Turnaround & Restructuring - Senior Vice President
About this role
About AlixPartners
At AlixPartners, we solve the most complex and critical challenges facing businesses today. Our global team of experienced consultants combines deep industry expertise with execution excellence to deliver lasting results for clients — when it really matters.
Our Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS) practice works alongside companies, investors and stakeholders to stabilise performance, preserve value and accelerate transformation in high-pressure situations. Whether supporting financial restructurings, operational turnarounds or complex performance improvement programmes, our teams are recognised for delivering pragmatic solutions with measurable impact.
The Opportunity
As our Paris team continues to grow, we are looking for an experienced Senior Vice President to join our Turnaround & Restructuring Services practice.
This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging situations facing leading French and international businesses. You will advise senior executives, shareholders, lenders and investors, while leading high-performing teams through complex transformations requiring rapid execution and sound judgement.
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, hands-on leader who combines strong analytical capabilities with excellent client leadership and a passion for delivering tangible results.
What you’ll do:
You will:
- Lead financial and operational restructuring engagements for corporate and private equity clients.
- Advise executive management teams, boards, lenders and investors on critical business situations.
- Develop and implement turnaround strategies focused on value creation and sustainable performance improvement.
- Lead cash management, liquidity assessments and short-term cash flow modelling.
- Review and challenge business plans, financial forecasts and restructuring options.
- Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders and contribute to business development activities across France and Europe.
What You'll Bring
- 8–15 years of professional experience in restructuring, turnaround, performance improvement or corporate transformation.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex projects and managing senior stakeholder relationships.
- Strong financial analysis and financial modelling capabilities, including deep understanding of financial statements and cash flow management.
- Strong commercial mindset with an established professional network and business development capabilities.
- Degree from a leading engineering school or business school.
- Fluency in both French and English is required. Additional European languages are a plus.
What Makes You Successful
You are:
- Pragmatic, hands-on and execution-focused.
- Comfortable operating in demanding, fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
- A confident communicator able to influence senior executives.
- Passionate about developing people and contributing to a collaborative team culture.
Additional Information
This role is based in Paris and involves regular travel to client sites across France and Europe.
Applicants must be authorised to work in France and be able to travel throughout the European Union.
AlixPartners is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where every employee can thrive.
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Company at a glance
For more than forty years, AlixPartners has helped businesses around the world respond quickly and decisively to their most critical challenges – circumstances as diverse as urgent performance improvement, accelerated transformation, complex restructuring and risk mitigation.
These are the moments when everything is on the line – a sudden shift in the market, an unexpected performance decline, a time-sensitive deal, a fork-in-the-road decision. But it’s not what we do that makes a difference, it’s how we do it.
Tackling situations when time is of the essence is part of our DNA – so we adopt an action-oriented approach at all times. We work in small, highly qualified teams with specific industry and functional expertise, and we operate at pace, moving quickly from analysis to implementation. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients until the job is done, and only measure our success in terms of the results we deliver.
Our approach enables us to help our clients confront and overcome truly future-defining challenges. We partner with you to make the right decisions and take the right actions. And we are right by your side. When it really matters.
Recent Awards & Recognition
- Best Firm to Work For – Consulting Magazine, 2023
- Best Places to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality – Human Rights Campaign, 2022
- Best Management Consulting Firms – Forbes, 2021
- Ranked in the Top 10 in UHLALA Group’s Pride Index
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