Director IT Practice

AURELIUS’ Task Force is a close-knit team of advisors with deep functional expertise and long-standing management experience. They support value generation in portfolio companies through effective and hands-on project and change management in the areas of Procurement, Operations, Commercial, IT, Finance and People & Organisation.

Responsibilities

Coordinate large scale IT programs e.g. IT Carve-outs, IT Transformations, ERP modernization as part of the Project Management Office Manage project status, key tasks and risks to ensure program success As part of an IT expert team execute IT due diligence on potential large size target companies Create red-flag reports, draft carve-out scenarios and estimate associated costs Coach business and IT stakeholder of the portfolio companies to understand standard IT terms and processes as well as project methodology, roles, and deliverables Analyze poorly defined problems, moderate solution finding process and suggest alternative solutions Willingness to regularly take on the role as a “Head of IT” on an interim basis at an AURELIUS portfolio company Prerequisites You are an experienced IT all-rounder with knowledge in several IT areas e.

g. IT Strategy and Governance, application and infrastructure management, service delivery or IT-security Experience in IT projects management in the field of IT carve-out, M&A, IT transformation or development of IT landscapes or applications as stream lead or sub-project lead Successfully completed studies in computer science, natural sciences, engineering, or economics At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in the context of an IT consulting, IT company or as IT Lead in the Industry, preferably a combined background in consulting AND an industry IT role You work in a consulting-oriented manner and are able to use your broad knowledge in a wide variety of situations Excellent communication combined with strong analytical skills Entrepreneurial thinking and acting, implementation strength and business/commercial acumen Fluent in English, other language skills are welcome Intensive travel required, since you will spend 4 days / week in the portfolio company on site Our Offer An attractive and performance-related remuneration package The opportunity to implement your own ideas and create real entrepreneurial added value Flat hierarchy with very fast decision making End-to-end view of the portfolio companies through their Aurelius lifecycle from due diligence to divestment Dynamic career development in a very successful and rapidly growing investment company Flexible place of work in the UK, provided you can travel regularly to portfolio companies and occasionally to our London office.