Managing Director

Meet The Company

We are MERU. A values-driven, impact-oriented team dedicated to fixing companies. We provide advisory services and data analytics support to middle-market companies ($50M - $2B in annual sales), and our clients include private equity firms, credit funds, investment banks, and law firms. We bring deep turnaround experience, a group of veteran operators, and an incentive-aligned approach to any situation. MERU was founded by professionals from Alvarez & Marsal and McKinsey and has seen rapid growth in the five-plus years since its founding.

The MERU Way & Valuing Our Team

We're Partners, not consultants. When you join MERU, you will help our clients solve their most pressing problems, supported by a team of people who will challenge you, support you, and inspire you.

In order to be Partners, we don't silo people into just one functional area of the business, instead advancing our team's capabilities by providing training for every service that MERU offers. Additionally, we don't just focus on technical skills but also leadership style and soft skills, so MERU team members not only know what it means to manage a client engagement but to lead a team to success. In training team members to be well-rounded individuals, we can deliver an overall higher impact to clients, allowing the ability to gain experience in diligence, turnarounds, interim management, data science, and more.

To aid this career advancement and development, MERU provides an internal Coach to each team member in order to guide and maintain their professional development plan goals. Unlike most Firms, we actually focus on the achievement of those goals for each individual team member, providing opportunities that would not usually be offered.

Finally, MERU values personal time, only traveling when necessary in order to celebrate and respect your personal life. We believe that by encouraging and mandating balance, it will lead to happier and longer-tenured team members.

When you come to MERU, you come to further your career and maintain your entrepreneurial spirit, never losing sight of the desire to provide meaningful impact, solutions, and value to clients. Learn more about our colleagues’ core characteristics and culture here: https://wearemeru.com/meru-way/

Principal Role Responsibilities

• Exhibit extreme ownership in all day-to-day activities for engagements
• Ownership and accountability for developing the overall work plan and delivering high-quality work products against timelines, exceeding client expectations
• Exhibit the ability to drive change proactively and independently, meet deadlines, and inspire confidence among senior leadership
• Effectively plan for and actively mitigate risks on projects and workstreams
• Provide updates to Partners and Clients to drive and maintain alignment
• Maintain current and create new relationships with key accounts and Clients
• Attend and/or lead pitches with the support of the Partners
• Operate as the point person for in-bound leads, developing proposals and pitches
• Manage all relevant engagement documentation (e.g., engagement letter, scope of services, etc.)
• Understands and adjusts to complex client environments and situations to inspire change at all levels, including stakeholders
• Serve as a formal mentor to junior team members
• Actively participate in the recruiting process for all levels of team members
• Develop clear and concise messaging for internal and external materials (including pitches, marketing, Client communications, and other workstreams)
• Adhere to a QC process for their work and is able to check the work of others with the same rigor to aid in their development
• Oversee large pieces of the Firm’s knowledge agenda, helping to develop related training modules, facilitating in-person and virtual training sessions, and maintaining respective training collateral
• Support in developing Firm Contribution areas, such as Recruiting, Professional Development, Marketing, etc.
  
  

Principal Role Qualifications

10+ years of work experience in corporate restructuring, investment banking, management consulting, and/or corporate positions with a financial or accounting focus

Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate business program

MBA, CFA, or CPA preferred but not required

Experience working with private equity funds with $5B+ AUM

Consistent, proven track record of successfully structuring and leading client engagements

Complete understanding and ability to create high-level financial models, demonstrate expert-level skill in PowerPoint

Recognized for deep skills and passion as a specialist in specific industries/service(s) area(s)

Confident and efficient speaker, presenter, and writer, you’ve developed your own style and messaging

Demonstrated ability to interact and work collaboratively with junior and senior team members, senior management, fellow subject matter experts, and other stakeholders or professionals

“Roll up your sleeves” mentality and willingness to complete any tasks if needed, Associate and above, no matter the level of work

Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills to build impactful client relationships

Professional, impartial, and independent attitude with a high degree of integrity

Comfortable with ambiguity in a work setting and knowing how to address and manage unpredictable outcomes

Ability to own and lead internal firm initiatives (e.g., marketing, client pitches)

Ability to travel (<30-60%) based on client and business needs

Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday

Authorization to work in the United States

Commitment to living MERU’s values and core characteristics

$200,000 - $270,000 a year

In addition to benefits, MERU also offers an extremely competitive bonus program that is based on firm contribution efforts, adherence to our core values, and performance.

Performance Improvement

Overview of MERU Service Offerings:

Help companies identify and achieve their full potential by leveraging a value-focused approach to driving sustainable margin expansion impact. Services include MERU 360° Assessment, Transformation Plan Development, Chief Transformation Officer placement, Cash Cycle and Working Capital Optimization, and Implementation Performance Management.

Turnaround & Restructuring

Partner with clients during uncertain times to help stabilize operations and rapidly triage the causes of financial distress, charting a path back to long-term sustainability. Services include Interim Management, Turnaround Plan Development and Execution, Liquidity Management, Stakeholder Negotiations, Strategic Alternatives Assessment, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Case Management.

Transaction Services

Partner with private equity firms across the investment lifecycle, from due diligence to portfolio value creation and exit planning. Services include Due Diligence, Pre-Close Planning, Post-Close Implementation, and Exit Planning.

Data Insights

Work with companies at all stages of their digital transformation journey to automate reporting processes, build scalable data platforms, and leverage predictive analytics to transform data from a liability into an asset. Services include Data Discovery and Analysis, Data Prep and Integration, Self-Service Analytics, Data Visualization and Reporting, Data Science and Advanced Analytics, and Strategy Enablement.

Voluntary Inclusion

It is MERU’s policy to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Unsolicited Resumes From Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person, or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that MERU will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person, or entity.