Director IT Practice (m/f/d)

  • Location New York
  • Segment Mid-Market
  • Job Function Operations
  • Job Level Director
  • Years Of Experience 10+

Due to the growth in our portfolio, we are strengthening our Operations Team in the USA.

AURELIUS’ Task Force is a close-knit team of advisors with deep functional expertise and long-standing management experience. They support value generation in portfolio companies through effective and hands-on project and change management in the areas of Procurement, Operations, Sales/Marketing, IT and Finance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the IT due diligence process in connection with the acquisition of companies, particularly the creation of IT carve-out scenarios, red-flag reports, and estimation of the associated costs
  • Coordinate implementation of IT carve-out projects after the acquisition of new company investments
  • Coordinate IT transformation projects during or holding time, e.g., ERP modernization
  • Coach business and IT stakeholders of the portfolio companies to optimize IT processes as well as project methodology, roles, and deliverables
  • Analyse poorly defined problems, moderate solution finding process and suggest solution alternatives
  • Support software license transfer agreements
  • Build network of internal and external project staff and service providers, staff projects and oversee deliverables of external and internal team members
  • Build local IT Practice team with 1-2 (Senior) Managers

Prerequisites

  • You are an experienced IT all-rounder with knowledge in several IT areas e.g., IT Strategy and Governance, application and infrastructure management, service delivery or IT-security
  • Successfully completed studies in computer science, natural sciences, engineering, or economics
  • At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in the context of an IT consulting, IT company or as ITlLead in the Industry
  • Experience in IT projects management in the field of IT carve-out, M&A, IT transformation or development of IT landscapes or applications as stream lead or sub-project lead
  • You work in a consulting-oriented manner and are able to use your broad knowledge in a wide variety of situations
  • Excellent communication combined with strong analytical skills
  • Entrepreneurial thinking and acting, implementation strength and business/commercial acumen
  • Ability to travel on a weekly basis (3-4 days on site)
  • Fluent in English, other language skills are welcome

Our offer

  • An attractive and performance-related remuneration package
  • The opportunity to implement your own ideas and create real entrepreneurial added value
  • Flat hierarchies with very fast decision making
  • End-to-end view of the portfolio companies through their Aurelius lifecycle from due diligence to divestment
  • Dynamic career development in a very successful and rapidly growing investment company

Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.