Managing Director (m/f/d) - Growth Capital

As we begin to expand our AURELIUS Growth operations in Italy we are seeking leaders to join us as:

Managing Director (m/f/d) – Buy & Build | Value Creation | Portfolio Management

In the role of Managing Director, you take full end-to-end responsibility for AURELIUS Growth’s investments throughout the entire holding period. You support colleagues in the investment team during execution of the initial transactions across Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence, and from acquisition onward you assume comprehensive operational and strategic responsibility for the success of these investments. You lead the on-site management teams and serve as the point of contact for all operational and strategic matters, both for the management of the portfolio companies and at the holding level. In your role, you define the strategy, the team, and on-the-ground efficiency measures. In addition, you steer the workstreams and, together with the AURELIUS Growth team, optimise the financing structure of each investment. You are committed to competitiveness, profitability, and the sustainable increase of enterprise value, and you will also successfully accompany the companies through the exit process at the end of the holding period. The role involves extensive travel; relocation is not required.

Key Experience & Qualifications

You are an experienced, pragmatic leader with several years of broad, hands-on operational responsibility as Managing Director or CEO in a mid-cap environment, with P&L responsibility of at least an eight-figure amount. You have relevant experience in the small/mid-cap private equity market and value an entrepreneurial way of working as well as a high energy, intensive environment. You developed your extensive expertise in systematic and conceptual transformation work in a strategy consulting firm. You are outstanding in analytical and conceptual thinking, and you bring confidence, decisiveness, and a strong hands-on mentality. In addition to a university degree in business, science, or engineering, you understand the key commercial, financial, and technical issues. A strong cost consciousness, commercial acumen, execution strength, and strong communication skills round out your profile.

What We Offer

• Significant scope to shape and create real value within one of Europe’s most successful PE groups
• Entrepreneurial compensation

If you’re ready to take responsibility, challenge the status quo, and grow within a supportive yet high-performing culture — AURELIUS is the place for you. AURELIUS, you’ll find more than just a job — you’ll become part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where your ideas and impact truly matter. Our culture is built on a hands-on, pragmatic mindset that values initiative, ownership and teamwork. We look for individuals who think like entrepreneurs and thrive as part of a dynamic team.