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 Experience & 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
Skills Required
- Several years of broad, hands-on operational leadership as a Managing Director or CEO in a mid-cap environment
- P&L responsibility of at least an eight-figure amount
- Experience in the small- or mid-cap private equity market
- Experience with systematic and conceptual transformation work in a strategy consulting firm
- University degree in business, science, or engineering
- Strong understanding of commercial, financial, and technical issues
- Analytical and conceptual thinking
- Confidence, decisiveness, and hands-on mentality
- Strong cost consciousness, commercial acumen, and execution strength
- Strong communication skills
What We Do
AURELIUS is a globally active alternative investment firm focused on private equity, private debt, and real estate. It invests in and transforms companies through an operational approach, specializing in corporate carve-outs, platform build-ups, succession solutions, and bespoke financing. Its WaterRise operations advisory team provides hands-on support to improve portfolio-company performance and create sustainable value across complex transactions in Europe and North America.
