Managing Director, Turnaround & Restructuring

Ankura•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Practice Overview: 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. Role Overview: The Turnaround & Restructuring (T&R) Managing Director role is an experienced senior level position that leads and manages client engagement team(s) through challenging in-and-out of court turnaround and restructuring situations.

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
Willingness to work at times, long hours during the week and on weekends due to client demands may be necessary

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