Value Creation Manager

As a Value Creation Manager, you will work with private equity and corporate clients to evaluate operational opportunities and support execution across the transaction lifecycle. The team focuses on operational due diligence, cost assessments, synergy analysis, integration and separation planning, and post-close execution. You will work closely with experienced professionals to help clients assess risks, identify opportunities, and develop actionable plans to maximize value before and after a transaction for the Grant Thornton | Stax Transactions Practice -- all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.

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:

• Managing buy-side and sell-side transaction engagements in coordination with Financial Due Diligence, IT, Supply Chain, Human Capital, and other diligence teams.
• Leading operational due diligence workstreams to assess business performance, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Managing standalone, one-time, and stranded cost assessments.
• Leading synergy assessments and interdependency analyses.
• Leading cost optimization assessments to drive EBITDA improvement, including baselining of operations, procurement, SG&A, and overhead spend; identifying and sizing initiatives (base/high cases, one-time-to-achieve, HC vs. non-HC); and building prioritized roadmaps with clear owners, timing, and risks.
• Leading cash and working capital optimization workstreams (AR, AP, inventory) alongside cost levers to deliver a holistic plan, and overseeing initiative tracking, governance, and realization reporting from identification through post-close execution.
• Overseeing Day 1 readiness and 100-day planning efforts.
• Developing integration and separation plans, from high-level blueprints to detailed multi-phase workplans.
• Providing Integration Management Office (IMO), Separation Management Office (SMO), and Transition Management Office (TMO) leadership and support.
• Leading Transition Services Agreement (TSA) scoping, negotiation support, and schedule preparation.
• Supporting operating model design and organizational structure planning.
• Managing change management and stakeholder communication efforts.
• Managing client relationships.
• Preparing clear and concise reports and presentations for clients and other stakeholders.
• Managing multiple engagements simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality work.
• Lead and support business development activities, including identifying new client opportunities, developing proposals, budgets, and work plans, and participating in meetings with prospective clients.
• Mentoring and developing junior team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow professionally.
• Performing detailed analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and documenting conclusions.
• Assisting with training sessions to support team-up-skilling.
• Serving as a coach and mentor to other team members in support of their professional development.
• Meeting or exceeding targeted billing hours (utilization).
• Other duties as assigned.

Technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required. MBA preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in transaction advisory, management consulting, operational due diligence, integration and separation, corporate strategy, private equity, or a related field required.
• Industry recognized professional certification required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including financial analysis, data modeling, and process mapping.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this position is between $170,200 and $212,750. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity.

About Us:

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result -- for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support.

About the Team:

• Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.
• We support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, you. See how at www.gt.com/careers
• When it comes to inclusion, we are committed to doing more than checking boxes. Explore all the ways we're taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion at www.gt.com/careers

Additional Details:

It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of Grant Thornton LLP to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability.

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