About Emergence

We're a thematic holding company backed by the Pritzker Organization focused exclusively on acquiring and scaling category-defining software businesses. Our structure organizes investments into focused portfolios that function as specialized operating groups, each developing deep domain expertise, proven operational playbooks, and long-term partnerships with founders and management teams.

We combine operational rigor with a growth equity mindset — partnering closely with leadership teams to drive sustainable ARR growth, profitability improvements, and industry-leading customer outcomes.

Our current investment portfolios include:

• Emergence Mobility Technologies (AutoTech) – Next-generation vehicle acquisition and inventory management platforms
• Emergence Healthcare Technologies (HCIT) – High-efficiency billing optimization, patient engagement, and clinical care software
• Emergence Container Technologies (Cloud Infrastructure) – Modern DevOps, observability, and secure cloud performance tools
• Emergence Procurement Technologies (Supply Chain Tech) – Procurement, logistics, and manufacturing visibility systems

The Mission

Own the hardest operating challenge in the portfolio. That could mean embedding at a portfolio company going through a turnaround, an integration, or a leadership transition. It could also mean stepping in as interim CEO or COO when a company needs direct leadership. This is a hands-on role. You are not advising. You are provide direction and leadership toward achievement of the firm's mission, strategy, and fiscal goals.

What You'll Do

• Driving revenue, enhancing operational efficiency, managing customer and employee experience, and improving financial performance.
• Own value creation across ARR growth, net retention, pricing, customer migration, margin expansion, and M&A integration.
• Rebuild or strengthen the leadership team quickly and hold it to a high standard.
• Build AI-enabled, automation-first processes that reduce manual work, increase transparency, and improve decision quality.
• Establish the operating cadence, metrics framework, and board reporting rhythm.
• Hire, train, and develop a lean, high-caliber operations team as volume grows.

What We Are Looking For

Must-haves

• CEO or COO operating experience at a PE-backed software business, with demonstrable value creation results across at least one full hold.
• A leadership style grounded in integrity, accountability, and people development
• A track record of driving value through multiple levers at once - growth, retention, repricing, cost discipline, integration.
• Ability to earn trust fast with founding teams, existing employees, and PE sponsors simultaneously.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience operating across multiple PE-backed companies in a portfolio context.
• Board-level experience as a member.
• Prior Operating Partner or structured PE operating program experience.

Who you are

You have taken companies at difficult moments and delivered exceptional results. You figure out what is actually broken before you start changing things. You know which problems to sequence and which to ignore for now. You have rebuilt management teams around your own gaps. You make decisions that hold up under board scrutiny.

What We Offer

• A seat at the table on investment decisions, portfolio strategy, and operating model design
• Competitive annual compensation of $400,000–$1,000,000, including base salary, bonus opportunity, and equity upside in operating companies
• Remote-first with travel to portfolio companies as the work demands