Capabilities Director

Amca • El Segundo, CA

4d • $200,000 - $300,000

About The Position

The Capabilities Director is part of Amca’s Corporate Development team and sits at the center of the company’s acquisition and growth strategy. The role supplies rigorous commercial diligence on acquisitions, researches companies and capabilities Amca should acquire or build, and supports post-close value creation. It calls for someone who can move between deal analysis, market research, and operational execution in a broad, high-stakes environment. The role may also take on special projects across the Amca platform.

The position reports directly to Matt Soulas, CFO, and works frequently with the executive team, engineering and operations leadership, and general managers across Amca’s portfolio. The successful candidate combines analytical ability with operational aptitude, and can connect commercial analyses to operational realities to produce actionable recommendations.

The role develops expertise in the aerospace and defense supply chain, including part families, manufacturing processes, customer structures, and program economics. It communicates findings to senior leadership through clear written analyses, market assessments, and investment memos that support decision-making.

The position requires use of information subject to ITAR. Applicants must be U.S. persons under ITAR: U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals with protected-person status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Requirements

• 3–6 years of work experience with demonstrated success in a high-pressure, analytically rigorous role, such as investment banking, private equity, management consulting, corporate development, or strategic finance.
• Exceptional analytical and research skills, including the ability to size markets, assess competitive dynamics, and build business cases from first principles with limited data and guidance.
• Strong commercial instincts and understanding of customer relationships, contract structures, and revenue quality in industrial and aerospace businesses.
• Ability to move between deal work and operational support, including diligence and helping general managers address commercial problems post-close.
• Ability to execute tactically and develop strategies for complex, cross-functional problems while producing rigorous, high-quality work quickly.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills; able to present grounded arguments and distill complex analyses into executive-ready outputs.
• High ownership and ability to manage multiple workstreams at a rapid pace.
• Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning how things are made, how markets work, and how businesses create value.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment with a broad range of problems.
• Humble attitude, relentless work ethic, and passion for solving hard problems.
• Must be a U.S. person under ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or an individual with protected-person status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Responsibilities

• Supply commercial diligence on acquisitions, including sizing addressable markets, assessing market dynamics and competitive positioning, conducting program-level diligence on customer relationships and contract structures, and assessing commercial trajectories.
• Research companies and capabilities Amca should acquire or build; identify targets that fill strategic gaps, develop buy-versus-build analyses, and synthesize findings into investment theses.
• Support post-close execution by helping acquired businesses identify and capture commercial value creation opportunities, tracking performance against acquisition theses, and providing analytical and operational support during integration.
• Undertake special projects across the Amca platform, including strategic planning, competitive benchmarking, operational analysis, and new market entry assessments.
• Develop expertise in the aerospace and defense supply chain, including part families, manufacturing processes, customer structures, and program economics.
• Work with engineering, operations, and general managers to ground commercial analyses in operational reality and ensure recommendations are actionable.
• Communicate findings to senior leadership through concise written analyses, market assessments, and investment memos.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed