Caprae Capital Partners is a lower middle-market private equity and acquisitions platform supported by AI led by Kevin Hong - a serial founder who scaled two tech ventures to $31M ARR (FinTech) and $7M (Entertainment) revenue.
Today, Caprae is one of the fastest-scaling platforms in lower-middle-market M&A and ETA ecosystem, combining an international research engine, a full-stack deal sourcing arm, and a rapidly expanding tech layer.
YTD, Caprae's services divisions have completed $50M worth of transaction value and is expected to exceed $150M in Q1 & Q2 of 2026 after launching in January of 2025. We’re looking for those who are looking to take PE to the next level
Caprae is growing incredibly fast and is expected to grow 25% MoM for most of 2026 and we need someone who is crazy about building a rocket ship with us with the rignt talent.
About the Role: Director of Strategic Scaling
You’ll be the right-hand operator to the founding team, helping us scale the internal machine, lead deal execution, develop future talent, and spearhead vertical expansions.
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage Deal Team + Ops Team
* Run internal execution systems, KPI accountability, and hiring infrastructure
* Be the central node of communication and velocity across Caprae
* Scout, train, and promote future killers inside our intern-to-operator pipeline
* Architect strategy and attack new verticals (new industries, new geos, new systems)
* Strategize on financial resource allocation to systemically design growth based on human resources
You must have:
* High density of success within a short period of time. Performance efficiency > experience
* Have at least one elite skill:
* AI / coding
* Deal origination / dealmaking / deal structuring
* Sales / marketing
* Built a company past $1M revenue
Preferences
* Former Caprae Leadership interns heavily favored
* Be obsessed with data-driven decision-making. We recruit like \"Money Ball\" and have KPIs similar to Fantasy Sports (Think \"PER\", \"WAR\")
* No more than 5 years of experience; those with 5+ years of exp will be waitlisted and are expected; to have exponential career trajectory after year 5; 3 years of work experience is ideal
* Non-finance but tech background very welcomed; fintech background even better
* Non-MBAs strongly preferred
Caprae's 8 War Time Strategy Principles
* Create Good Enemies
* Reputation is a Myth
* Focus on Your Opponent’s Weakness, Not Your Strength
* Strategy = More Options than Your Competition
* Burn Mountains, Not Bridges
* Inversion Thinking: How Can You Destroy This Business in 3 months?
* Speed of Communication = Speed of Growth
* Gen Z Learns Finance Faster than Boomers Learn AI
Other Interesting components of Caprae:
* High growth yet high profitability
* No board, investors, 100% revenue funded which allows for faster financial decision-making
* Centralized decision-making nodes supported by \"autobahn-like\" communication highways for lightning speed decisions
* Incredibly high revenue/meetings ratio (barely any internal meetings throughout the week. Work stream is almost all throughput)
* Very high signal to noise ratio per manager; company politics eliminated through work design that disallows information asymmetry and communication overhead amongst team members
* Antifragile branding/culture designed to take on industry incumbents dependent on relationships, reputation, and gatekeeping
* Efficient hours that allow leaders to work 50-55/hrs per week and FT team members no more than 45 hrs per week despite being in the LMM PE space (work/life balance-able)
Target Recruiting Markets - UK>USA>India. Canada, Spain, South Africa also considered but less prioritized
* $175K+ Total Comp (US-based equivalent)
* Majority cash + stock + performance bonus
* High likelihood of being promoted to C-suite
* Immense exposure to dealmaking, elite operators, and full-spectrum execution
* Fully remote, flexible geography