Executive | Aerospace & Defense

AlixPartners

2d•$230,000 - $410,000•Hybrid

About The Position

AlixPartners, a leading global consulting firm, is searching for an Aerospace & Defense Partner who is passionate about delivering high value, complex opportunities. AlixPartners counsels owners, boards and CEOs in solving their most complex, highest value opportunities. The Aerospace & Defense practice serves clients across the aerospace, defense, commercial aviation, space, defense technology, and broader industrial ecosystem, helping leadership teams solve high-impact challenges related to growth, performance improvement, operational excellence, digital transformation, and value creation. The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the aerospace and defense sector has created significant demand for leaders who can combine deep technical credibility with industry expertise, which is why we’re seeking a Partner with a strong foundation in AI, data science, and machine learning, coupled with meaningful experience delivering AI-enabled transformations within Aerospace & Defense. This Partner will help clients identify, design, and implement AI solutions that improve decision-making, optimize operations, enhance engineering and manufacturing performance, strengthen supply chain resiliency, unlock commercial opportunities, and create sustainable competitive advantage. They will also play a key role in shaping and scaling AlixPartners' AI capabilities within the Aerospace & Defense practice. These leaders are recognized experts in their respective fields, using their skills and experience to build measurable, better outcomes for our clients. You will be the primary contact for our clients, leading projects and client engagements on the ground, analyzing corporate performance, driving cost reductions, revenue growth and profitability improvement when it matters. As part of our collaborative team, you will have the opportunity to achieve exceptional results in our high energy environment, with continuous opportunities to pursue your professional development, career interests, and growth aspirations.

Requirements

Minimum 18+ years of consulting experience or equivalent experience in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
5+ years of meaningful AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, or data science experience.
A solid track record of building and developing new client relationships with public, private and private equity backed organizations which lead to successful client engagements.
Proven ability to identify opportunities to deepen client relationships and ways in which we can support clients based on one’s expertise, leadership, and outstanding results on engagements.
Track record leading business development and working in collaboration with C-Suite, funds, and financial institutions.
Proven track record in leading all aspects of engagements, such as restructurings, liquidations, receiverships and judicial managements.
Can run day-to-day operations of a project, navigate disruption, manage project commercials and staffing, and mitigate risks on the project, in coordination with Partner & MD.
High energy style, flexible and adaptive, with the ability to work well in a very fast-paced environment.
Understands and adapts to complex client environments and situations.
Skilled at defining, communicating, motivating and inspiring change at executive levels and across the broader community of stakeholders.
Views problems from the ‘big picture POV’, recognizing critical areas to drive into more detail.
Quickly structures approaches to solve complex problems.
Balanced and flexible, anticipates and changes direction as necessary.
Synthesizes information rapidly and applies good business discernment driving quickly to deep insights into possible impacts and solutions.
Articulate and persuasive communicator who commands the room, handles executive and difficult audiences well.
Readily adapts style and message appropriately to audience and circumstance.
Excellent at impromptu communication under pressure.
Extraordinary customer service and interpersonal skills.
Engenders client confidence and trust with executives at all levels.
Builds counseling relationships with clients and peers.
Analytical, adept at quickly defining, aligning and scaling data modeling & management approach with the client needs.
Ensures 80/20 approach to rapidly draw conclusions.
Skilled and quickly identifying anomalies, inconsistencies, errors and conclusions.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or foreign equivalent.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Willingness to work outside of normal U.S. business hours, and in particular as unique projects/needs arise.
Ability to work full time in an office and remote environment; physically able to sit/stand at a computer and work in front of a computer screen for significant portions of the workday.
Must become familiar with, and promote and abide by, our Core Values as defined by the AlixPartners’ Code of Conduct and foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of Aerospace & Defense consulting experience in a professional services Firm environment preferred.
Master’s degree and/or certification in related specialty area(s) preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead projects and client engagements on the ground, analyzing corporate performance, driving cost reductions, revenue growth and profitability improvement.
Help clients identify, design, and implement AI solutions that improve decision-making, optimize operations, enhance engineering and manufacturing performance, strengthen supply chain resiliency, unlock commercial opportunities, and create sustainable competitive advantage.
Shape and scale AlixPartners' AI capabilities within the Aerospace & Defense practice.
Run day-to-day operations of a project, navigate disruption, manage project commercials and staffing, and mitigate risks on the project, in coordination with Partner & MD.
Identify opportunities to deepen client relationships and ways in which we can support clients based on one’s expertise, leadership, and outstanding results on engagements.
Lead business development and work in collaboration with C-Suite, funds, and financial institutions.
Lead all aspects of engagements, such as restructuritions, liquidations, receiverships and judicial managements.
Define, communicate, motivate and inspire change at executive levels and across the broader community of stakeholders.
Structure approaches to solve complex problems.
Synthesize information rapidly and apply good business discernment driving quickly to deep insights into possible impacts and solutions.
Handle executive and difficult audiences well, adapting style and message appropriately to audience and circumstance.
Build counseling relationships with clients and peers.
Define, align and scale data modeling & management approach with the client needs, ensuring an 80/20 approach to rapidly draw conclusions.
Foster an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization.

Benefits

health
vision
dental
disability
401K
tuition reimbursement
identity theft protection
mental wellness support
generous paid leave policy including vacation/personal time starting at 7.34 hours per pay period
sick time up to 80 hours annually
parental leave
twelve holidays