Director Transformation (General Manager in spe) (m/f/d) – Private Equity Portfolio Company

  • Private Equity
  • Frankfurt

Private equity backed portfolio company in the defense sector

The company

Our client is a mid-cap, private equity-backed portfolio company in the defense sector with revenues of more than €500 million. As part of an ambitious buy-and-build strategy across Europe, the group is growing both organically and through targeted acquisitions.

They are looking to hire a Director Transformation (m/f/d) who will take ownership of the hands-on implementation of the value creation agenda across key levers including commercial, operations and digitalization. The role offers strong exposure to top management, the opportunity to help shape the future platform in a highly dynamic growth environment, and a clear path towards taking on P&L responsibility for a business unit over time.

Your tasks

  • Hands-on implementation of value creation initiatives across commercial, operations and digitalization
  • Development and steering of transformation roadmaps including impact tracking and execution
  • Identification, quantification and realization of performance improvement opportunities across functions
  • Stakeholder management across group leadership, business units and external partners
  • Mid-term perspective to evolve into a P&L leadership role with increasing strategic and operational ownership

Your profile

  • 5–10 years of experience with a strong track record in transformation / value creation initiatives
  • Background in top-tier consulting, private equity or corporate strategy
  • Mandatory hands-on operating experience outside consulting in a manufacturing environment
  • Mid-sized industrial or private equity experience is a plus
  • Strong analytical and financial acumen, execution-oriented project management and confidence with C-level stakeholders
  • Willingness to travel regularly
  • Excellent German and English language skills

Um sich für diesen Job zu bewerben, sende deine Unterlagen per E-Mail an m.sahay@talentspy.de

Moritz Sahay

Principal

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Melanie Kleemann

Mit dreifacher internationaler Vorstandserfahrung, unter anderem für die IKEA Group, Vorwerk International und die Peek & Cloppenburg Gruppe, blickt Melanie Kleemann auf eine umfassende Karriere entlang der gesamten Value Chain zurück. Ihr Herzstück und ihre Leidenschaft lagen dabei seit jeher in den Bereichen kommerzielles Wachstum sowie (digitale) Transformation.

Ihre internationale Führungskompetenz wurde maßgeblich durch globale Rollen und mehrjährige Auslandsaufenthalte in Schweden und der Schweiz geprägt.

Melanie ist Partner bei TALENTspy und verantwortet die Bereiche Commercial Excellence, Consumer&Retail, Private Equity. Mit feinem Gespür für Markt-Dynamiken und exklusivem Zugang zu Spitzenkräften unterstützt sie Corporate-Entscheider, Private-Equity-Investoren, Gesellschafter und Aufsichtsräte dabei, kritische Schlüsselpositionen diskret, treffsicher und mit nachhaltigem Wertzuwachs zu besetzen.