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Managing Director

J.S. Held LLC


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 August 2026 (15 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 26 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking a Managing Director to join our Strategic Advisory Group. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the Strategic Advisory Group. The ideal person for this role will need to have significant demonstrated experience in operational turnarounds and financial restructurings both in and out of bankruptcy court as well as within the context of Receiverships and Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors and  a strong grasp of the lending and M&A markets.  This person will be a leader who can think strategically develop and implement a plan and keep all the parties moving forward to effectuate the plan generally during a crisis when there is a lack of human and financial resources.

J.S. Helds Strategic Advisory Group helps distressed organizations stabilize operations protect stakeholder interests and execute turnaround strategies. We take an operationally-focused approach that looks beyond the balance sheet to minimize further degradation and build a path to sustainable growth. Our team delivers hands-on guidance and independent analysis to lenders creditors legal counsel executive teams boards of directors and investors.

 

Our Strategic Advisory Group has openings available at the Managing Director level. The candidate will join an experienced and closely-knit team of professionals with deep experience in leading planning and solving the most complex client situations. 

 

  • Lead operational turnaround management and financial restructuring engagements;
  • Provide expertise and leadership in investment banking valuation litigation support and asset disposition roles of our clients;
  • Manage and lead teams of JS Held personnel;
  • Lead interaction with client teams shareholders lenders and other stakeholders
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously;
  • Work under stress in crisis situations with limited resources and tight deadlines;
  • Produce deliverables;
  • Provide marketplace leading skills in business development efforts to develop and further cultivate both existing and new referral source relationships within the legal lending and investor communities in generating revenue opportunities;
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and implement go to market strategies related to driving revenue growth;
  • Provide support in other ad-hoc tasks as requested.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

  • 20 years of relevant work experience within the turnaround and restructuring marketplace both in leading assignments and demonstrated abilities for business development.
  • Ability to develop understanding and ability to cross-sell other JS Held expertise and service offerings both to existing and new referral source relationships.
  • Ability to delegate and lead multiple projects and mentor subordinate professional staff a must.
  • Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university. Advanced degrees such as JD or MBA are a plus.
  • Strong organization and attention to detail skills.
  • Experienced working in challenging often chaotic environments in leading client(s) to achieve the stated case(s) goals and objectives.
  • Knowledge of all aspects of bankruptcy is a must.
  • Able to multi-task and meet deadlines;
  • This position requires travel to clients at times extensive.

 

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

  • Travel as needed

Additional Information :

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our teams needs.

 

  • Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed
  • Flexible Time Off policy
  • Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401k Match
  • Commuter Benefit

 

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $250000 - $300000. Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skillset experience training location scope of role management responsibility etc.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

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EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. 

 

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process please email . Include Applicant Accommodation in the subject line along with your request and contact information.

 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attentio ... View more

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