Summary
The job is for a Managing Director in the Performance Improvement team at Portage Point Partners, a business advisory firm. The role involves leading client engagements across various industries to develop comprehensive solutions to complex operational and financial challenges. The position requires 15+ years of advisory experience in several areas, excellent communication skills, and a bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate program
- Located or willing to relocate to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York or Philadelphia
- Invested in a team-based culture that involves in office four days per week or willing to work at client sites as needed
- 15 plus years of advisory experience across several of the following areas: financial assessment & office of the CFO, sales effectiveness, acquisition & merger integration, organizational realignment, business process optimization, working capital optimization, cost out and interim management
- Proven ability to build rapport with and influence senior executives, middle managers, line workers, private equity firms, lenders and lawyers and deliver high-value work that exceeds client expectations
- Personal network and relationships that yield new PI opportunities and engagements as well as ability to cross-sell complementary service offerings and expand network
- Ability to successfully work in a small, collaborative team environment
- High degree of maturity with a proven ability to interact with senior executives, private equity firms, lenders, lawyers, middle managers and line workers
- Effectively communicates analysis through Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint including high-quality messaging, structure and formatting
- Eagerness to be responsive at all times
- Proven track-record of success in high pressure, time-constrained environments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including strong e-mail etiquette
- Top-tier organizational skills and attention to detail
- Self-starter and entrepreneurial spirit
Responsibilities
- Lead execution of all deliverable workflows within scope, on time and within budget
- Use a hypothesis-based approach to quickly close knowledge gaps, source key data and provide analysis
- Deliver value creation plans with quantum and speed of opportunity capture
- Create prioritized tactical action plans focused on what needs to be done by whom and when
- Support business functions to create and implement new assets, artifacts and governance
- Lead completion of client deliverables and presentations with high-degree of clarity, rigor and attention to detail
- Drive action plans to completion through interim management, project management, direct execution or execution advisory
- Leverage network and relationships to yield and maintain an active referral base of high-quality opportunities
- Lead and/or contributing to project origination and sales, including developing proposals and pitching to senior executives, private equity firms, lenders, lawyers and other related stakeholders
- Serve in interim leadership roles, including functional line management and CXO
- Support development of service-line playbooks, proprietary perspective and thought leadership
- Provide professional development coaching to junior team members
- Share and manage best practices as well as lead internal trainings where required
- Lead business development efforts
- Support and lead talent acquisition and firm development efforts
- Contribute to creating a high-performing and inclusive culture
Benefits
$900,000 - $1,200,000 a year
