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Strategy & Value Creation Lead
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Interim Contract | 6-9 Months | Hybrid/Flexible Working | Highly Competitive Day Rate
A well-established and highly respected international business is seeking an Interim Strategy & Value Creation Lead to conduct an independent review of a number of strategic, operational and value creation initiatives across the group.
Following the appointment of a new CFO, the business is looking for a high-calibre individual to assess the credibility of existing programmes, challenge assumptions and provide evidence-based recommendations to enhance value creation and execution.
This is not a traditional strategy consulting role. The successful candidate will combine top-tier strategic thinking with hands-on delivery experience, bringing an independent perspective to validate business cases, assess benefit realisation and determine whether initiatives are genuinely positioned to achieve their intended outcomes.
The assignment is ideally suited to individuals who have trained within leading strategy consulting firms such as Bain, McKinsey, BCG, Strategy&, LEK, OC&C or similar, and have subsequently gained experience within value creation, corporate development, transformation, post-deal integration or private equity operating environments.
The Role
The successful individual will conduct structured reviews of key business initiatives, assessing both the quality of the underlying analysis and the likelihood of successful delivery.
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Working closely with executive leadership and senior stakeholders, they will be expected to challenge assumptions, validate financial benefits and provide concise, actionable recommendations that support decision-making and value creation.
A key aspect of the role will involve cutting through imperfect information, fragmented systems and conflicting data to establish an objective and fact-based view of performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Review strategic, operational and transformation initiatives across the business.
- Assess the robustness of business cases, investment proposals and anticipated benefits.
- Evaluate the credibility of reported performance improvements and projected value creation opportunities.
- Challenge assumptions, forecasts and delivery plans presented by senior stakeholders.
- Review programme governance, accountability and benefit realisation frameworks.
- Analyse complex financial and operational data, often across multiple systems and data sources.
- Identify risks, gaps and opportunities that may impact delivery.
- Distill complex findings into concise executive-level recommendations.
- Produce clear one-page review papers outlining conclusions, risks and recommended actions.
Candidate Profile
- Experience gained within a leading strategy consulting firm such as Bain, McKinsey, BCG, Strategy&, LEK, OC&C or a comparable advisory organisation.
- Additional experience within value creation, transformation, corporate development, transaction support, post-acquisition integration or private equity portfolio environments.
- A track record of building, reviewing and challenging business cases and benefits cases.
- Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations or transformation programmes.
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including the ability to assess complex and imperfect P&Ls.
- The credibility and confidence to constructively challenge executive and senior leadership teams.
- Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Key Attributes
- Strategic thinker with a strong value creation mindset.
- Highly analytical and commercially focused.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity.
- Able to rapidly identify the issues that matter most.
- Independent and objective in approach.
- Pragmatic and delivery-focused.
- Confident influencing and challenging senior stakeholders.
The Opportunity
This represents an opportunity to work directly with senior leadership, reviewing high-profile initiatives and providing an independent perspective on their ability to deliver meaningful commercial value.
The organisation is seeking an individual who combines top-tier strategic problem-solving capability with hands-on experience of value creation and delivery, and who can provide clear, commercially grounded recommendations that drive measurable outcomes.
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