MD Benelux | Buy & Build Value Creator

AURELIUS Growth; Noord-Holland; On-site; EUR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

AURELIUS Growth in Benelux is seeking a Managing Director to steer small-cap platforms from signing to exit, initially serving as a shadow CEO to set strategic direction and establish an operating cadence. You will assemble the leadership bench and drive value creation through disciplined buy-and-build.

Fluent Dutch and English are required; extensive travel is expected, relocation is not. You will partner with Investment, Operations, and Finance to scale platforms and prepare for timely exits.

Qualifications

• Substantial general management experience (MD/CEO/GM) in a mid-cap context with direct eight‑figure P&L responsibility.
• Demonstrated small/mid-cap PE or M&A expertise, including deal execution and post-merger integration at pace.
• Credibility with management teams and investors; a decisive, hands-on approach balanced with a measured, diplomatic style.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen; degree in business, engineering, or science (or equivalent experience).
• Fluent Dutch and English.
• Advantageous: top-tier consulting background (MBB or equivalent) and/or MBA.

Responsibilities

• Set strategy and governance, build and upgrade the leadership team and embed a scalable operating model.
• Own P&L, cash, and performance management; develop & deliver the value-creation plan and provide regular Board updates.
• Lead buy-and-build: shape the pipeline with the platform’s newly built deal team, execute acquisitions, integrate effectively, and realize synergies.
• Prepare the platform for timely, value-maximizing exit.

Skills

General management

PE/M&A

Leadership

Financial acumen

Dutch fluency

English fluency

MBA preferred

Consulting background

Education

Business/Engineering/Science degree

Job description

AURELIUS Growth in Benelux is seeking a Managing Director to steer small-cap platforms from signing to exit, initially serving as a shadow CEO to set strategic direction and establish an operating cadence. You will assemble the leadership bench and drive value creation through disciplined buy-and-build.

Fluent Dutch and English are required; extensive travel is expected, relocation is not. You will partner with Investment, Operations, and Finance to scale platforms and prepare for timely exits.