Value Creation Manager

As a Value Creation Manager, you’ll focus on high-impact, short-term engagements with our private equity, PE-backed companies, hedge funds, and investment banking clients across industries including software/technology, healthcare, business services, consumer, industrials, and the events ecosystem. You will work with experienced professionals who bring a full range of advisory services to validate, optimize and create value for the Transaction Advisory Practice - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. 

Managers serve a critical leadership role at Grant Thornton in developing and motivating team members, expanding our capabilities and leading firm initiatives to support our growth. 

From day one, you’ll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently. 

Your day-to-day may include:

• Assist in scoping projects, framing issues, and structuring approaches for clients.

• Manage day-to-day engagement execution, lead teams of consultants, and maintain direct client interaction.
• Identify value creation opportunities, shape implementation plans, and support successful long-term execution.
• Lead and deliver complex client engagements; drive insights and ensure the quality and success of final deliverables.
• accountable for preparing and delivering presentation of findings and conclusions to clients.
• Gain exposure to diverse client engagements across a broad range of industries.
• Maintain high visibility with client leadership through meaningful interaction and impact.
• Own projects while collaborating closely with accessible senior leadership.
• Receive both formal and on-the-job mentorship to support long-term career growth.
• Meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA preferred

• 5+ years of experience with strategy consulting, strategic planning/corporate strategy group, or private equity/venture capital firm required.

• Industry recognized professional certification required.

• Demonstrated ability to execute operational due diligence

• Proven M&A experience and expertise with emphasis on operating model design

• Proven experience across a range of value creation areas including growth strategy, performance improvement and/or merger integration.

• Strong critical thinking, ability to develop and apply strategic frameworks and practice methodologies 

• Demonstrated experience in performing various types of analysis including qualitative and quantitative research, secondary research, web surveys, market sizing, forecasting growth, and regression. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage consulting projects from nuts to bolts including planning and managing multiple and differing work streams within tight timelines.   

• Proven written, verbal and presentation skills that demonstrate the ability to frame ideas that capture the appropriate level of detail, while conveying the “big picture” message and structuring of output logically. 

• Proven knowledge of analytical skills needed to execute project work and demonstrated proficiency in advanced MS Excel.   

• Strong leadership qualities, with a focus on building inclusive experiences, mentoring, and team development.

• Detail oriented, self-starter with an intellectual curiosity and teamwork capabilities. 

• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. 

• Can travel as needed.

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Boston, MA, Edison, NJ, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY office is between $183,816 and $199,800.

The base salary range for this position in the firm's Chicago, IL office is between $170,200 and $185,000.

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