Ankura · 6 hours ago
Senior Managing Director, Turnaround & Restructuring
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
20+ years expAnkura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth, seeking a Senior Managing Director for their Turnaround & Restructuring practice. The role involves leading complex restructuring client engagements, generating significant revenue, and nurturing executive-level client relationships.
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Hiring Manager
Mike Buzzelli
Responsibilities
Initiates and converts business opportunities and collaborates with other Senior Managing Directors to sell and deliver engagements that generate $3 - $5 million+ annually
Provides guidance to the Ankura team and Client regarding analytical approach and methodologies
Sets expectations with client and other constituencies related to analytical capabilities
Manages multiple complex initiatives and analyzes the outlook of restructuring concepts and agreements
Acts as a key facilitator of the restructuring process with various constituencies
Oversees work across multiple engagements
Effectively works with client and engagement team to set expectations regarding timelines which satisfy client needs and are achievable with the resources available to the engagement team
Engages with key constituencies as part of drafting report to ensure approach is consistent with external expectations
Provide guidance to team(s) as to overall communication strategy, argument structure, and key messaging
Establishes and maintains relationship with most senior client executives
Provides engagement leadership to Ankura team and Client
Qualification
Required
Minimum 20+ years of relevant restructuring / distressed experience
Minimum 10+ years of professional services experience
The successful candidate must be a commercial leader able to drive revenue growth and capture market share
A successful track record of generating $3 - $5 million+ annually and personally billing in the $900+ / hour range
The candidate will possess a strong personal brand within Restructuring & Turnaround advisory and deep market-making relationships across the relevant law firms, investment banks, corporates etc. resulting in a robust flow of inbound calls and bookings
An undergraduate degree from a top academic institution; advanced degree(s) and applicable professional certification(s) are preferred (CFA, CIRA, CPA)
Expertise defining, influencing and driving change at executive levels and across the broader community of stakeholders
Exceptional negotiation skills with complex/sophisticated situations involving executive and board level stakeholders
Able to develop credible recommendations under shortened time constraints and imperfect information
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 mitigating risks on engagements
Prior hands-on experience building / developing / overseeing integrated 3-statement financial and 13-week cash flow models
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
Company
Ankura
Ankura Consulting Group is a business advisory and expert services firm.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$810MKey Investors
Madison Dearborn Partners
2021-11-18Private Equity
2021-03-22Debt Financing· $710M
2016-03-03Private Equity· $100M
Leadership Team
Kevin Lavin
Chief Executive Officer
Angela L. Cinefro
President
Recent News
2025-11-03
Business Recorder
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