Quit MBB on 1 year basis

Question

Hi,

For the last year I've been working on a MBB and I've noticed I don't really enjoy the daily basis and what would suit better for me is a start-up / scale-up.

I've received an offer to move as a Head of Strategy & Business Operations to a 200 FTEs scale-up to lead reestructuring, GTM to EMESA / LATAM and drive a large upside on x years as they've gone under a sell-off to large TMT, PE, etc players to drive growth.

My question is: considering the offer I have, is it a good exit opportunity considering the 1 year landmark?

Answer 1

hey there :)

Yes, this can be a very strong exit even after one year, especially given the senior scope, direct ownership and exposure to GTM, restructuring and value creation. From an MBB perspective, exits are judged much more on role quality and learning curve than on an arbitrary tenure threshold, and a Head of Strategy role in a 200 FTE scale up with clear upside is well defensible. If the mandate is real and you will truly lead these topics, it is absolutely a credible and attractive move. Feel free to reach out if you want to sanity check specifics.

best,
Alessa :)