crosslaketech - Crosslake Technologies LLC - Associate Director, Product Software and Transformation

• You will be expected to shape the problem, develop hypotheses, lead analysis, manage senior stakeholders, drive the storyline and own delivery, while credibly challenging clients and specialists on the substance of the work. • This is a role for someone who is comfortable moving between commercial, product and technology conversations, and who can connect strategic ambition to technical feasibility, investment choices and a pragmatic path to implementation. • Experience operating at a level comparable to a high-performing consulting Engagement Manager, Project Leader, Associate Director or Senior Consultant, with a track record of leading complex client engagements. • A strong consulting toolkit, ideally developed in a leading strategy, digital or transformation consultancy, or through comparable experience in high-stakes advisory or transformation environments. • Proven ability to take ambiguous problems, impose structure, develop hypotheses, drive rigorous analysis, manage teams and translate findings into a clear executive storyline. • Meaningful functional depth in one or more of transformation, product, software delivery, operating model design, technology strategy or technology architecture. • Strong commercial and financial acumen, including the ability to size opportunities, build business cases, quantify benefits, understand investment needs and evaluate strategic trade-offs. • Credibility with senior executives and functional leaders, including CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, CPOs and leaders across product, engineering, architecture and transformation. • Confidence operating at the intersection of business strategy, product, software and technology, with enough domain understanding to ask the right questions and challenge the quality of recommendations. • A hands-on leadership style: senior enough to build confidence with executives, while close enough to the work to guide analysis, challenge team thinking and personally shape the storyline. • A practical, action-oriented mindset aligned with Crosslake’s values of service, curiosity, credibility, commitment and creativity. • (this role is UK based remote) • Associate Director, Product Software and Transformation • What we believe • Technology is no longer just an enabler of business strategy. It is the business strategy. And with AI reshaping how companies operate, compete and grow — while rapidly accelerating the pace of change — the stakes have never been higher. • We’re focused on helping private equity investors and portfolio company leaders drive value creation through technology. In a world where investors deploy trillions annually into software and tech-enabled businesses, we're the team that makes sure the underlying technology actually delivers. • The expert judgment of our experienced practitioners is complemented by proven frameworks, tech-enabled solutions, and objective data to help organizations navigate critical technology decisions across diligence, transformation, growth, cybersecurity, AI, and operational execution. • Everything we do is grounded in five core values: Service. Curiosity. Credibility. Commitment. Creativity. • If you're energized by solving complex technology challenges and helping others succeed in critical moments, you'll fit right in.