead the development and execution of the strategic direction for the category, incorporating an omnichannel merchandising strategy to achieve growth and market share expansion. Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, assess the competitive landscape, and pinpoint growth opportunities within the product category. Manage the product lifecycle for products, from new product development to end-of-life disposition, ensuring alignment with business goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sourcing, inventory, marketing, and sales, to facilitate successful product launches and boost market presence. Develop and implement category strategies to optimize product assortment, pricing, and promotional activities, ensuring alignment with the company’s broader objectives. Foster and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, negotiating favorable terms and agreements to ensure a reliable and cost-effective supply chain. Monitor, analyze, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying areas for improvement and taking corrective actions to drive performance across all channels. Stay current on industry developments, technological advancements, and regulatory changes impacting the market, providing strategic insights and recommendations to the leadership team. Identify and leverage innovation within the category to drive new product development and capture additional market share. Be an example for others with a growth mindset, looking to help solve problems and being entrepreneurial in looking for new opportunities to grow assigned categories in partnership with sales.