Portfolio Ops in a PE firm?

Hi all, recruiter reached out about a tech strat role in portfolio ops at a major PE firm. I'm from a tech consulting background, and it seems very interesting to me (I like being operational and want to learn how to run companies). Any thoughts on this type of role and its progression? Thanks!

 

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