Managing Director – Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Investment Banking
Our client is an established employee-owned institutional securities and investment banking platform with a long-standing presence across institutional equities, equity research, trading, capital markets, and middle-market advisory services. The firm has built a differentiated reputation within the institutional marketplace through its high-touch client model, entrepreneurial culture, and strong relationships across institutional investors, private equity sponsors, and corporate management teams.
Over the past several years, the investment banking platform has continued to strategically expand its industry coverage capabilities, with particular focus on growth-oriented sectors including technology, healthcare, industrials, consumer, financial services, and Aerospace & Defense.
The firm operates with a highly collaborative model that integrates:
• Investment Banking
• Institutional Equities
• Equity Research
• Sales & Trading
• Equity Capital Markets
• Private Capital Advisory
Unlike larger bulge bracket institutions, the platform offers senior bankers:
• Significant autonomy over client development and business strategy
• Direct access to senior management and decision-makers
• Faster internal execution processes
• Reduced internal bureaucracy and politics
• Attractive economics tied directly to production and origination
• Ability to materially influence growth of sector verticals and broader franchise value
The Aerospace, Defense & Government Services initiative is viewed internally as a strategic long-term growth vertical given increasing activity across:
• Defense Technology
• National Security
• Government Services
• Aerospace Systems
• Space & Satellite
• Intelligence & Cybersecurity
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Mission-Critical Industrial Services
• Dual-Use Technologies
The firm is particularly interested in senior bankers with:
• Existing sponsor-backed transaction relationships
• Corporate relationships across Aerospace & Defense ecosystems
• Track record of originating and executing middle-market M&A transactions
• Capital raising experience
• Entrepreneurial orientation and desire to help scale a growing practice
The role provides the opportunity to join a platform that combines:
• Institutional infrastructure and credibility
with
• Boutique-style flexibility and payout dynamics.
Responsibilities:
• Originate new advisory and capital raising opportunities
• Lead execution of M&A and financing transactions
• Expand sponsor and strategic buyer relationships
• Develop and mentor junior bankers
• Help shape long-term growth strategy for the Aerospace & Defense vertical
• Collaborate with institutional sales, trading, research, and capital markets professionals to broaden client relationships
Ideal Candidate Profile:
• 10–20+ years of investment banking experience
• Existing relationships within Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services sectors
• Strong sponsor and strategic buyer connectivity
• Demonstrated ability to independently originate revenue
• Experience leading complex middle-market advisory assignments
• Entrepreneurial mindset with interest in platform-building opportunity
Compensation:
Highly competitive compensation package including base salary, production-driven bonus structure, and significant upside tied to business generation and long-term franchise growth.
