Managing Director - Investment Banking, Industrials

Job Description

Position Summary

The Global Industrials Group in Los Angeles, with a focus on Aerospace, Defense and Government Services, is a rapidly growing and critically important strategic initiative for Guggenheim Securities (“GS”). We are looking for a Managing Director to originate and execute new transactions for new clients.

GS offers an unparalleled opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives. Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead day-to-day project management and oversee execution on a range of advisory and financing transactions
• Develop and oversee financial and accounting analyses
• Manage the analysis of market trends, competitive landscapes, and publicly traded company financials to identify potential client solutions and new market opportunities
• Develop and monitor the development of complex financial models for a broad range of corporate finance alternatives
• Lead deal pitches including idea generation
• Soliciting potential new advisory business from the MD’s existing network of relationships
• Act as the financial and strategic advisor for clients of core accounts
• Build and develop relationships with clients through ongoing engagement and demonstration of financial and industry knowledge
• Generate potential ideas and new business opportunities to clients to help solve problems
• Leading the execution of merger, acquisition and sale transactions
• Provide all other advice and assistance required by the client in the context of a transaction
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant level of maturity and the ability to lead a team interfacing with top company executives
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Effective process management abilities
• Industry experience in Industrials
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of investment banking experience
• SIE Exam, Series 79 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment
  
  

Work Location

• Currently, this role is expected to be in the ­­­­Los Angeles office at least 4 days per week.
  
  

Salary

• Annual base salary between $250,000 and $300,000.
• The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.
  
  

About Us

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.

Guggenheim is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For more information, please visit GuggenheimSecurities.com, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at GSLateralRecruiting@guggenheimpartners.com or 212.518.9200.