Partner / Managing Director – Performance Improvement & Operational Excellence

Partner – Performance Improvement & Operational Excellence

Location: Paris.

Sector: Consulting – Performance Improvement, Operational Excellence, Industrial Transformation

We are supporting a highly successful international consulting boutique in the appointment of a senior leader to spearhead the development of its Performance Improvement and Operational Excellence practice .

The firm has an established global presence, with offices across multiple international markets, and an excellent reputation advising senior executives, boards and investors on complex strategic, financial and operational challenges.

The organisation already delivers elements of Performance Improvement work today. However, this appointment represents an opportunity for someone to work directly with the leadership team and board to define the strategy, build the proposition and establish Performance Improvement as a significant international capability within the firm.

The Opportunity

The successful individual will take a leadership role across areas including:

• Operational Excellence and performance transformation
• CAPEX optimisation and capital productivity
• Cost reduction and efficiency improvement
• Industrial performance and productivity
• Transformation programme design and execution
• Working capital and operational cash improvement where relevant

This is not a role requiring an aggressive individual sales culture or a pure rainmaker.

The firm is looking for someone who combines strong technical understanding of Performance Improvement with commercial credibility , particularly within industrial and asset-intensive organisations.

You should understand how to identify performance improvement opportunities, structure and deliver programmes, engage credibly with senior clients and develop a realistic strategy for building and growing the practice.

A major part of the role will be working with the board and wider partnership to determine where the firm can genuinely differentiate itself and how the capability should develop internationally.

What Makes the Opportunity Different

One of the major differentiators of the firm is its culture.

It is an unusually collaborative environment for senior-level consulting, with very little of the internal competition or individual account ownership that can exist within larger firms.

Partners work together across geographies, sectors and disciplines, with a genuine emphasis on collaboration rather than protecting individual revenue streams.

For someone currently working within a larger or more internally competitive consulting organisation, this offers the opportunity to build something meaningful while benefiting from an established international platform, existing senior client relationships and the support of the wider partnership.

You would work closely with the board to determine:

• Where the firm should compete within Performance Improvement
• Which industries and client segments should be prioritised
• How the firm's existing client relationships can support the development of the practice
• How the international network can contribute to growth
• Which capabilities and senior hires should be developed
• How the practice should evolve over the coming years

The Profile

Candidates must currently be operating at Director, Partner, Managing Director or equivalent level within a consulting firm.

This is an essential requirement for the position.

We would be particularly interested in speaking with senior consulting professionals with experience across areas such as:

• Performance Improvement
• Operational Excellence
• Operations Strategy
• Manufacturing Excellence
• Cost and productivity transformation

You should have strong technical credibility within Performance Improvement and experience advising senior stakeholders within industrial or asset-intensive organisations.

A strong network and existing relationships with industrial clients would be valuable. However, the firm is not looking for a traditional pure rainmaker with a highly aggressive sales approach .

You should have strong technical credibility within Performance Improvement and experience advising senior stakeholders within industrial or asset-intensive organisations.

The priority is finding someone who combines:

• Technical expertise
• Senior client credibility
• Leadership capability
• A strong understanding of industrial organisations
• Commercial awareness and relevant relationships
• The ability to develop a realistic strategy for the practice and then lead its growth

The Package & Platform

The firm can offer a highly competitive senior-level compensation package, including:

• Attractive fixed and variable remuneration
• Equity participation opportunities
• Significant influence over the future development of the practice
• Direct interaction with the board and senior leadership
• An established international platform and client base
• The opportunity to build and shape a strategically important practice
• A genuinely collaborative senior leadership environment

Many of the strongest people in this market are already successful within competing consulting firms and may not actively be considering a move.

For that reason, an initial conversation can be completely exploratory.

If you are currently a Director or Partner within consulting and would be interested in understanding the opportunity, we can arrange an informal and confidential conversation with members of the board.