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We are seeking a Senior Partner to lead and grow our Restructuring, Performance Improvement, and Turnaround (RPT) practice in the Middle East. RPT is one of the key business lines of the company globally. The role involves driving rapid stabilization, liquidity protection, and operational turnaround for corporates, state-owned enterprises, lenders, and investors across the region, while shaping the practice’s strategy, offerings, and sector focus. This includes setting go-to-market strategies for special situations, restructurings, and performance improvement programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Originate and lead complex restructurings, including independent business reviews, liquidity and cash control, options analysis, out-of-court workouts, contingency planning, and formal processes where applicable.
- Advise boards, CFOs, and creditor groups on capital structure solutions, debt renegotiations, stakeholder strategies, and turnaround plans grounded in robust diagnostics.
- Oversee execution of 100-day plans focusing on working capital unlock, SG&A and operational expense reductions, footprint and portfolio actions, and revenue recovery levers with measurable benefits.
- Lead multi-stakeholder negotiations among lenders, bondholders, private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, and regulators; manage information flows and decision forums under tight timelines.
- Ensure quality across workstreams, including business plan reviews, financial model challenges, liquidity forecasting, scenario planning, and value-creation roadmaps.
- Build and mentor a high-performing team across restructuring, corporate finance, and operations; set staffing models, capabilities, and performance standards.
- Manage practice economics, including pipeline, pricing, risk, realization, and margins; shape alliances with law firms, banks, and special situations funds in the region.
- Represent the company with media and ecosystem partners on restructuring and turnaround topics to establish thought leadership and market trust.
- Liaise and collaborate with the global RPT practice.
Qualifications
Required Experience
- 15–20+ years of experience in restructuring/turnaround, corporate finance, or special situations consulting, with leadership of large cross-border engagements in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
- Proven track record advising companies and creditors on complex operational restructuring solutions and rapid performance improvement.
- Deep hands-on exposure to business reviews, liquidity management, business plan development, valuation and scenario analysis, and contingency planning.
- Sector depth in priority Middle East industries such as real estate, construction, industrials, energy transport, healthcare, and consumer, along with experience with public/sovereign stakeholders.
- At least 5 years of work experience in the Middle East.
Skills and Attributes
- Crisis leadership under ambiguity; ability to make decisive calls on cash, scope, and stakeholder strategy during live negotiations.
- Advanced financial and operational acumen, including modeling oversight, liquidity forecasting, covenant analysis, and operational turnaround levers.
- Exceptional negotiation skills with C-suite executives and creditors; recognized credibility with boards, commercial banks, investment banks, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and regulators in the region.
- Ability to operate effectively under ambiguity and time pressure, making decisive calls on scope, resources, and risk.
- Inclusive leadership style that attracts, develops, and retains top transaction talent, fostering strong collaboration with other practices.
