EYP-VC-Assistant Director

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Job Description – Assistant Director | Value Creation (PE & Corporates)

Role Overview

The role combines strategy, hands-on execution, and client leadership, with a strong focus on delivering measurable EBITDA, cash, and operational improvement outcomes.

 

Key Responsibilities

Revenue & Growth Value Creation (PE & Corporate Focus)

• Lead growth-oriented value creation initiatives including revenue improvement, pricing optimization, and commercial excellence
• Drive revenue acceleration through pricing strategies, discount rationalization, and value-based pricing frameworks
• Identify and unlock commercial levers across customer segmentation, product mix, and channel optimization
• Lead go-to-market (GTM) strategy refinement including market prioritization and route-to-market effectiveness
• Deliver margin uplift through mix optimization and pricing discipline
• Translate growth initiatives into tangible financial outcomes linked to EBITDA, revenue, and cash flow

Cost & Operational Value Creation (PE & Corporate Focus)

• Lead end-to-end value creation and transformation programs across:
  • PE portfolio companies
  • Corporate performance improvement and transformation agendas
• Drive cost transformation initiatives across SG&A, procurement, and operations
• Deliver sustainable EBITDA expansion through structurally embedded cost and operating model improvements
• Improve operational efficiency and productivity through process optimization and cost discipline
• Ensure execution-led delivery with clear tracking of financial outcomes
• Lead large-scale transformation programs (cost, operations, growth, operating model redesign)
• Develop and execute 100-day plans, turnaround strategies, and transformation roadmaps
• Drive capital efficiency initiatives (working capital, capex, cash flow optimization)
• Support pre- and post-deal activities including:
  • ODD, carve-outs, integration, and synergy capture (PE context)
  • Transformation and restructuring (corporate context)

Client Leadership & Relationship Management

• Partner with onshore teams to act as a trusted advisor to PE investors, portfolio companies, and corporate CXOs
• Co-lead executive discussions, steering committees, and key decision forums
• Build client relationships and proactively identify follow-on opportunities

Engagement Leadership & Delivery

• Lead cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams
• Structure complex problems into clear hypotheses, analyses, and execution plans
• Deliver high-quality, insight-driven outputs and executive storytelling
• Drive delivery excellence across quality, timelines, and client satisfaction

Business Development & Practice Building

• Support proposals, pitches, and commercial development initiatives
• Build sector and functional value creation credentials
• Develop playbooks, benchmarks, and proprietary tools (cost, productivity, transformation)
• Contribute to scaling the value creation and transformation practice

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Mentor and coach Managers, Consultants, and Associates
• Build high-performing, execution-focused teams
• Support recruiting, capability building, and knowledge sharing

Key Requirements

• Experience: ~10–12+ years in consulting, PE value creation, or corporate transformation roles

 

 

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