Director - Consumer

Alvarez & Marsal; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm seeking a delivery-focused professional in India to join its practice in Gurugram. The role emphasizes deep research, data-driven insights, and structured problem solving across delivery excellence, project management, client management, and clear communication with clients.

You will coordinate with teams, manage time and costs, and ensure timely delivery while upholding client confidentiality and delivering high-quality work.

Qualifications

• MBA or CA from premium institutes preferred.
• Experience in strategy, operations, cost reduction, planning or business turnaround.
• Experience in turnaround/distress advisory or interim management.

Responsibilities

• Do in-depth research and generate reliable data.
• Distill insights from analyses and identify second order implications.
• Systematically break down problems into focus areas.
• Develop understanding of clients’ businesses to drive project delivery.
• Discern patterns in complex matters and provide accurate understanding.
• Plan and execute tasks with prioritization and team collaboration.
• Record time and costs for each project weekly.
• Ensure timely delivery of work and respond to client feedback.

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Education

MBA/CA

Job description

Description

Team Profile

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands‑on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who 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 why our people love working at A&M.

Job Roles & Responsibilities

Delivery Excellence

• Do in-depth research and generate reliable data
• Distill insights from analyses by identifying second order implications
• Systematically break down the problem into relevant focus areas
• Develop a quick understanding of clients’ businesses and its derivers and leverages the same for project delivery
• Discern patterns of complex diligence matters and provide accurate understanding

Project Management

• Plan and execute tasks effectively by prioritizing various activities with team
• Meticulous attention to detail, a sense of curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly, and a dedication to customer satisfaction
• Collaborate with colleagues, identify and implement opportunities for improved effectiveness, efficiency and risk mitigation
• Capture and record time and costs incurred on each project every week
• Ensure the timely delivery of work allocated
• Ensure timely actions on feedback by clients/Senior Manager/Director

Client Management

• Interact with clients and seniors independently and effectively
• Set clear and unambiguous expectations on deliverables
• Manage client expectations and make changes accordingly
• Earn client’s trust by displaying superior work ethic with utmost importance on client confidentiality
• Satisfy client expectations by delivering superior quality work

Communication

• Articulate ideas in confident and concise manner
• Engage audience by responding effectively & succinctly
• Prepares high-quality slides and decks
• Narrative building capability to distill complex ideas into a compelling story

Basic Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent master’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Economics or Mathematics from premium institutes required (preferred IIM / ISB / IIT / NIT) or CA

Experience

• Preferred: Relevant consulting experience OR industry experience at a renowned corporate in strategy / operations / business planning / cost reduction / sales & marketing / supply chain management / process re-engineering / finance controller / change management
• Experience in turnaround / distress situations advisory, interim management roles, operational restructuring environment

Key Competencies

• Must be able to effectively lead with various stakeholders of client
• Effectively communicate the findings and analyses to client
• Demonstrated ability to work with teams and creating learning environment
• Take initiative and actions to gain skillsets as per project demand