A&D Strategy & M&A Associate

Renaissance Strategic Advisors; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Renaissance Strategic Advisors in Arlington, VA seeks an Associate or Senior Associate to join its aerospace, defense, and government services strategy team. The role involves delivering strategy consulting and M&A diligence with senior leadership oversight, and mentoring junior staff.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, 5–10 years of experience with at least three years in A&D, and strong analytical and client-facing skills.

Qualifications

• A passion for aerospace, defense, space, government services, or related tech sectors.
• Prior advisory or corporate experience, especially in strategy and corporate development.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with complex quantitative analysis.
• Ability to generate hypotheses, design and conduct research, and synthesize conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and deliver strategy consulting and M&A diligence projects with oversight and deep involvement from senior Renaissance leadership.
• Project planning, coordination, engagement execution, and delivery.
• Training and mentorship of junior staff.
• Create and implement primary source interview plans, including identifying candidates, creating questionnaires, and coordinating outreach/gathering results.
• Design methodology and quality control outputs for excel models and databases.
• Track relevant competitive and industry trends & dynamics.
• Deliver and communicate reports and findings to management, executive leadership, and/or clients.

Skills

Analytical skills

Hypothesis generation

Research design

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Engineering, Finance, Business, Political Science, or Public Policy

Tools

Excel

Job description

Renaissance Strategic Advisors in Arlington, VA seeks an Associate or Senior Associate to join its aerospace, defense, and government services strategy team. The role involves delivering strategy consulting and M&A diligence with senior leadership oversight, and mentoring junior staff.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, 5–10 years of experience with at least three years in A&D, and strong analytical and client-facing skills.