Director, Telecom & Digital Infrastructure

About the role

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry.

The Corporate Performance Improvement (A&M CPI) team is expanding our capacity to serve clients across telecom and digital infrastructure. In 2024, we created a focused Telecom & Digital Infrastructure industry group to complement A&M’s history in solving complex issues in this space. We help companies navigate options through complex market dynamics, such as telecom, advising on top-line strategy growth, streamlining operations, solving for tech debt, investments, divestitures, restructuring, transactional diligences, and M&A.

Our team serves traditional telecom operators, private equity, digital infrastructure providers, government entities, and cross-industry enterprises. Our work spans wireline (cable, fiber, legacy), wireless, data centers, satellite, and next-gen infrastructure technologies.

Responsibilities

• Leads teams on complex projects by setting clear direction, establishing expectations, and ensuring quality of client/project team deliverables.
• Decomposes complex issues, frames solution design, and architects deliverables against SOW requirements.
• Ensures deliverables are complete, error-free, communicated clearly, and on time.
• Rapidly develops an understanding of the client’s business.
• Anticipates, assesses, and identifies areas of potential risk and issues, and develops mitigation plans.
• Actively seeks to find current client needs that may lead to new opportunities for A&M.
• Promotes a positive and inclusive team environment that embraces the unique attributes of all team members.
• Coaches others to act and deliver in the best interests of our clients.

Requirements

Interested parties should have a strong background in one of the following areas:

• Networks and Related Business Cases
  • Network Deployment Strategy (expansions or net-new)
  • Network Upgrades
  • Network M&A, Valuation Transactions, Strategy & Structure
  • M&A Pre-Deal (Due Diligence, Planning)
  • M&A Post-Deal (Execution, Business Case Achievement)
  • Revenue & Pricing Improvement
  • Shareholder Value Improvement
• Operations Efficiency
  • Network and Field Operations
  • Customer Care and Sales
  • Supply Chain & Logistics
  • IT
• Telecom IT Strategy & Road Mapping
  • OSS/BSS Assessments and Builds

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant industry and consulting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• Outcome-oriented with an entrepreneurial and commercial approach.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal/team skills and high emotional intelligence (E.Q.).
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• Ability to address strategic issues and act tactically, understanding cross-functional requirements.
• Comfortable with travel.

Benefits

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal’s fringe benefits, including:

• Healthcare plans, flexible spending, and savings accounts.
• Life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary employer contribution.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick time (72 hours), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. Vacation and personal days vary based on tenure and role type.

We prioritize well-being, offering benefits and resources to support personal and professional development, including top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities.

Pay

The salary range is $150,000 - $225,000 annually, dependent on education, experience, skills, and geography. A&M also offers a discretionary bonus program based on individual and firm performance.