Managing Director

4+ years experience at level

About the Managing Director Role

Managing Directors at CX represent the pinnacle of interim financial leadership, offering unparalleled expertise to guide executive teams through critical strategic pivots, complex restructuring, and transformational change. With extensive experience and a proven track record of success, these seasoned professionals provide visionary guidance, strategic insights, and hands-on leadership to drive organizational excellence during periods of significant transition.

CX's Managing Directors are adept at navigating high-stakes business environments, leveraging their deep industry knowledge and executive-level acumen to deliver tangible results and sustainable value for our clients.

Interim Roles a CX Managing Director Can Fill

CX's Managing Directors are highly skilled and versatile professionals capable of filling a wide array of critical interim roles within client companies. Their extensive experience, strategic acumen, and leadership capabilities allow them to provide immediate, high-level impact across diverse business functions and industries. The following roles demonstrate the breadth of expertise and value that CX's Managing Directors bring to client engagements:

Interim Finance Director

Managing Directors excel in overseeing all financial operations, developing strategic financial plans, and driving financial performance to meet organizational objectives.

Interim Controller

With their comprehensive understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations, Managing Directors can effectively lead change and execution within financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance processes.

Interim Internal Auditor

Managing Directors possess the expertise to lead comprehensive internal audits, assess risk management practices, and recommend improvements to strengthen organizational controls.

Interim M&A Specialist

With their strategic vision and deal-making experience, Managing Directors can guide companies through complex mergers and acquisitions, ensuring successful integrations and value creation.

Interim CFO

As seasoned financial executives, Managing Directors can provide strategic financial leadership, optimize capital structures, and drive financial performance at the highest level of the organization.

Interim CAO

Managing Directors possess the comprehensive knowledge of accounting operations and regulatory requirements to effectively oversee all accounting functions and ensure compliance with financial reporting standards.

Interim Project Management and Oversight

As Interim Project Managers, CX professionals lead cross-functional initiatives, manage timelines and deliverables, and ensure alignment between finance and operational goals. They bring structure to complex projects, mitigate risks, and drive execution from planning through completion.

Our Core Values

Competent

Independently perform or own, review, coach all tasks

Act independently and formulate views on issues, perform analyses and produce high-quality deliverables while leveraging other team members.
Able to lead and train junior team and client team members on less complex tasks or capabilities.
Manage own workstreams and projects effectively and efficiently based on client expectations.
Demonstrate appropriate understanding of work product.
Developing project management skills including the ability to develop project plans, manage actions, track risks, etc.

Likeable

Working to find things in common, attention to positives, and commitment to growing the personal brand of others. A willingness to be on the same team or tribe with another

Effective delivery of written or verbal messages.
Prepare, facilitate, and participate in crucial meetings.
Explain objectives when assigning team members work, and ensure assigned work is completed timely.
Build deeper client relationships.
Create positive interactions with client team.
Focus on positive, clear, and concise business communications, both written and verbal. (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Slack, email, Zoom, etc.)

Disciplined

Strong project management; reliable and organized; hardworking

Clear and concise written deliverables to clients.
Understand your audience and choose appropriate communication style to effectively deliver messages.
Participate in identifying, monitoring, and resolving client issues.
Ensure delegated tasks to others are completed timely and with the expected level of quality.

Courageous

Motivated by new and/or difficult situations; energized by meeting new people and building relationships; confront and overcome obstacles; high emotional intelligence, stays calm in stressful situations, net stress reducer

Represent yourself, team members, and individuals you report to (‘representative behavior’).
Develop multiple new capabilities with enthusiasm.
Balance team objectives with personal objectives.
Start leading difficult conversations.
Understand when to take an active role in escalating issues to client.