Value Creation Manager

About the role

The Value Creation Manager works 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage buy-side and sell-side transaction engagements in coordination with Financial Due Diligence, IT, Supply Chain, Human Capital, and other diligence teams.
• Lead operational due diligence workstreams to assess business performance, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage standalone, one-time, and stranded cost assessments.
• Lead synergy assessments and interdependency analyses.
• Lead 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.
• Oversee Day 1 readiness and 100-day planning efforts.
• Develop integration and separation plans, from high-level blueprints to detailed multi-phase workplans.
• Provide Integration Management Office (IMO), Separation Management Office (SMO), and Transition Management Office (TMO) leadership and support.
• Lead Transition Services Agreement (TSA) scoping, negotiation support, and schedule preparation.
• Support operating model design and organizational structure planning.
• Manage change management and stakeholder communication efforts.
• Manage client relationships.
• Prepare clear and concise reports and presentations for clients and other stakeholders.
• Manage 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.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, providing guidance and support to help them grow professionally.
• Perform detailed analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and document conclusions.
• Assist with training sessions to support team-up-skilling.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to other team members in support of their professional development.
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).

Requirements

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. 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• MBA preferred.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including financial analysis, data modeling, and process mapping.
• 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.

Benefits

Base salary range: $170,200 - $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.

Pay

Base salary range: $170,200 - $212,750.

Schedule

It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions (including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, working conditions, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, evaluations, and termination) are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.