Jay Elliott — Enterprise Operator
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Jay Elliott
Enterprise Operator  ·  PE Value Creation

Operating Inside the Deal
Stabilization, Integration, and Value Creation.

PE-backed platforms · Spin-offs · Carve-outs · Post-close execution · EBITDA visibility

I step into PE-backed platforms post-close to stabilize execution, restore visibility, and accelerate performance. Experience includes operating inside Avanos Medical through spin-off, stabilization, and acquisition readiness.

Interim CEO ◆ Operating Partner ◆ Integration Leadership

Jay Elliott is an enterprise operator with 15+ years leading transformation inside complex, regulated environments. He has operated through full private equity cycles — from spin-off to acquisition — stabilizing global platforms, restoring execution discipline, and enabling real-time financial visibility across 30+ sites.

Current Operating Perspective

I selectively engage with PE-backed platforms where immediate stabilization, execution alignment, and value creation are required. My focus is on accelerating performance inside the first 100 days post-close — where most value is either captured or lost. Recent work includes operator perspectives on post-acquisition execution: this perspective reflects both direct operating experience and observed patterns across similar post-acquisition environments.

Avanos Medical — 100-Day Stabilization & Value Acceleration Perspective

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Let's Talk  → My Background
4
Full M&A Cycles
Executed
30+
Global Sites
Operated
$40B
Revenue
Environment
15+
Years at
Enterprise Scale
About

Built Inside the Deal

I operate inside the platform. My experience was built through the full lifecycle of a global MedTech enterprise, from corporate separation to newco stand-up, through multiple ownership transitions and into acquisition. Across that journey, I led enterprise systems, operating cadence, and execution alignment across 30+ global sites — maintaining stability while the business was in motion. The mandate was clear: reduce volatility, improve visibility, and ensure the platform could perform under new ownership.

Built inside the platform— with accountability for decision rights, constraints, tradeoffs, and outcomes.


US Army Veteran Georgia Tech EMBA Atlanta, GA 4 M&A Cycles
40%
Cycle time reduction across 30+ global sites — redesigned operating architecture during a live carve-out
20%
20% Financial visibility improvement enabling real-time capital decisions at the PE board level
3×
EBITDA preserved through three consecutive leadership transitions
$40B
Revenue environments governed with direct accountability for cost structure, inventory exposure, and margin durability
Experience

Where I Engage

2015 – 2023
Halyard Health
Avanos Medical
Owens & Minor

Where I Create Value

  • Post-Acquisition Stabilization (0–100 Days)
  • Operating Cadence & Execution Discipline
  • EBITDA Visibility & Performance Management
  • TSA Design, Compression & Exit
  • Enterprise System Acceleration (SAP S/4HANA environments)
  • Cross-Functional Alignment (Ops, Finance, IT)

    • Selected Impact

    • Lived the full cycle: corporate spin-off → newco stand-up → asset sale → post-close integration.
    • Stabilized a 30+ site global platform through three ownership changes with zero operational collapse.
    • 40% cycle time cut · 20% financial visibility gain by redesigning enterprise operating architecture.
    • Built TSA framework governing IT and operational continuity post-transaction.
    • Unlocked $800K quarterly EBITDA impact — activated dormant analytics across 7 enterprise process chains.

Prior
Gulfstream Aerospace
General Dynamics

Operations

  • Aerospace-grade execution discipline across manufacturing, quality, compliance, and program governance.
  • Multi-site operations leadership with direct accountability for cost structure, delivery performance, and risk management.
  • Execution standards directly transferable to PE portfolio mandates requiring precision and accountability.
  • Platform modernization under constrained capital and complex multi-stakeholder governance.
What I Do

The Mandate Types

Interim CEO

Deployed into PE-backed platforms requiring immediate operating leadership following a transaction, leadership gap, or performance challenge. I own the mandate, the decisions, and the outcomes.

Operating Partner

Embedded alongside PE sponsors and portfolio company management to drive value creation initiatives, operating system design, and EBITDA improvement across the hold period.

Integration Leadership

Post-close integration, carve-out execution, TSA design and exit, newco stand-up. The 100-day mandate where the operating foundation is built or rebuilt under time pressure.

Best fit: Lower-middle-market PE-backed platforms ($10M–$50M EBITDA), with flexibility to operate within larger platforms where focused transformation or carve-out execution is required.

An operator with direct accountability for outcomes.
Contact

Let's Talk

If you’re operating inside a transition — acquisition, carve-out, or performance reset — I’m open to selective conversations where I can contribute directly to execution and value creation.

Email je@jec-advisory.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/jayelliottmba
LocationAtlanta, GA
Jay Elliott  ·  Enterprise Operator  ·  Atlanta, GA
EMBA  ·  US Army Veteran  ·  PE Value Creation