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 Prviate 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
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Lead the delivery teams working on challenging engagements for some of the largest global and Indian Private Equity and corporate clients
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Guide and mentor team to systematically break down the problem into relevant focus areas
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Provide insights by understanding the clients’ businesses, its industry and value derivers
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Assimilate so-what’s of analyses to develop the “big-picture”
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Prepare client ready delivery documents – including market models, financial models, project reports, etc.
Project Management:
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Maintain acceptable pace of work, balance project priorities with respect to personal commitments and delivers high quality work
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Take ownership and accountability of project delivery and team capability development
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Manage project risks effectively and ensure timely resolution
Client Management:
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Engage client as a partner in a team effort
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Discuss, with clients, issues beyond immediate scope of project and build lasting relationships
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Set clear and unambiguous expectations on deliverables
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Be the ‘go-to’ person for client and build a relationship of trust and advice
Team Building:
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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
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Mentor and coach project team proactively and transmit knowledge and experience to develop people capability
Practice Development:
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Identification of key issues and carrying out the relevant commercial / operating model analysis
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Analysis and review of industry status; market assessments; competitor landscaping; review of client business plans
Communication
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Lead key leadership meetings by clearly setting the agenda and summarizing next steps
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Narration and story building capability to communicate findings to clients in effective manner
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Engage audience by projecting self-assurance and adapting style when needed
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Communicates persuasively when needed and influence others into action
Basic Qualifications: MBA from top business school
Experience:
Required:
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12 – 15 years of strategy and deals consulting experience post MBA with top consulting organizations
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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:
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Consumer/Consumer Tech/Retail
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Tech Services
