Job Opening for Director of Corporate Development, Spotless Car Wash Brands, Access Portfolio Company in Access Holdings (Washington, DC)

Access is seeking exceptional individuals for the Access Creating Executives Program (“ACE Program”). ACE roles provide hands-on experience and exposure to key operational best practices and tactics of Access’ portfolio strategy execution.

Candidates (“ACEs”) join the ACE Program as senior team members of an Access portfolio company, directly supporting and reporting to C-Suite executives in key operational functions including Finance, M&A / Strategy, Development and Marketing. ACEs are expected to improve, execute, and document best practices within the key roles, developing a meaningful operational skillset.

ACEs will attend and participate in Access networking events, training sessions, and summits with other executives and ACEs across the Access portfolio. ACEs will work with Access to build skillsets, report out to other ACEs, develop playbooks, and train executives where appropriate. They will leverage key learnings across the current and future portfolio, while also driving projects and new investment opportunities.

Top performers may have the opportunity to progress into other areas of the Access Holdings ecosystem; ACEs will be well-positioned to move into a C-Suite position within one of Access’ portfolio companies or on the Access investment team.

Company Detail:

Company: Spotless Car Wash Brands

Industry: Car Wash

Location: D.C./Northern Virginia or Chicago

Spotless Car Wash Brands (“Spotless” or the “Company”) is the premier multi-brand operator in the $13bn+ U.S. car wash market. Access Holdings formed Spotless in 2019 with a singular goal: to build market-leading car wash platforms in partnership with world-class operators. Through its partnerships with Flagship Car Wash Center, Cobblestone Auto Spa, and Okie Express Auto Wash, Spotless currently operates 83 locations in Phoenix, Denver, Oklahoma City, Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. With a robust pipeline of acquisitions and new development opportunities, Spotless is on track to significantly expand in each of its markets in 2022. This expansion plan will make the Company one of the top 10 car wash operators in the United States.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the senior executive team, the Strategy Associate ACE is responsible for collaborating and supporting-on the design, development, production and presentation of strategic growth initiatives, managing critical projects across functional areas of the business, and working with the CEO and other C-suite executives to advance initiatives aimed at accelerating growth. This role will have a creative, entrepreneurial vision focused on driving operational improvements and change, leading cross-functional workstreams, assisting the executive team to accelerate both organic and M&A focused growth initiatives, and investigating new service offerings.

Join as a junior executive within the portfolio company reporting directly to the senior team
Embed and engage with the Spotless operations to learn the business and build relationships; understand the complexity of the business and its operational processes and workflows
Collaborate with operations and HQ staff to improve upon, expand, and document best practices utilized at the company
Partner with the senior leadership team in building out the company’s strategic goals and objectives
Work with local operators, identify ways to improve operational workflow and strengthen cross-functional collaboration
Collaborate with technical and operations teams to gather requirements and feedback from key business stakeholders to develop clear, and detailed specifications to deliver measurable process improvements
Assist in the design of future state processes including process improvement, redesign, and transformation
Quantitatively and qualitatively frame and support evaluation of strategic projects and initiatives to assess opportunities and risks and ensure well-informed decisions are made
Assist in developing and implementing detailed project and business plans, and assist in tracking overall progress and milestone completion
Lead development of presentation materials for board meetings
Work directly with Access to leverage best practices across other portfolio companies
Attend ACE training, social, and networking events

Qualifications and Characteristics

Excellent project management skills with experience driving strategic initiatives and delivering results
Strategic planner with the ability to plan and execute upon a defined task or strategy
Outstanding written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to synthesize and convey complex business concepts effectively
Self-starter comfortable working with autonomy, and can successfully prioritize and manage multiple assignments
Fast learner with a desire to move with urgency, accountability, and intent
Knowledge and understanding of financial statements, financial modeling, and financial reporting
Innovative and creative thinker with demonstrated ability to express complex ideas in a clear and concise manner
Strong emotional intelligence and the ability quickly build internal and external relationships
Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment
Low ego individual with a collaborative and convening work style
Advanced Excel / Tableau skills and PowerPoint skills to produce board materials and data visualizations

Requirements

3+ years of total experience in management/strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, corporate strategy or other related roles
Willingness and ability to work out of Northern Virginia or Chicago and to frequently travel to business unit operations as required
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship now or in the future