Ophir, let's talk about the operating team at Caremi Partners
Across smaller PE funds today, compensation expectations for mid-to-senior operators are rising—particularly for CFOs and CTOs hired into growth-stage portfolio companies where buy-and-build or margin-improvement plans require both execution and stretched incentive structures. That shift is changing how funds budget for post-close leadership and how quickly they can land operators who can move KPIs in the first 6–12 months.
The immediate talent pinch is for operators who’ve already executed inside PE-backed environments: CFOs who can reset finance and reporting cadence and CTOs who can deliver platform consolidations while meeting tight ROI timelines. Those candidates increasingly expect blended cash+carry packages and shorter timetables to prove value, which lengthens searches unless sourcing and screening are tuned to that profile.
If balancing compensation design and speed-to-hire for CFO/CTO roles is on your radar, I’m happy to grab 20 minutes to talk through what we’re seeing across PE-backed searches and whether there’s a fit.
