VP, Transformation

About the role

At Guardian Restoration Partners, we are on a mission to build the most impactful restoration business in the industry. Our network of "Guardians" helps property owners in crisis rebuild their lives after devastating events like water, fire, and mold damage. As part of our team, you'll be contributing to a company that values results, integrity, and putting customers first. Guardian is a high-growth, private equity-backed company building a national platform in the restoration and field services industry. Through a focused acquisition strategy and strong organic growth, we are creating a best-in-class organization that combines local market expertise with the scale, systems, and discipline of a national platform. We are a passionate group of professionals committed to preserving the legacy of small and medium-sized businesses while accelerating their growth. We bring deep expertise and a hands-on approach to support our partners, expand the Guardian network, and make a lasting, positive impact across every organization What we need: Guardian Restoration is seeking a VP, Transformation to serve as a high-impact, high-agency leader responsible for driving some of the company's most critical operational and strategic priorities across its portfolio of Partner Companies. Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, this role will work closely with Market Area Presidents, Partner Company General Managers, service-line leaders, enterprise teams, and external partners to identify high-value opportunities, create structure in ambiguous situations, and deliver measurable business outcomes. This role is ideal for an exceptional analytical problem solver who is ready to move beyond recommendations and into ownership of execution and results. The successful candidate will bring the horsepower to quickly diagnose complex business challenges, the judgment to prioritize what matters most, and the credibility to drive change across a matrixed, field-based operating environment. As VP, Transformation , this leader will be deployed against high-priority initiatives that may include Partner Company turnarounds, enterprise-wide data standardization, strategic partnerships, and other enterprise-critical efforts that improve performance across the business. Success will require a bias for action, strong analytical rigor, operational curiosity, and the ability to influence outcomes without relying on formal authority. This is a career-accelerating opportunity for someone who wants to build broad operational leadership capability in a fast-moving, multi-site environment while serving as a force multiplier for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive High-Impact Outcomes Across the Portfolio
• Own and deliver against a defined set of enterprise priorities, with clear accountability for measurable outcomes, not just analysis or recommendations.
• Identify high-impact opportunities across Partner Companies and the broader organization, and take ownership of driving them forward.
• Balance multiple workstreams simultaneously, prioritizing based on business impact, urgency, and organizational need.
• Lead Partner Company Turnarounds
• Co-own the turnaround of underperforming Partner Companies, diagnosing root causes and working with Market Area Presidents and FP&A to implement changes that restore performance.
• Work directly with local leadership and field teams to drive execution, strengthen operating discipline, and establish a path to 2026 exit run-rate targets.
• Move beyond planning to ensure changes are implemented, adopted, and sustained over time.
• Shape and Execute the Transformation Roadmap
• Partner with executive leadership to define, refine, and advance the transformation agenda.
• Recommend prioritization based on impact, feasibility, and urgency, while constructively challenging assumptions when needed.
• Lead enterprise initiatives that may include third-party partner identification and negotiations, tool implementation, AI tool evaluation and rollout, and enterprise data standardization.
• Apply Rigorous, Action-Oriented Analytics
• Conduct high-quality analysis to inform decisions across operational and strategic priorities.
• Translate incomplete or imperfect data into clear insights, practical recommendations, and actionable direction.
• Maintain a high standard for analytical accuracy, ensuring outputs are reliable, decision-ready, and tied to business outcomes.
• Oversee P&Ls for Environmental and Rebuild Service Lines
• Act as the enterprise owner for non-Mitigation P&Ls, reviewing performance and coaching General Managers and Market Area Presidents on local and regional performance trends.
• Identify, build, and implement a select set of tooling standards for these service lines.
• Create and maintain associated Guardian playbooks, training resources, and operating standards to support consistent execution across the portfolio.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate is an outcomes-oriented operator with a comb

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