Senior Manager/Associate Director Transformation Management Office (m/f/x) - Midwest US

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA; Midwest (WY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exciting work environment with varied challenges

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Regular team events and offsites

Job summary

Mutares SE & Co. is seeking a Transformation Manager to support portfolio companies in their turnaround journeys. You will establish business plans and drive implementation strategies collaboratively with management teams.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in transformations and restructurings, with strong analytical skills and business fluency in English. This position requires willingness to travel frequently across the US as part of an agile, motivated international team.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience in transformations, restructuring or turnaround situations.
• Business fluency in English with structured communication.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 days per week in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Support portfolio companies in turnaround journeys.
• Establish business plans and drive implementation with operations teams.
• Assess strategic decisions with local teams.
• Support acquisition and integration processes of add-on acquisitions.
• Establish management governance and reporting within portfolio companies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Degree in economics, engineering, science or similar

Job description

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich, as a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process. Mutares actively support its portfolio companies with its own investment and operations teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions. The focus is on companies with revenues ranging from USD 120 million to USD 850 million, across various industries. The aim is to achieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long-term growth of the portfolio company.

This role involves on-site work at portfolio companies located across US territory.

Your Tasks

• Supporting our portfolio companies in their turnaround journey, by working closely with the management board and the Mutares team
• Establishing a business plan incl. a turnaround concept and driving the implementation together with the Operations team and the portfolio company, including the management of different stakeholders
• Assessment of strategic decisions (e.g. Insourcing/Outsourcing) together with the local teams and the Mutares team
• Supporting the acquisition and integration process of add on acquisitions
• Establishing the management governance and coherent tracking and reporting within the portfolio company

Your Profile

• Successfully completed a degree in the field of economics, engineering, science or similar with outstanding results
• At least 6 years of experience in transformations, restructuring or turnaround situations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset and hands‑on approach
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Business fluency in English, with the ability to communicate in a well‑structured and concise manner
• Willingness to travel up to 4 days per week (typically Monday – Thursday) and to work in an international environment

What Mutares offers

• Work in a highly motivated, international, committed, and agile team that enjoys working together
• Exciting work environment with varied challenges, strategic influence, and tasks for continuous personal and professional development
• Flat hierarchies, fast decision‑making processes, and room for your own ideas
• Regular team events and offsites