Associate Director Restructuring📣 Job Ad

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm recognized for its entrepreneurial, action-oriented, and results-driven approach. Established in 1983, A&M provides performance improvement, turnaround management, and business advisory services, assisting organizations in transforming operations and accelerating results through decisive action. The firm operates guided by core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity. As the world’s largest Turnaround and Crisis Management firm, with a market-leading practice in Financial & Operational Restructuring, A&M helps clients stabilize underperforming businesses, manage liquidity pressure, and preserve value. Its senior professionals are experienced operators, world-class consultants, and industry veterans.

A&M maintains an established and active practice in the Middle East, serving premium clients including sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, multinational corporations, and family offices. The firm's objective is to improve cash flow and EBITDA, and to provide earnings benefits through hands-on involvement in client operations and transactions. A&M also supports private equity firms, bank syndicates, and hedge funds in ensuring their portfolio companies have credible plans and the ability to execute and deliver required financial outcomes. The firm operates free from audit-based conflicts.

The Opportunity

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking an Associate Director, Restructuring to join its established practice in Riyadh. This full-time role involves providing critical support to companies facing underperformance or acute liquidity crises. The Associate Director will work directly with company management to stabilize financial and operational performance, contributing to client projects through the management of multiple work streams. Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in restructuring or a related field.

Key Responsibilities

• Offer critical support to companies that are underperforming or experiencing an acute liquidity crisis.
• Work directly with company management to stabilize financial and operational performance.
• Collaborate with Senior Directors and Managing Directors to deliver client projects through the management of multiple work streams.
• Support business development activities, including the creation of client pitches and proposals to win new mandates.

Project Scope

Projects undertaken by the Restructuring practice include, but are not limited to:

• Financial and Operational Restructuring
• Balance Sheet Restructuring
• Cash and liquidity management and forecasting
• Options analysis and contingency planning
• Interim management roles
• Preparation and validation of business plans
• Organizational restructurings
• Profit Improvement (Sales Improvement and Cost Reduction)
• Independent business reviews

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:

• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong facilitation skills, capable of forging consensus around credible, executable solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an impactful presentation style.
• An unbiased, fact-based approach to problem-solving.
• Guided by values and integrity, demonstrating direct communication, building confidence, and leading by example.

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role offers the opportunity to work within a dynamic global consulting firm, contributing to high-impact projects for a diverse client base across the Middle East.