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Our client is seeking a Director to join their team. The Director is responsible for the management of multiple operating companies and/or distressed assets. The position requires a strong ability to co-develop strategy to improve performance with the operating company’s executive management team and to drive execution to meet the monetization strategy for the asset(s) including M&A, balance sheet restructuring, etc. If you are interested in learning more or applying, please visit job #200 on our careers website, or contact Steve Flynn at sflynn@phxgrpintl.com.
Location: Dallas or New York City
Essential Functions:
- Working collaboratively with the operating company’s executive management team to shape and develop strategy, operational and financial targets
- Providing strategic leadership to the investment’s management team, while also holding the management team accountable to drive to execution and deliver against goals and objectives
- Collaborating with the investment’s team to ensure that Fund goals and business plan objectives align with the operating company’s strategy
- Developing and executing Fund strategy for monetizing the investment while ensuring the alignment of the monetization strategy and the operating company’s strategies
- Assessment of executive management team, with responsibility for aligning incentives and identification and retention of key talent
- Continuously evaluating and optimizing exit strategy (ie, IPO, further M&A, balance sheet management) for investment returns
- Analyze impact of various M&A, financing and operating alternatives on Fund monetization strategy and returns
- Overseeing and managing all equity and debt capital markets activities to ensure alignment to the Fund’s strategies
- Maintain asset(s) investment banking relationships, with a focus on monitoring and developing capital markets, acquisition and divestiture opportunities
- Oversee development of complex financial valuation and return models
- Oversee preparation of presentation materials and assist with ad hoc projects
- Supervise associate and analyst team members, with a purpose of driving business results and professional development
- Drive operational and financial due diligence efforts associated with new investment opportunities
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated experience shaping strategic agendas to unlock value
- Ability to work directly with management teams to influence strategic direction and execution
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple teams in parallel
- Financial modeling and quantitative skills
- Knowledge of financial statements, valuations and cash flows; ability to work with detailed financial or other data and to understand and communicate macro implications
- Demonstrated financial transaction experience including deal structuring, negotiation, and execution
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing with all levels of management
- Excellent project management and problem solving skills
- Ability to navigate smoothly between strategic planning and tactical details
- High attention to detail and accountability in analytical assessments, but with the aptitude to maintain a big picture perspective
- Ability to work in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment with low to moderate supervision
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Self-starter with the ability to multi-task
- Must display a flexible attitude and have the ability to manage change effectively
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or related business field
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) a plus
Experience:
- 10 years of progressive work experience inclusive of executive level management experience
- Experience with top-tier strategic consulting firm preferred
- Experience in a fast-paced investment bank, hedge fund or private equity firm preferred with successful track record in negotiating, closing and executing transactions
Computer Skills:
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint (Microsoft Office Suite 2003/2007)
- Efficiency in Excel, including ability to summarize data via formulas, lookups, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting, etc.
Desired Organizational Competencies:
- Accountability - Demonstrates a commitment to and responsibility for accomplishing individual, team and business objectives
- Drive - Consistently achieves challenging goals/objectives, and demonstrates an ability to create value and maximize results
- Planning- Identifies business needs, problems and risks proactively, and develops well founded plans that specify strategies, actions/solutions, risk mitigants and desired results
- Critical Thinking / Judgment - Commits to an action after developing alternative solutions that are based on logical assumptions and factual information and that take into consideration resources risks and organizational values
- Adaptability - Exhibits the capacity to successfully change and evolve one’s actions, opinions and behavior as a result of changing priorities or environment
- Communication Skills - Proactively communicates in the appropriate medium with clarity and focus at the right level to ensure delivery has the appropriate impact
- Influential Leadership - Leads with confidence and conviction, and is able to establish credibility, trust, and respect among team members
- Team Work - Fosters collaboration among team members and business partners, and uses capabilities to achieve team goals
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Master of Business Administration
- N/A
- U.S. Citizen
- U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)
- H1B Visa
- Yes
- No
- No
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