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: Director Role Responsibilities:
- Develops strong relationships with clients (executive, senior, and mid-level personnel) and acts as their day-to-day resource on engagements
- Works collaboratively with MERU's subject matter experts to identify and quantify performance improvement opportunities
- Oversees multiple workstreams, helping to establish priorities, drives timely completion of deliverables, and leads problem-solving sessions
- Leads the development of complex analyses and performance improvement implementation plans
- Authors presentations of final deliverables, including Board decks, Lender decks, and MERU summary of findings
- Supports Partners and attends pitches as required
- Supervises the development of a 13-week cash flow forecast and 3-statement financial models (income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement)
- Mentors 1-2 junior colleagues
- Assists in managing the development of Firm Contribution areas, such as Recruiting, Professional Development, Marketing, etc.
Director Role Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of experience in a directly relevant role with an MBA, or 6-10 years of experience with no MBA
- Bachelor's degree from a top undergraduate business program; MBA, CFA, or CPA preferred but not required
- Deep, relevant experience in turning around underperforming or distressed businesses with a turnaround consulting firm, management consulting firm, or private equity firm
- Deep finance/accounting background, including prior experience in public accounting or transaction advisory
- Experience must include at least 1 year of managing teams through projects in a role similar to titles such as Engagement Manager / Director / Project Leader
- Demonstrated history of anticipating problems before they occur and flagging potential issues
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel and PowerPoint)
- A collaborative team player who can excel in a fast-paced, challenging work environment
- Confident and efficient speaker, presenter, and business writer
- Must possess a roll up your sleeves mentality and willingness to complete VP and/or Associate tasks if needed
- Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday
- Ability to travel (