Gridiron Capital is a well established private equity firm based in New Canaan, CT focused on creating value by building middle-market companies into industry-leaders in D2C, B2B, branded consumer, and niche industrial segments. Gridiron is currently over $9B of AUM. Gridiron has 38 full time team members complemented by 12 Operating Partners and over 50 Board of Business Executives with deep expertise in areas critical for growing and effectively scaling businesses. More information on Gridiron Capital can be found on their site.
Gridiron has successfully helped companies that sell completely or partially through the DTC and eCommerce channels grow significantly. Gridiron supports its partner companies through its playbook of proven, repeatable processes reinforced with their Centers of Excellence which are led by our experienced Operating Partners and integrated fully into Gridiron’s investment approach – from identifying winning businesses to actively supporting their profitable growth.
We are seeking a highly motivated and data-driven individual to join our DTC & Digital Accelerator Center of Excellence as a DTC Growth Senior Associate. The ideal candidate will have a passion for driving growth, be highly analytical, enjoy working with lots of growing companies, and have a strong understanding of the DTC landscape. A successful candidate will have a proven track record in high growth direct-to-consumer businesses including experience with marketing mix optimization, analytics and customer acquisition. The candidate will have strong strategic and project management expertise as well as a hands-on ability to implement tactical initiatives.