Job Description

Manager – Turnaround and Performance Improvement

Title Manager
Function Turnaround and Performance Improvement Practice
Location Mumbai

Company Profile:

Alvarez & Marsal, a leading global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround
management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services, is seeking Managers to join its
team in Mumbai and Delhi. With over 3000 professionals based across North America, Europe, Asia,
and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation.  Drawing on a strong
operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and
stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value

From its India office, A&M offers turnaround and restructuring advisory, interim and crisis management,
performance improvement and transaction advisory services to PE firms, local and multinational firms
and banks. Additionally, A&M brings industry expertise to India in a range of sectors, including:
automotive, business process outsourcing (BPO), consumer products, industrial products, private equity,
transportation & infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, technology, telecommunications and textiles.

Team Profile:

Alvarez & Marsal’s Turnaround and Performance Improvement Practice (TAP) works with Banks,
Private Equity and Corporates.

Services provided include business assessment to ascertain sustainable debt, provide support for raising
interim finance, identify and implement restructuring for best recovery. Our senior leaders also take up
Interim Leadership (CEO, CFO, COO) positions and run day-to-day operations of the client. We work
with leading private equity and Corporates to improve the company’s performance in areas including
Revenues, Manufacturing Efficiencies, Sourcing & Supply Chaim Optimization etc., leading to EBITDA
growth.

TAP team consists of highly trained and experienced cross disciplinary advisers with operating,
consulting, finance and IT backgrounds.

Job Roles & Responsibilities:

Delivery Excellence
 Do in-depth research and generate reliable data
 Distill insights from analyses by identifying second order implications
 Systematically break down the problem into relevant focus areas
 Develop a quick understanding of clients’ businesses and its derivers and leverages the same
for project delivery
 Discern patterns of complex diligence matters and provide accurate understanding
 Project Management:
 Plan and execute tasks effectively by prioritizing various activities with team
 Meticulous attention to detail, a sense of curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly, and a
dedication to customer satisfaction
 Collaborate with colleagues, identify and implement opportunities for improved
effectiveness, efficiency and risk mitigation
 Capture and record time and costs incurred on each project every week
 Ensure the timely delivery of work allocated
 Ensure timely actions on feedback by clients/Senior Manager/Director

Client Management:
 Interact with clients and seniors independently and effectively
 Set clear and unambiguous expectations on deliverables
 Manage client expectations and make changes accordingly
 Earn client’s trust by displaying superior work ethic with utmost importance on client
confidentiality
 Satisfy client expectations by delivering superior quality work

Communication
 Articulate ideas in confident and concise manner
 Engage audience by responding effectively & succinctly
 Prepares high-quality slides and decks
 Narrative building capability to distill complex ideas into a compelling story

Basic Qualifications:
 MBA

Experience:
 Required:
o Manager: 20 months pre MBA
o Consulting experience OR industry experience at a renowned corporate in strategy /
operations / business planning / cost reduction / sales & marketing / supply chain
management / process re-engineering / finance controller / change management
 Preferred:
o Experience of advising companies in turnaround / distress situations
o Experience of working in interim management roles
o Experience of working in operational restructuring environment

Key Competencies:
 Must be able to effectively lead with various stakeholders of client
 Effectively communicate the findings and analyses to client
 Demonstrated ability to work with teams and creating learning environment
 Take initiative and actions to gain skillsets as per project demand