Managing Director, Strategic Advisory

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Generous PTO Policy

Job summary

J.S. Held in Los Angeles seeks a Managing Director for its Strategic Advisory Group. This role requires steering high-stakes turnarounds, overseeing restructurings, and leading cross‑functional teams through crisis with integrity and precision.

The candidate will guide engagements, interact with lenders and investors, and shape go‑to‑market strategies to grow revenue while delivering practical, tactical solutions in demanding situations.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in the turnaround and restructuring marketplace with leadership experience.
• Ability to cross-sell JS Held services to existing and new referral sources.
• Ability to delegate, lead multiple projects, and mentor staff.
• Bachelor’s degree; JD or MBA are a plus.
• Strong organization and attention to detail; thrives in chaotic environments.
• Knowledge of bankruptcy and related processes; willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational turnaround management and financial restructurings.
• Provide leadership in investment banking, valuation, and asset disposition roles.
• Manage and mentor teams across engagements.
• Interact with clients, shareholders, lenders, and stakeholders.
• Drive multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Develop go-to-market strategies to generate revenue opportunities.
• Support ad-hoc tasks as requested.

Skills

Turnaround leadership

Business development

Team mentorship

Financial restructuring

Client leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD or MBA preferred

Job description

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, and clear-cut analysis. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services enabling clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.We have over 100 locations worldwide.We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.

Job Description

We are seeking a Managing Director to join our Strategic Advisory Group.This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial, highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the Strategic Advisory Group. The ideal person for this role will need to have significant demonstrated experience in operational turnarounds and financial restructurings both in and out of bankruptcy court as well as within the context of Receiverships and Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, and a strong grasp of the lending and M&A markets. This person will be a leader, who can think strategically, develop and implement a plan, and keep all the parties moving forward to effectuate the plan – generally during a crisis when there is a lack of human and financial resources.

J.S. Held’s Strategic Advisory Group helps distressed organizations stabilize operations, protect stakeholder interests, and execute turnaround strategies. We take an operationally-focused approach that looks beyond the balance sheet to minimize further degradation and build a path to sustainable growth. Our team delivers hands‑on guidance and independent analysis to lenders, creditors, legal counsel, executive teams, boards of directors, and investors.

Our Strategic Advisory Group has openings available at the Managing Director level. The candidate will join an experienced and closely-knit team of professionals, with deep experience in leading, planning and solving the most complex client situations.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead operational turnaround management and financial restructuring engagements;
• Provide expertise and leadership in investment banking, valuation, litigation support and asset disposition roles of our clients;
• Manage and lead teams of JS Held personnel;
• Lead interaction with client teams, shareholders, lenders and other stakeholders
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously;
• Work under stress in crisis situations with limited resources and tight deadlines;
• Provide marketplace leading skills in business development efforts to develop and further cultivate both existing and new referral source relationships within the legal, lending and investor communities in generating revenue opportunities;
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and implement go to market strategies related to driving revenue growth;
• Provide support in other ad‑hoc tasks as requested.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 20+ years of relevant work experience within the turnaround and restructuring marketplace both in leading assignments and demonstrated abilities for business development.
• Ability to develop understanding and ability to cross‑sell other JS Held expertise and service offerings both to existing and new referral source relationships.
• Ability to delegate and lead multiple projects and mentor subordinate professional staff a must.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university. Advanced degrees, such as JD or MBA, are a plus.
• Strong organization and attention to detail skills.
• Experienced working in challenging, often chaotic environments in leading client(s) to achieve the stated case(s) goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of all aspects of bankruptcy is a must.
• Able to multi‑task and meet deadlines;
• This position requires travel to clients, at times extensive.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Travel as needed

Additional Information

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Generous FTO Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $250,00 - $300,000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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