Category Director overseeing demand and supply management in Professional Services. Leading team and driving collaboration in sourcing projects while managing supplier relationships.
About the role
- Managing Director role at Ankura overseeing complex turnaround and restructuring processes. Requires extensive experience, advanced education, and stakeholder negotiation expertise.
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
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
- Advanced degree(s) and applicable professional certification(s) are preferred (CFA, CIRA, CPA)
- 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
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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