Leadership Development Associate

Summary

JM Test Systems is a technical services company providing test equipment sales, calibration, and service across the United States and Canada. The Leadership Development Associate will take ownership of operational and strategic problems, lead initiatives such as acquisition integrations and system implementations, and progress toward a permanent leadership role with P&L ownership or measurable business impact.

Responsibilities

• Own the problem. Deploy to the division, function, or initiative with the greatest need and take ownership of a defined problem from diagnosis through stabilization
• Diagnose and execute. Assess unfamiliar operations quickly, separate symptoms from root causes, set priorities, and carry out the plan you build
• Lead through influence. Lead technicians, supervisors, and functional partners you don't manage, and earn their trust fast
• Drive strategic initiatives. Own or co-own acquisition integrations, system implementations, new locations, or new service models
• Step up when needed. Take on interim or deputy leadership roles when critical positions open
• Make change stick. Hand off sustainable ownership to the business so improvements last after you move on
• Keep leadership informed. Provide clear executive updates on progress, risks, decisions, and results, and grow through regular development and readiness reviews

Skills

• **Required:**Bachelor's degree and 1–4 years of post-graduate professional experience
• **Required:**Strong analytical skills. You can build an analysis independently and defend it
• **Required:**A track record of ownership, staying through implementation rather than stopping at the recommendation
• **Required:**Comfort with ambiguity, incomplete information, and shifting priorities, and the ability to build credibility from the floor to the executive team
• **Required:**Must relocate to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and be willing to travel extensively
• Required relocation to the Baton Rouge area
• Frequent travel to JM Test Systems locations and customer sites, including multi-week and occasionally multi-month assignments
• Regular time in calibration labs, customer facilities, and field and industrial environments
• **Preferred:**Experience as an investment banking or private equity analyst, a strategy or management consulting associate, in a rotational leadership program, or in operations or industrial-service leadership
• **Preferred:**Exposure to industrial services, manufacturing, field services, or another complex operating environment

Qualifications

Must Haves

• **Required:**Bachelor's degree and 1–4 years of post-graduate professional experience
• **Required:**Strong analytical skills. You can build an analysis independently and defend it
• **Required:**A track record of ownership, staying through implementation rather than stopping at the recommendation
• **Required:**Comfort with ambiguity, incomplete information, and shifting priorities, and the ability to build credibility from the floor to the executive team
• **Required:**Must relocate to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and be willing to travel extensively
• Required relocation to the Baton Rouge area
• Frequent travel to JM Test Systems locations and customer sites, including multi-week and occasionally multi-month assignments
• Regular time in calibration labs, customer facilities, and field and industrial environments

Nice to Haves

• **Preferred:**Experience as an investment banking or private equity analyst, a strategy or management consulting associate, in a rotational leadership program, or in operations or industrial-service leadership
• **Preferred:**Exposure to industrial services, manufacturing, field services, or another complex operating environment

Benefits

• Travel expenses, lodging, and per diem covered per company policy
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA with employer contribution
• Paid time off and company holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Company-paid life insurance
• Supplemental insurance policies
• Training and development opportunities
• Opportunities for continued growth within JM Test Systems