Vice President

Meet the Company: We are MERU. A values-driven, impact-oriented team dedicated to fixing companies. We provide advisory services and data analytics support to middle-market companies ($50M - $2B in annual sales), and our clients include private equity firms, credit funds, investment banks, and law firms. We bring deep turnaround experience, a group of veteran operators, and an incentive-aligned approach to any situation. MERU was founded by professionals from Alvarez & Marsal and McKinsey and has seen rapid growth in the five-plus years since its founding.

The MERU Way & Valuing Our Team: We're Partners, not consultants. When you join MERU, you will help our clients solve their most pressing problems, supported by a team of people who will challenge you, support you, and inspire you.

In order to be Partners, we don't silo people into just one functional area of the business, instead advancing our team's capabilities by providing training for every service that MERU offers. Additionally, we don't just focus on technical skills but also leadership style and soft skills, so MERU team members not only know what it means to manage a client engagement but to lead a team to success. In training team members to be well-rounded individuals, we can deliver an overall higher impact to clients, allowing the ability to gain experience in diligence, turnarounds, interim management, data science, and more.

To aid this career advancement and development, MERU provides an internal Coach to each team member in order to guide and maintain their professional development plan goals. Unlike most Firms, we actually focus on the achievement of those goals for each individual team member, providing opportunities that would not usually be offered.

Finally, MERU values personal time, only traveling when necessary in order to celebrate and respect your personal life. We believe that by encouraging and mandating balance, it will lead to happier and longer-tenured team members.

When you come to MERU, you come to further your career and maintain your entrepreneurial spirit, never losing sight of the desire to provide meaningful impact, solutions, and value to clients. Learn more about our colleagues’ core characteristics and culture here: https://wearemeru.com/meru-way/ Vice President Role Responsibilities:

• Independently execute and oversee the development of financial and business models (e.g., 3-statement models, 13-week forecasts, EBITDA opportunity assessments)
• Leads components of projects with multiple service lines and the ability to lead smaller projects autonomously
• Demonstrates comfort and ability to lead mid-level client interactions with limited oversight
• Creates initial drafts of proposals and proactively identifies ways to improve proposal quality
• Develops clear and concise messaging for internal and external materials (including pitches, marketing, Client communications, and other workstreams)
• Guides and facilitates client interviews and ensures all relevant data sources are considered and pursued
• Supervises the work of 1 -2 junior team (or client) members
• Adheres to a QC process for their work and is able to check the work of others with the same rigor
• Supports in developing Firm Contribution areas, such as Recruiting, Professional Development, Marketing, etc.

Vice President Role Qualifications:

• 4 - 7 years of work experience in corporate restructuring or management consulting positions with a financial or accounting focus (required)
• Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate business program; MBA, CFA, or CPA preferred but not required
• Complete proficiency in understanding and developing financial models and presentation skills
• Ability to interpret the results of qualitative and quantitative analyses and develop insights and recommendations
• Ability to lead components of projects with multiple service lines and ability to lead smaller projects independently
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to interact and work collaboratively with junior and senior team members, senior management, and other stakeholders or professionals at all levels
• “Roll up your sleeves” mentality and willingness to complete Associate tasks if needed
• Ability to lead internal firm initiatives (e.g., marketing, client pitches, recruiting)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel and PowerPoint)
• Ability to travel (<20-50%) based on client needs
• Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday
• Authorization to work in the United States
• Commitment to living MERU’s values and core characteristics