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Senior Director

MERUNew York, New York, United States | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | San Francisco, California, United StatesHybrid, Onsite
Opening from MERU/Restructuring/Performance Improvement/Transaction Advisory Team - All locations
Meet the Company:We are MERU. A values-driven, impact-oriented team dedicated to fixing companies. We provide advisory services and data analytics support to middle-market companies ($50M - $2B in annual sales), and our clients include private equity firms, credit funds, investment banks, and law firms. We bring deep turnaround experience, a group of veteran operators, and an incentive-aligned approach to any situation. MERU was founded by professionals from Alvarez & Marsal and McKinsey and has seen rapid growth in the five-plus years since its founding.The MERU Way & Valuing Our Team:We're Partners, not consultants. When you join MERU, you will help our clients solve their most pressing problems, supported by a team of people who will challenge you, support you, and inspire you.In order to be Partners, we don't silo people into just one functional area of the business, instead advancing our team's capabilities by providing training for every service that MERU offers. Additionally, we don't just focus on technical skills but also leadership style and soft skills, so MERU team members not only know what it means to manage a client engagement but to lead a team to success. In training team members to be well-rounded individuals, we can deliver an overall higher impact to clients, allowing the ability to gain experience in diligence, turnarounds, interim management, data science, and more.To aid this career advancement and development, MERU provides an internal Coach to each team member in order to guide and maintain their professional development plan goals. Unlike most Firms, we actually focus on the achievement of those goals for each individual team member, providing opportunities that would not usually be offered.Finally, MERU values personal time, only traveling when necessary, in order to celebrate and respect your personal life. We believe that by encouraging and mandating balance, it will lead to happier and longer-tenured team members.When you come to MERU, you come to further your career and maintain your entrepreneurial spirit, never losing sight of the desire to provide meaningful impact, solutions, and value to clients. Learn more about our colleagues’ core characteristics and culture here: https://wearemeru.com/meru-way/$200,000 - $250,000 a yearIn addition to benefits, MERU also offers an extremely competitive bonus program that is based on firm contribution efforts, adherence to our core values, and performance.Closing from MERU/Restructuring/Performance Improvement/Transaction Advisory Team - All locationsOverview of MERU Service Offerings:Performance Improvement:Help companies identify and achieve their full potential by leveraging a value-focused approach to driving sustainable margin expansion impact.

Services include MERU 360° Assessment, Transformation Plan Development, Chief Transformation Officer placement, Cash Cycle and Working Capital Optimization, and Implementation Performance Management.Turnaround & Restructuring:Partner with clients during uncertain times to help stabilize operations and rapidly triage the causes of financial distress, charting a path back to long-term sustainability. Services include Interim Management, Turnaround Plan Development and Execution, Liquidity Management, Stakeholder Negotiations, Strategic Alternatives Assessment, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Case Management.Transaction Services:Partner with private equity firms across the investment lifecycle, from due diligence to portfolio value creation and exit planning.

Services include Due Diligence, Pre-Close Planning, Post-Close Implementation, and Exit Planning.Data Insights:Work with companies at all stages of their digital transformation journey to automate reporting processes, build scalable data platforms, and leverage predictive analytics to transform data from a liability into an asset. Services include Data Discovery and Analysis, Data Prep and Integration, Self-Service Analytics, Data Visualization and Reporting, Data Science and Advanced Analytics, and Strategy Enablement.Voluntary Inclusion:It is MERU’s policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters:Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening.

Any employment agency, person, or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that MERU will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person, or entity.Apply for this job

Life at MERU

We are MERU. A turnaround and restructuring firm with a different point of view. We are a values-driven, impact-oriented team dedicated to fixing companies and our approach is simple. We work collaboratively with management and sponsors, use subject matter experts throughout the process, and structure our fees around successful outcomes. We believe our focused and agile approach, along with our complex turnaround experience, allows us to deliver superior results for our clients. VALUE PROPOSITION Experience: Senior leaders from the world’s top turnaround and restructuring organizations who know how to deliver successful outcomes in highly complex situations Deep bench: 150+ specialized subject matter experts with operator backgrounds who uncover hidden value and get things done Alignment: Highly flexible performance-based fee model that is aligned with successful outcomes Operator Mindset: Deep experience serving in interim executive roles and working hand-in-hand with management teams to get things done SERVICE OFFERING Transaction Services: Operational diligence Finance function assessment (processes, systems) Reporting package development (dashboards, KPIs) Initiative identification and implementation First 100-day planning Performance Improvement: 360 Assessment - EBITDA & balance sheet potential Transformation plan development Chief Transformation Officer Cash cycle and working capital optimization Implementation performance management Turnaround and Restructuring: Liquidity & liability management Diligence strategic options Turnaround plan development Stakeholder comms / negotiations Chief Restructuring Officer Contingency planning Chapter 11 administration CLIENT BASE Middle market ($100M-$2B Revenue)
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Partners, not consultants2. Collaborative team player in a fastpaced environment3. Technical skills with an emphasis on leadership and soft skills4. Training for all services to enhance capabilities5. Internal Coach for professional development6. Values-driven impactful teamwork7. Personal time management and work-life balance8. Career advancement opportunities9. Competitive bonus program based on performance and values adherence10. Voluntary inclusion policy
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