Managing Director

The Company is seeking a Managing Director to lead a European business unit and translate the platform’s go-to-market strategy into sustainable, profitable growth. The role owns the P&L and is accountable for regional growth, margin expansion, and profitability while building a high-performing team and maintaining product quality, engineering expertise, and customer trust. Responsibilities include leading technical sales, developing customer relationships, managing sales channels and forecasting, and partnering with engineering and operations teams to deliver customer solutions. The Managing Director will also develop talent, integrate business systems and reporting, establish KPI-driven operating practices, and lead strategic planning and execution. Candidates should have a degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field, along with at least 10 years of progressive experience in industrial manufacturing, including engineering or sales roles. The ideal candidate has a record of profitable growth, team leadership, and commercial execution, and can confidently discuss technical products with customers and their engineers. Experience working with U.S. companies, leading performance-based sales teams, and implementing effective processes, systems, and metrics is important; fluency in English is required. Strong financial and data skills, hands-on mechanical aptitude, and experience managing change are also sought, while private equity experience and multi-site or acquisition integration experience are advantageous.