Managing Director, Turnaround & Restructuring

Ankura Consulting Group • Chicago, IL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Ankura’s professionals have diverse backgrounds and varied experience including banking, consulting, restructuring, accounting firms and public/private industries. Our professionals are trusted advisors who work collaboratively and in a very measured and expedient way to maximize value for our clients. We are experts known for leading challenging processes and bringing together disparate stakeholder groups.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant restructuring / distressed experience in a professional service or consulting firm environment
• Prior hands-on experience building / developing / overseeing integrated 3-statement financial and 13-week cash flow models
• An undergraduate degree from a top academic institution
• High energy style, flexible and adaptive, with the ability to work well in a very fast paced environment
• Ability to adapt to complex client environments and situations
• Proven track record of effectively planning for and proactively mitigates risks on projects and work streams
• Expertise defining, influencing and driving change at executive levels and across the broader community of stakeholders
• Exceptional negotiation skills with complex/sophisticated situations involving senior level stakeholders
• Able to develop credible recommendations under shortened time constraints and imperfect information
• Quickly recognizes critical areas requiring analysis and review while understanding the big picture
• Experience synthesizing complex unstructured information rapidly and applies good business judgment driving quickly to deep insights into possible impacts and solutions
• Expert written communication skills, self-directed with preparation of client ready document and presentation development
• Articulate, persuasive, communicator who is adept at handling executive and difficult audiences well including ability to adapt style to audience
• Ability and willingness to undertake extensive travel is required

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree(s) and applicable professional certification(s) are preferred (CFA, CIRA, CPA)

Responsibilities

• Leads the final delivery of analyses developed on engagement(s)
• Leads and provides guidance on complex analyses and restructuring alternatives pertinent to the situation at hand
• Has a view on various restructuring concepts informed by prior experience and expertise
• Understands complex issues with credit agreements and can structure provision and terms to best protect the client
• Negotiate waivers, forbearances, amendments and terms to credit agreements
• Effectively manages entire project work plan for engagement(s)
• Manages the development and presentation of final client deliverables
• Determines effective approach / content level based on previous experiences in similar situations
• Leads presentations and large meetings with senior clients, other professionals and parties in interest
• Maintains day to day relationships between Ankura team and senior client executives
• Oversees the quality of engagement(s) and the development of staff

Benefits

• Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status
• Will not be discriminated against based on disability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior