Key Skills

Job Description

AURELIUS is a global alternative investor, distinguished and widely recognised for its operational approach. It focuses on private markets, in particular Private Equity and Private Debt. Its key investment platforms include AURELIUS Opportunities V, AURELIUS European Opportunities IV, AUR Portfolio III and AURELIUS Growth Investments (Wachstumskapital). AURELIUS has been growing significantly in recent years, especially expanding its global footprint, and today employs more than 400 professionals in 10 offices spanning Europe, North America and Asia. AURELIUS is driven by a spirit of entrepreneurship, with a collegiate hands-on approach to complex projects. We are motivated, open, fun, and operate as a team of equals. Create impact with passion! As we begin to expand our AURELIUS Growth operations in Benelux, we are seeking leaders to join us as Managing Director (m/f/d) – Buy & Build | Value Creation | Portfolio Management In the role of Managing Director, you take full end-to-end responsibility for AURELIUS Growth’s investments throughout the entire holding period. You support colleagues in the investment team during execution of the initial transactions across Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence, and from acquisition onward you assume comprehensive operational and strategic responsibility for the success of these investments. You lead the on-site management teams and serve as the point of contact for all operational and strategic matters, both for the management of the portfolio companies and at the holding level. In your role, you define the strategy, the team, and on-the-ground efficiency measures. In addition, you steer the workstreams and, together with the AURELIUS Growth team, optimize the financing structure of each investment. You are committed to competitiveness, profitability, and the sustainable increase of enterprise value, and you will also successfully accompany the companies through the exit process at the end of the holding period. The role involves extensive travel; relocation is not required. Key Experiences & Qualifications You are an experienced, pragmatic leader with several years of broad, hands-on operational responsibility as Managing Director or CEO in a mid-cap environment, with P&L responsibility of at least an eight-figure amount. You have relevant experience in the small/mid-cap private equity market and value an entrepreneurial way of working as well as a high energy, intensive environment. You developed your extensive expertise in systematic and conceptual transformation work in a strategy consulting firm. You are outstanding in analytical and conceptual thinking, and you bring confidence, decisiveness, and a strong hands-on mentality. In addition to a university degree in business, science, or engineering, you understand the key commercial, financial, and technical issues. A strong cost consciousness, commercial acumen, execution strength, and strong communication skills round out your profile. What We Offer Significant scope to shape and create real value within one of Europe’s most successful PE groups Entrepreneurial compensation

Core Responsibilities

Take end-to-end operational and strategic responsibility for investments throughout their holding periods, including leading portfolio company management teams and defining strategy, teams, and efficiency measures. Coordinate investment workstreams, optimize financing with the investment team, improve competitiveness and profitability, grow enterprise value, and guide companies through exit.

Requirements

Requires several years of hands-on Managing Director or CEO experience in a mid-cap business, including P&L responsibility of at least eight figures, and relevant small- or mid-cap private equity experience. Candidates should have strategy consulting experience in systematic transformation, a university degree in business, science, or engineering, and strong analytical, commercial, financial, technical, execution, leadership, and communication capabilities.

Benefits

• Entrepreneurial Compensation
• Significant Scope To Shape And Create Value