COO (m/f/d) – Private Equity Healthcare Portfolio
International Mid-cap Private Equity Fund Focused
on Operational Value Creation
The Company
Our client is an established mid-cap international private equity fund with a long and successful track record and several billion Euros under management. For one portfolio company (approx. 30 million € revenue, complex structure) in the healthcare sector we are looking for a smart and dynamic COO (m/f/d) who will run the company together with the CEO.Your Tasks
- Cross-functional operational transformation projects in a mid-cap, hands-on environment with limited management resources, e.g.
- Lead restructuring and transformation process
- Sales and process optimization of the entire company
- IT/process improvements (e.g. implementation of a new ERP system)
- You will be part of the management team
What You Bring With You
- Approx. 10 years of professional experience, from top-notch strategy or operational consulting firm plus additional experience from a line or general management position
- Generalist with functional focus on restructuring, transformation, value creation
- Industry experience in the healthcare sector (also digital health) is a plus
- Some experience in working with private equity firms
- Profound management- and leadership skills in difficult situations requiring change: good combination of soft skills (motivating people in a consensual company culture) and clear target focus
- Entrepreneurial mindset and passion
- Ideally mid-market (German ‘Mittelstand’) exposure or at least ‘mindset’ in combination with intellectual smartness
- Hands-on, ‘get-things-done’ type of person who likes to work in mid-cap environments
- Excellent German (native speaker) & English language skills