Managing Director, People & Transformation Restructuring & Bankruptcy| Strategic Communications

Who We Are  

FTI Consulting is the world's leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world's leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.  

At FTI Consulting, you'll be inspired and empowered to make an impact on headline matters that change history. Working side by side with the world's leading experts in your field, you'll be surrounded by an open collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and most importantly, you.  

There's never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.   

 Are you ready to make an impact? 

About The Role

FTI Strategic Communications is currently looking for a Managing Director in our People & Transformation practice who will serve as a primary point of contact for clients navigating a financial restructuring or reorganization, as well as other moments of transformation and change. The successful Managing Director will have a working knowledge of Chapter 11 restructuring, including scenarios involving 363 sales, workforce reductions and litigation. As a senior strategist working directly with C-suite management, Boards and other advisors, the Managing Director must be able to understand and simplify technical content and lead communications strategies targeting employees, customers, suppliers, media, investors, regulators and other third parties.

A successful Managing Director understands and lives by FTI's values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice. Additional information about FTI's values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice can be accessed here. FTI professionals must act with the highest level of integrity at all times and hold our clients accountable for the same.

Additionally, a successful Managing Director is confident in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, where situations may shift quickly and require an immediate response. The Managing Director must be able to manage multiple clients, direct and coach teams of varying experience levels, ensure projects remain on schedule and on budget, and proactively identify opportunities to expand the relationship both during and after the restructuring event. 

Some travel may be required including the possibility of being a key contributor to onsite client engagements, but this is NOT a traditional on-the-road consulting role. Travel is more the exception than the norm. 

What You'll Do 

The Managing Director will lead client mandates on a day-to-day basis and serve in a variety of roles from strategist to counselor to implementer. Our team prides itself on maintaining an inclusive spirit in which all team members are encouraged to offer ideas and stretch their abilities on an ongoing basis. We work diligently to make opportunities available, and all roll up our sleeves to support our clients and each other with tasks large and small. As a result, there is no such thing as a "typical day" for our team members, but you can expect your work will include the following:     

 Client Delivery

• Serve as a day-to-day client lead on accounts, managing the overall quality of work and representing the team in client meetings, conference calls and while working at client sites

• Maintain productive working relationships with law firms and financial advisors, collaborating seamlessly as part of a client's advisory team

• Present confidently to C-suite executives and Board members as a trusted advisor

• Adapt financial and legal content to develop effective messaging for employees, customers, suppliers, media, investors, regulators and other third parties (while we leverage stakeholder-specific expertise from across the FTI Strategic Communications platform to hone content, the Managing Director must be fluent in - and able simplify - bankruptcy jargon)

• Develop and lead the execution of communication strategies that ensure all stakeholders receive timely and accurate information in the right sequence

• Manage up and down - often across multiple teams - to ensure work is completed on schedule, at the right levels and in a tightly coordinated manner

• Develop and manage to client budgets, as required

• Oversee billing in compliance with the specifications outlined in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

• Anticipate client needs and concerns and proactively work with senior leaders to address them

 Business Development

• Build internal and external referral sources via ongoing networking and active involvement in the restructuring community

• Actively win and expand business through the development of client proposals, thought leadership and other related initiatives

• Help clients assess their program needs and introduce appropriate next steps from across the FTI Consulting portfolio, including Strategic Communications and other business segments

• Lead the development of new offerings that address needs in the marketplace

 Practice Leadership

• Participate as a member of the People & Transformation senior leadership team, shaping our strategic direction and talent development strategy

• Serve as a subject matter expert in restructuring, continually advancing your own knowledge and helping to grow the bench in the specialty area

• Contribute to practice leadership, including efforts to mentor and train other team members; share and continue to build upon best practices and foster trusted relationships with colleagues across the business

• Participate in firm initiatives (e.g., learning and development, diversity and inclusion, community service and/or other task forces) designed to create a strong culture and/or build FTI Consulting's brand externally

• Coach more junior team members, helping to set SMART goals, providing ongoing feedback and support and delivering thoughtful semi-annual reviews

How You'll Grow 

Direct access to our most senior leaders and defined long-term career planning will ensure you continue to develop your skills as a client practitioner and trusted advisor with a keen sense of the business. You will continue to be challenged as you partner with internal teams in various specialty areas (both within Strategic Communications and with other FTI business segments) to tackle a myriad of client challenges in a variety of industries, and you will be given opportunities to take ownership of certain aspects of our restructuring offering.

What You Will Need To Succeed  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

• 10 years of experience in restructuring and communication with a proven ability to develop and manage 

• Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders in client organizations as well as to outside counsel on restructuring matters

• Proven project management skills and the ability to proactively manage a client relationship in ways that achieve client goals and ensure all deadlines are met

• Proven people/team management skills and experience; candidates must demonstrate a strong desire to teach, an openness to differing points of view and an ability to remain positive under pressure

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills

• Strong time and priority management skills and an ability to juggle multiple client accounts

• Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, deadline-oriented, dynamic environment

• A high level of integrity and sensitivity to confidential information

• A service-oriented attitude

• A strong work ethic and an ability to be a self-starter

• This role requires travel to clients and FTI offices

• Provides expert counsel to achieve critical business goals and maintain a high level of integrity in all situations.

• Ensures all work undertaken by FTI professionals is in line with FTI's values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice and lives these commitments daily. (Additional information about FTI's values, Code of Ethics and the Strategic Communications Rules of Practice can be accessed here.)

• Works with international colleagues to position FTI as a model of ethical behavior and integrity internally and in the marketplace.