Value Creation Director
About the role
The Value Creation Director role focuses on high-impact, short-term engagements with private equity, PE-backed companies, hedge funds, and investment banking clients across various industries.
Responsibilities
Lead the development and expansion of Value Creation offerings through practice-wide thought leadership.
Implement high-impact strategies to maximize growth potential for clients, particularly within PE portfolios.
Integrate Value Creation insights into broader deal advisory engagements to enhance overall client impact.
Develop and execute a targeted client development strategy within the Value Creation space.
Achieve commercial goals by originating new opportunities and collaborating effectively across the firm.
Build and strengthen relationships with priority PE funds to enhance Grant Thornton’s market presence and create impactful partnership opportunities.
Oversee multiple engagements, providing strong delivery leadership and hands-on project management.
Guide project teams to ensure engagements meet client expectations and drive measurable value creation.
Align project outcomes with broader practice objectives and support team development goals.
Drive growth within core client accounts by expanding service offerings and deepening stakeholder relationships.
Align account development efforts with clients’ value creation priorities and long-term strategic goals.
Mentor and develop junior team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow professionally.
Support business development activities, including identifying new client opportunities, developing proposals, budgets, and work plans, and participating in meetings with prospective clients.
Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree, MBA preferred.
10+ years at a leading management or strategy consultancy with increasing progression to project and commercial leadership roles required.
Industry recognized professional certification required.
Demonstrated success in generating opportunities and relationships within the private equity and corporate markets, particularly with a focus on value creation initiatives.
Demonstrated experience in managing, coaching and developing consulting staff.
Experience in successfully meeting business development objectives, deadlines and budget in business services environment.
Understanding of the current market and an ability to anticipate future trends/identify sales opportunities.
Strategic thinker with strong research, proven analytic abilities, and working knowledge of consulting frameworks.
Can travel as needed.
Pay
The base salary range for this position is between $223,514 and $289,171. 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.
Schedule
This position requires in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.