Job Summary

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for driving value creation across assigned portfolio companies post-acquisition. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and execution owning problem structuring, solutioning, and delivery oversight. The individual is expected to operate as a mini-CEO for their portfolio, ensuring initiatives translate into measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Ownership

• Own 1–2 portfolio companies end-to-end, across strategic and operational initiatives

• Act as the primary point of contact between portfolio company management and internal stakeholders

• Diagnose business issues and identify value creation levers (revenue growth, cost optimization, working capital)

Value Creation Execution

• Develop and drive 100-day plans and longer-term transformation roadmaps

• Lead cross-functional initiatives (commercial, operations, supply chain, digital)

• Track and report KPI improvements with clear linkage to EBITDA impact

Stakeholder Management

• Engage senior management (CEO, CFO, functional heads) to align on priorities

• Manage upwards to internal leadership with structured updates and escalation where required

• Influence without authority in complex, legacy environments

Team Leadership

• Guide analysts and junior team members in problem structuring and execution

• Ensure high-quality outputs (analysis, decks, recommendations)

• Build repeatable playbooks across portfolios

Job Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience in consulting, private equity, corporate strategy, or operations

• Proven track record in delivering business impact (not just advisory)

• Strong problem structuring and hypothesis-driven thinking

• Ability to translate strategy into execution plans

• Financial acumen (P&L understanding, value driver analysis)

• High stakeholder management capability

• Ownership mindset; comfortable operating in ambiguity

• High accountability and bias for action

• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically