Managing Director - Investment Banking

Description

Team Profile:

Alvarez & Marsal is a leading global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With over 9000 professionals based across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation.  Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value.

A&M’s Investment Banking team works with mid to large corporates and private equity investors on M&A and financing mandates. The practice specializes in Consumer & Consumer-tech, Healthcare and Manufacturing & Industrials sectors.

Job Roles & Responsibilities:

Origination and execution

• Lead the investment banking business within a designated sector, leveraging key relationships to track and convert opportunities into mandates.
• Build and maintain close relationships with key stakeholders, including promoters, board members, and CXOs, serving as their trusted advisor on strategic issues.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of global and domestic economic and sector-specific trends, to proactively advise clients on strategic opportunities.
• Lead the team in sourcing and executing mandates, leveraging the expertise of colleagues in India and global offices.
• Oversee the entire transaction lifecycle, including deal origination, marketing, structuring, negotiations, diligence and closing across Private Equity and M&A transactions.
• Provide direction and oversight to team, ensuring flawless execution and alignment with client expectations.

Market stature

• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor and an industry insider, someone the promoters and CXOs seek out for their strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrate ability to initiate and nurture strategic dialogues at the senior management level.

Leadership

• Promote a performance driven culture, setting high standards of conduct.
• Lead a high-quality reputable team, with an objective of building a profitable P&L.
• Act as the role model for the team, exemplifying behaviors that drive results while ensuring the respect of peers and colleagues.

Stakeholder management

• Develop strong working relationships with diverse client-side stakeholders.
• Earn the stakeholders’ trust through exceptional work ethics and a commitment to confidentiality.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of business development with an ability to build and maintain a professional network.

Communication and soft skills

• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills, along with a commercial orientation and analytical abilities.

Team Leadership and Development:

• Build, mentor and lead a team of high-caliber investment banking professionals, fostering an environment that values teamwork and continuous learning.
• Set clear performance expectations and providing regular feedback and professional development opportunities to nurture talent.
• Encourage collaboration across the other teams in the firm, leveraging the organization’s capabilities to provide holistic, multi-disciplinary solutions to clients.

Qualifications:

• Education: CA or MBA from a premier institute.
• Experience: 15+ years of experience in investment banking.
• Sector expertise: Extensive knowledge of Indian markets, a strong network with mid-sized and large corporates and Private Equity investors, and a deep understanding of any one of the Consumer & Consumer-tech, Healthcare and Manufacturing & Industrials sectors.
• Leadership experience: Proven experience as part of the leadership team in an investment bank.

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.