Capabilities Director

Our Capabilities Director is a high-horsepower, intellectually curious team member who sits at the center of Amca’s acquisition and growth strategy – supplying rigorous commercial diligence on acquisitions, researching companies and capabilities Amca should buy or build, and supporting post-close value creation. This role is designed for someone who can move fluidly between deal analysis, market research, and operational execution, and who thrives in environments where the work is broad, the stakes are high, and no two weeks look the same. Over time, this individual will have the opportunity to take on special projects that touch every part of the Amca platform.

Responsibilities

You will supply commercial diligence on Amca’s acquisitions – sizing addressable markets, assessing market dynamics and competitive positioning, conducting program-level diligence on customer relationships and contract structures, and helping the deal team develop a grounded view of a target’s commercial trajectory; You will research companies and capabilities that Amca should acquire or build – identifying targets that fill strategic gaps in Amca’s portfolio, developing buy vs. build analyses, and synthesizing findings into clear investment theses that inform Amca’s capital deployment priorities; You will support post-close execution – helping newly acquired businesses identify and capture commercial value creation opportunities, tracking performance against acquisition theses, and providing analytical and operational support during the integration period; You will take on special projects that span the full breadth of the Amca platform – from strategic planning and competitive benchmarking to operational analysis and new market entry assessments – bringing rigorous thinking and a bias toward action to whatever the business needs most; You will develop deep expertise in the aerospace and defense supply chain – building fluency in part families, manufacturing processes, customer structures, and program economics that sharpens Amca’s edge in evaluating and integrating acquisitions; You will work closely with engineering, operations, and general managers to ground commercial analyses in operational reality and ensure recommendations are actionable; You will communicate findings clearly and concisely to senior leadership – producing crisp written analyses, market assessments, and investment memos that drive conviction and support fast decision-making

Requirements

3–6 years of work experience with demonstrated success in a high-pressure, analytically rigorous role – investment banking, private equity, management consulting, corporate development, or strategic finance; Exceptional analytical and research skills – you can size a market, assess competitive dynamics, and build a business case from first principles with limited data and limited hand-holding; Strong commercial instincts – you understand what drives customer relationships, contract structures, and revenue quality in industrial and aerospace businesses; Ability to move fluidly between deal work and operational support – you are as comfortable in a diligence process as you are helping a general manager think through a commercial problem post-close; Combination ability to execute on a tactical level as well as develop strategy to solve complex, cross-functional problems; You produce high-quality work product quickly and without sacrificing rigor; Exceptional written and oral communication skills – clear, concise, and compelling; You drive conviction through grounded arguments and can distill complex analyses into executive-ready outputs; High ownership with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel at a rapid pace without dropping balls; Genuine intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning – you get excited about understanding how things are made, how markets work, and how businesses create value; Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment and excited by a large breadth of problems; Humble attitude, relentless work ethic, and passion for solving hard problems; This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR (U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residence, or protected person under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3))