Chief Executive Officer; CEO - Portfolio
Listed on 2026-01-16
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Management
Operations Manager, Business Management
Job Description
Job Description
About Us
Forge Holdings is a dynamic investment firm focused on acquiring and growing lower middle market businesses generating $3M–$15M in annual cash flow. We adopt a people-first philosophy, prioritizing high-energy teams driven by grit, bias to action, and a passion for value creation over traditional experience. Our CEOs are empowered to lead their businesses, make bold decisions, and unlock value creation through smart capital allocation.
About the Role
As CEO, you will lead one of our portfolio companies, serving as the primary capital allocator to drive sustainable value creation. We welcome first-time CEOs and those with experience in the role — our founders succeeded as first-timers at ages 30 and 37—and seek hungry leaders excited by ownership, accountability, and earning through impact. This role demands high energy, decisive action, and a relentless focus on aligning people, strategy, execution, and acquisitions to generate superior, long-term value creation.
What We're Looking For
We seek great decision-makers motivated by :
- Ownership :
Taking full command of a business and its destiny. - Accountability :
Driving results with responsibility and without excuses. - Value Creation :
Building lasting equity through smart, disciplined allocation of capital.
Key Responsibilities
Hire top-tier A-players, foster strong relationships and a retentive culture, and empower them to own capital decisions within their teams, ensuring a people-first environment that fuels growth.
Identify high-impact value creation opportunities, prioritize them ruthlessly, and rally your team to execute, transforming ideas into measurable business outcomes.
Make deliberate investments in technology, property, plant, and equipment on timelines that support people-driven and strategy-aligned expansion, optimizing for long-term scalability.
Pursue strategic add-on acquisitions that fit the company's vision and are highly accretive on standalone merits, excluding synergies or soft factors.
Act as the ultimate decision-maker, balancing short-term execution with long-term value building.
Cultivate a culture of accountability, where ownership motivates exceptional performance and rewards value creation.
Requirements
If you're eager to bet on yourself, ready to lead with unrelenting energy, excited by earning value through equity, we are eager to speak with you about accelerating your career in partnership with Forge Holdings.
Any applications that are received outside of our HRIS will not be reviewed. Please click this link to apply : https : / / / forge - holdings / j / 85595B56EF
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