Senior Director, Process Improvement and Transactions | Power, Renewables & Energy Transition | Corporate Finance & Restructuring

Who We Are  

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you. 

Are you ready to make your impact?

About The Role

FTI Consulting is seeking a Senior Director to join our growing Mergers, Integrations, & Carve-Outs team. The Senior Director will work with clients in domestic and multinational companies across various and diverse industries.

The Senior Director will engage with our clients and teams to improve efficiency and effectiveness at all stages of integrations and carve-outs; from helping assess and identify inorganic growth opportunities, to carving out and divesting parts of the business and every aspect in-between. As a Senior Director, you will make an impact by leveraging your education and experience to address key business issues and help tailor solutions to each unique situation.

Additionally, the Senior Director role involves both project delivery leadership and business development.

What You’ll Do

In FTI Consulting’s M&A Advisory practice, we provide transactions support and advisory to organizations undergoing major transitions, such as mergers and buy- and sell-side carve-outs. We maximize the value of transactions by mitigating risk, minimizing business disruption, and accelerating the evolution to the new company operating model. Our team supports clients throughout the entire M&A transaction life cycle, from pre-deal efforts through post-integration, to drive value through the successful execution of strategic objectives while optimizing revenue and cost synergies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise-wide business transformation initiatives to drive step-change improvements in growth, profitability, and strategic execution, including strategy-to-execution planning, portfolio optimization, and performance transformation.

• Design and implement organizational transformation programs encompassing org design, governance, decision rights, talent model, and ways of working to enable the target operating model and post-transaction strategy.

• Identify and execute cost optimization opportunities across SG&A, operations, and shared services to structurally improve margin while protecting critical capabilities and growth investments.

• Lead rapid cost reduction and cash preservation initiatives, including zero-based budgeting, footprint rationalization, vendor renegotiation, and discretionary spend controls to deliver near-term EBITDA and liquidity improvement.

• Design and operationalize target operating models, including end-to-end process architecture, governance, RACI, service delivery models (in-house vs. outsourced), and performance management frameworks.

• Diagnose and redesign core business processes to improve efficiency, scalability, cycle time, and quality, leveraging best practices and digital enablement across back-office functions.

• Apply Lean Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous improvement, eliminate waste, reduce process variation, and institutionalize a data-driven performance improvement culture across client organizations.

How You’ll Grow  

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance and expand your background across mergers, integrations, and carve-outs and engagement management and project delivery while also gaining valuable management and developmental experience. You will have the opportunity to partner with our internal teams and diverse clients across various industries and continue to grow in new and complex functional areas and technologies.   

What You Will Need To Succeed  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Informational Systems, Economics, or related field of study

• 8+ years of post-graduate combined professional experience

• Ability to travel to clients and FTI office(s)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing and leading 2+ resources on workstreams, specific deliverables and junior staff

• Advanced proficiency in to project management tools, such as PowerBI, SmartSheet, or similar

• Ability to develop client pitches

• Working knowledge of the qualitative and quantitative aspects of business problems, with the ability to link business strategy to performance and due diligence research and content

• Ability to assess current processes and make recommendations based on analysis

• Ability to work with big data sets to conduct research and analysis on products, markets, competitors and customers to identify risks and opportunities, draw conclusions, and effectively communicate data

• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and full MS Office suite

• Ability to identify operational insights based on  financial statements, corporate functions and underlying revenue, cost and operational performance drivers

• Understanding of market & commercial dynamics and customer profitability drivers

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