Senior Director

Location: Mumbai, India

Date Posted: Oct 20, 2025

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 10000 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 & Lifesciences and Manufacturing & Industrials sectors.

Job Roles & Responsibilities:

Origination

• Collaborate closely with the Managing Director to identify and convert opportunities into mandates, supporting broader sector objectives.
• Build and maintain close relationships with key stakeholders, including promoters, board members, and CXOs, serving as their trusted advisor on strategic issues.
• Lead the team in sourcing and executing mandates, leveraging the expertise of colleagues in India and global offices.
• Originate and close mandates independently, while working closely with the Managing Director on mandates sources by her/him.

Execution

• Lead execution including collateral preparation, marketing, structuring, negotiations, diligence and closing across Private Equity and M&A transactions.
• Provide oversight to ensure high-quality execution, aligning closely with client expectations and managing the team's progress on transactions.

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: Preferably12+ 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 Healthcare & Lifesciences sector
• Leadership experience: Proven experience as part of the senior team in an investment bank.

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.

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. .

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. 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.