Senior Manager, Aerospace Defense – Government Advisory

• Support client engagements from proposal writing through planning and delivery
• Lead high-impact strategy and M&A projects evaluating growth and investment opportunities across U.S. government and commercial aerospace sectors
• Support data collection, research and analysis of macroeconomic, policy, financial, industry and technology trends; market dynamics; company financials; customer requirements; technology, product and service portfolios; and competitive dynamics
• Lead evaluations of organic and inorganic growth opportunities in U.S. government and aerospace markets
• Synthesize workstream insights into coherent client-ready messaging and delivery
• Manage project economics, lead the team, coordinate with clients, and manage logistics
• Support business development through research and first-draft proposals for new client work
• Make process and quality improvement recommendations
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate workstream execution and extend insights into client opportunities, fact-checking and providing AI quality assurance
• Build clean Excel models and worksheets and help with financial and market models under guidance
• Review junior-level staff work for quality and consistency
• Edit and revise team slides and support presentations for senior industry leaders and investment professionals

Requirements

• 6+ years of total experience working in relevant fields, with at least 2+ years working for a management consulting firm, investment bank or in a corporate strategy, M&A or business development/capture role in the defense, aerospace and national security sectors
• Masters degree; MBA preferred
• Demonstrated ability to build market models and conduct financial projections in Excel
• Demonstrated interest in aerospace, defense, and U.S. government markets
• Ability to analyze and forecast U.S. government budgets and/or commercial aerospace spending
• Ability to develop clear, concise and persuasive PowerPoint briefs used for strategic decision-making
• Excellent presentation skills and client-facing disposition
• Experience managing projects and leading teams in the execution of short-turnaround deliverables
• Strong communication skills and executive presence to brief client-ready material direct to clients and ability to iterate on client commentary and feedback
• Experience in and ability to leverage and further develop AI tools preferred
• Experience developing team members preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing high-impact strategy and M&A projects within the aerospace and defense sectors, with strong capabilities in financial modeling, data analysis, and client engagement. Proficient in leveraging AI tools to enhance project execution and deliver client-ready presentations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• M&A Strategy Development
• Financial Modeling in Excel
• Client Engagement and Presentation Skills
• Project Management and Team Leadership
• AI Tools Utilization

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Financial Projections
• Market Analysis
• Data Collection and Research
• Excel Modeling
• PowerPoint Brief Development

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Client-Facing Disposition
• Team Development

Certifications & qualifications

• Masters Degree
• MBA Preferred

Industry Keywords

• Aerospace
• Defense
• U.S. Government Markets
• Business Development
• Management Consulting

Tools & technologies

• AI Tools