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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: Feb 6, 2025
Description
About the firm
Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.
With over 10,000 people providing services across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M’s restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what is really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.
To learn more, visit: AlvarezandMarsal.com.
The team
Corporate Transformation Services (CTS) is one of A&M’s core competencies, dedicated to helping clients achieve profitability targets and navigate strategic and operational challenges sustainably. The focus is on restoring financial and operational performance to drive measurable results for clients across diverse industries—including retail, automotive, and manufacturing—ranging from upper mid-sized businesses to large international corporations, providing impactful solutions and transformative outcomes.
Role Overview
The Operations Director will play a pivotal internal role in driving sustainable growth and operational excellence across the CTS Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in EMEA. This role is accountable to the CTS Executive Committee (ExCo) for overseeing operations, driving strategic initiatives, and leading the People portfolio.
The Operations Director will act as the bridge between CTS leadership, shared services teams, and business stakeholders to align strategy with execution. As a culture architect, this individual will foster a highly inclusive environment that empowers team members to thrive while driving operational efficiency and talent development.
We are seeking a strategic, hands-on leader with a strong blend of industry and professional services experience, proven operational expertise, and the ability to build trusted relationships.
Key Responsibilities
1. Operational Leadership
2. Strategic Initiatives
3. People Development & Talent Strategy
4. Quality & Risk Management
Experience & Qualifications
What We Offer
Note: This role may require occasional travel to support CTS operations across the EMEA region.
A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.
Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.