Director IT Practice (m/f/d)
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.
As we are at the forefront of transforming organizations and are looking for an experienced Agile Transformation Manager to support our efforts in fostering a culture of agility across our portfolio companies. If you are passionate about driving growth and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join our team of experts in Munich, Duesseldorf or London.
Responsibilities
- Drive Cultural Change and business transformation processes within our portfolio companies.
- Lead the ongoing development of AURELIUS’ Operating Model and the Transformation Framework.
- Coach and promote agile, data driven and cross-functional governance and mindset within our organization and our portfolio companies.
- Develop and conduct workshops to introduce and solidify our project management and agile collaboration approach and provide training to AURELIUS and portfolio company employees.
- Independently execute agile project management approach across various portfolio companies.
Profile
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, computer science or related field.
- 5-8 yrs. of professional experience in change management, cultural change and agile project management
- Demonstrated success as an OKR consultant or an internal advocate for OKR, Scrum and cultural change.
- Certified in agile methodologies (e.g., OKR, Scrum Master, Agile Coach).
- Genuine interest in the private equity industry and a strong desire to drive growth and positive change.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a structured and conscientious approach.
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills in both German and English, along with a high level of empathy.
- Strong sense of independence and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Our Offer
- Be part of an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the private equity sector.
- Collaborate with a dynamic and innovative organization.
- Implement agile approaches to unlock potential in our portfolio companies.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Responsibilities
Immediately after the acquisition of a new investment through AURELIUS, you will take over the full responsibility for the transformation of the company. Your main task is, together with the established management, to elaborate and implement the strategy, the equity story and a comprehensive added-value concept in the company. Throughout this journey you have the possibility to support the value creation plan from the analysis to the final implementation and be engaged in driving change as well as increasing the overall competitiveness, profitability and sustainable increase of the company value. You will be able to rely on the support of the AURELIUS’ task force and the extensive toolset of the AURELIUS’ operating model.
Qualifications required
- Well-experienced and pragmatic manager with at least five years of leadership responsibility in a medium-sized and/or private equity backed company.
- Consultancy background paired with a profound understanding of commercial, sales and technical topics.
- Experienced in change processes and a proven track record in the operational, strategic, structural and cultural transformation of companies.
- Self-confident and determined as well as a pragmatic “hands-on” result-oriented mentality with an eye for the big picture.
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality.
- Analytical / strategical thinking, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong teamwork.
- Cost awareness, an instinct for business and the ability to implement.
- Experience in building up and developing management teams and the capability to lead these through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed.
- Extensive travel and presence on site is a prerequisite.
- Fluent in English, further language skills welcome (German is helpful, but not required).
Our offer
You will be working in a highly dynamic environment with core values such as entrepreneurial spirit, pragmatism and a no-blame and no-politics culture. We offer an attractive development path through the AURELIUS Academy and the opportunity to eventually build up your own investment portfolio as a Senior Managing Director.
Further to your base renumeration and in accordance with the entrepreneurial assignment you have the possibility to participate in the value growth of “your” company and thereby profit from your own success.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will play a crucial part in the reorganization and restructuring of our portfolio companies following an acquisition by AURELIUS. Collaborating closely with the existing management team, your primary focus will be to develop and execute comprehensive transformation and restructuring plans that maximize the long-term value of each firm.
This position offers a unique blend of strategic and hands-on responsibilities, allowing you to lead and contribute to a range of captivating projects from inception to successful implementation. Typically spending 12 months on site, you will actively drive the enhancement of competitiveness and profitability for our portfolio companies.
Qualifications required
- Degree in business administration, finance, engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience in either consulting or industry
- Expertise in restructuring and operations, with a proven track record in leading teams or projects.
- Genuine interest in the private equity industry, showcasing your passion for driving growth and delivering exceptional change.
- Analytical thinking, a results-oriented personality, a well-developed sense of responsibility, and a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills and an entrepreneurial spirit.
If you are seeking an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within the private equity sector, while working alongside a team of 180 in-house operating taskforce experts, we invite you to apply.
Take the next step in your career by joining AURELIUS Group today. Together, we will unlock the true potential of our portfolio companies. Apply now!
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:
- Perform specific due diligence tasks during the company acquisition process
- Perform quick-check-analysis for optimisation potential in portfolio companies after acquisition
- Optimisation of the finance organisation
- Optimisation of forecasting and budgeting processes
- Supporting the CFO / FD in the transition to the new ownership and setting the benchmark for internal reporting requirements
- Preparation of integrated budgets and forecasts including indirect cash flow planning
- Short-term liquidity planning and management
- Supporting the operational implementation of different financial products
- Contact person for different financing partners (banks, 2nd lien lenders, credit insurers)
- Building up controlling structures and KPI-systems supporting data-driven management and control
- Gap analysis, identification, and implementation of immediate countermeasures
Qualifications required
- University degree / suitable experience in business / economics and strong analytical skills
- At least three years relevant experience, preferably with a top management consulting firm or Big4
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality
- Analytical / strategical thinking, result-oriented personality, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong teamwork
- Practical, hands-on mentality
- Capability to lead teams through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
- Extensive travel required
- Fluent in English, further language skills welcome (German is helpful, but not required)
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
AURELIUS‘ Task Force is a close-knit team of advisors with deep functional expertise and long-standing management experience supporting 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
- Implementation of optimization projects in purchasing with the aim of improving purchasing organizations and processes, increasing efficiency and ensuring the supply of materials and services.
- Strategic analysis of procurement categories and markets, technical specifications, and development and implementation of holistic sourcing strategies for our portfolio companies.
- Implementation of commercial initiatives such as price negotiations and conclusion of framework agreements with the aim of realizing significant purchase price reductions.
- Execution of technical cost reduction initiatives such as functional cost analysis, value engineering workshops and cross-functional idea workshops together with R&D and suppliers.
- Preparation and execution of supplier negotiations and annual meetings regarding payment of annual bonuses, etc.
- Initiation of and participation in projects to optimize supply chain and optimize capital employed.
Qualifications required
- University degree in Business/Economics, Engineering or Natural Sciences
- Min. 5 years of working experience in the procurement sector, preferably with a top management consulting firm
- Proven experience in successful negotiations of business contracts and cost savings in the procurement area, including good knowledge of the legal, tax and financial aspects related to this
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality
- Analytical/strategical thinking, result-oriented personality, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong team work
- Practical, hands-on mentality
- Capability to lead teams through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
- Extensive travel required
- Fluent in English, further language skills welcome
Our offer
- The possibility to drive value from ideation through to realization and have true entrepreneurial impact
- Dynamic career development in a successful private equity firm with a steep growth trajectory
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package
- Flexible place of work in a country in which an AURELIUS location is represented
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Our in-house “Sales & Marketing Task Force” supports and advises our portfolio companies on the optimisation and realignment of their Sales and Marketing organisation.
Responsibilities
- Development and implementation of optimization concepts along the entire Sales & Marketing process (including multichannel strategies / new sales channels / sales incentives / pricing and condition systems)
- Optimization of sales processes through sales sontrolling and increases in efficiency in the field service organization
- Development of new, digital business models
- Performing due diligence tasks in the context of company acquisitions
- Implementation of quick check analyzes for optimization potential of the portfolio companies after the acquisition
- Motivation and involvement of employees through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
Qualifications required
- Economics degree from a renowned university, alternatively relevant working experience
- At least five years of relevant professional experience in sales and marketing in various industries (B2B/B2C)
- Experience in a strategy consulting company, start-up or private equity environment
- Independent way of working, outside the box thinker and driver of innovative approaches
- Expert in one or more areas, e.g. Pricing, Commercial Excellence, Revenue Management, CRM, e-Commerce, Marketing
- Project management experience and knowledge of project management methods
- Change manger with strong technology affinity
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting combined with strong analytical and implementation skills
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Familiar with working in fast paced environments with all hierarchical levels up to the top management
- Pragmatical and hands-on mentality
- Willingness to travel extensively
- Fluent in English, further 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
- Dynamic career development in a very successful and rapidly growing investment company
- Flexible place of work in a country in which an AURELIUS location is represented
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Responsibilities
The internal „Finance Task-Force“ advises and supports our portfolio companies in accelerating value creation along the life cycle, from Finance Due Diligence to building and launching 100d and transformation plans until exit. The functional spectrum of the Finance Practice ranges from optimisation and realignment of commercial structures and processes to budget and cash flow planning, internal and external stakeholder management as well as the associated reporting and controlling systems.
Core tasks
- Support of Practice Partner in further practice development, incl. hiring, training and mentoring of team members
- Design and implementation of functional playbooks and standards along the PE life cycle
- Project-based leadership of practice teams and teams in portfolio companies
- Execution of Finance Due Diligence in the context of company acquisitions
- Elaboration of quick-check potential analysis post-acquisition
- Design and implementation of future Target Operating Models
- Design and implementation of quick-wins and systematic initiatives to improve EBITDA and Working Capital
Qualifications required
- University degree / suitable experience in business / economics and strong analytical skills
- At least 10 years relevant experience, preferably with a top management consulting firm or Big4
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality
- Analytical and strategical thinking, result-oriented personality, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong teamwork capabilities
- Practical, hands-on mentality
- Capability to lead teams through critical and complex transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed
- Extensive travel required (up to 4 days per week)
- Fluent in English, further language skills welcome (German is helpful, but not required)
Our offer
- The possibility to drive value from ideation through to realization and have true entrepreneurial impact
- Dynamic career development in a successful private equity firm with a steep growth trajectory
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package
- Flexible place of work in a country in which an AURELIUS location is represented
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.