Hiring: Value Creation Director Company: Grant Thornton (US) Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 11:15:16 Employment Type: Internship / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Project Management About the job Experience: •10+ years of total experience, including a minimum of 5 years in a management consulting environment with progression to project and commercial leadership required. Relevant industry experience also highly valued. Required Skills: •From day one, you’ll be empowered to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently. •Architect and deliver and advance the practices’ operational offering — methodology, diagnostic tooling, benchmark libraries, and the analytical standards that make our work repeatable across engagements. •Develop thought leadership that establishes credibility with sponsors and differentiates our operational point of view in the market. •Embed Value Creation insights into broader deal advisory engagements so that operational perspective reaches clients earlier in the transaction process. •Contribute to the growth strategy for the practice, including capability gaps, hiring priorities, and where we should be investing to win. •Demonstrate a strong ability to analyze, assess and improve cost structure durability, particularly for manufacturing and business services value chains. •Assess whether a target's operating model can deliver the sponsor's thesis — capacity to support the growth case, cost structure durability, and the operational risks that could impair the entry multiple. •Quantify value creation opportunity in an EBITDA bridge — sourcing and direct material savings, footprint and network rationalization, labor productivity, indirect and G&A rationalization, freight and logistics — with sizing, phasing, one-time cost to achieve, and confidence bands. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!