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Director - CDD

Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH, New York, NY, United States


Description

Company Profile: Alvarez & Marsal is a leading global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With over 3000 professionals based across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands‑on‑approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value. From its India office, A&M offers Turnaround and Restructuring Advisory, Interim and Crisis Management, Performance Improvement and Transaction Advisory Services to PE firms, local and multinational firms and banks. Additionally, A&M brings industry expertise to India in a range of sectors, including: automotive, business process outsourcing (BPO), consumer products, industrial products, private equity, transportation & infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, technology, telecommunications and textiles.

Team Profile: Alvarez & Marsal’s Business Transformation Services (BTS) works with mid to large cap companies with growth aspirations and profitability/efficiency related challenges. The sector focus will be Private Equity - more specific to consumer, consumer tech, retail, tech services, and industrial with service offerings such as Investment / Market Entry Solutions, Commercial Due Diligence, Revenue Enhancement Solutions. Some additional areas which are “nice to have” but not “must have” are - Supply Chain & Operations Improvement and Digital Transformation.

Job Roles & Responsibilities: Problem Solving

Lead the delivery teams working on challenging engagements for some of the largest global and Indian Private Equity and corporate clients

Guide and mentor team to systematically break down the problem into relevant focus areas

Provide insights by understanding the clients’ businesses, its industry and value drivers

Assimilate so‑what’s of analyses to develop the “big‑picture”

Prepare client‑ready delivery documents – including market models, financial models, project reports, etc.

Project Management

Maintain acceptable pace of work, balance project priorities with respect to personal commitments and deliver high quality work

Take ownership and accountability of project delivery and team capability development

Manage project risks effectively and ensure timely resolution

Client Management

Engage client as a partner in a team effort

Discuss, with clients, issues beyond immediate scope of project and build lasting relationships

Set clear and unambiguous expectations on deliverables

Be the ‘go‑to’ person for client and build a relationship of trust and advice

Team Building

Own knowledge management of the project and work with team to update creds/decks/knowledge nuggets

Value and leverage different experiences and backgrounds across the firm

Mentor and coach project team proactively and transmit knowledge and experience to develop people capability

Practice Development

Identification of key issues and carrying out the relevant commercial / operating model analysis

Analysis and review of industry status; market assessments; competitor landscaping; review of client business plans

Communication

Lead key leadership meetings by clearly setting the agenda and summarizing next steps

Narration and story building capability to communicate findings to clients in effective manner

Engage audience by projecting self‑assurance and adapting style when needed

Communicates persuasively when needed and influence others into action

Basic Qualifications: MBA from top business school

Experience: Required:

12 – 15 years of strategy and deals consulting experience post MBA with top consulting organizations

Experience in being part of commercial due diligence engagements, growth strategy, business planning or investment feasibility for large private equity funds and in corporate strategic deals

Key sectors:

Consumer/Consumer Tech/Retail

Tech Services

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