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Senior Manager, Aerospace Defense & Government Advisory

Aprio· Advisory – Aerospace Defense & Government Advisory
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Hybrid (Arlington, VA)$130k - $160kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Manager position in Aprio's Aerospace, Defense, and Government Advisory team, focused on strategy, M&A, market analysis, and client advisory for U.S. government and commercial aerospace sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Support client engagements from proposal writing, through planning and delivery
  • Lead high-impact strategy and M&A projects focused on evaluating growth and investment opportunities across the U.S. government and commercial aerospace sectors
  • Support data collection, research and analysis of: Macro economic, policy, financial, industry and technology trends; Market dynamics, size and growth trends; Company financials; Customer requirements, positioning and trends; Technology, product and service portfolios; Competitive dynamics
  • Lead evaluations of organic and inorganic growth opportunities in the U.S. government and aerospace markets
  • Provide synthesis and insights from team workstreams, developed into coherent client-ready messaging and delivery
  • Manage project economics, lead team, coordinate with client, and manage logistics
  • Support business development through development of 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, with ability to fact check and provide 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 of presentations for senior industry leaders and investment professionals

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of total experience in relevant fields, with at least 2+ years in a management consulting firm, investment bank or 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 (familiarity with budgets or commercial aerospace trends is a plus)
  • Experience in and ability to leverage and further develop AI tools preferred
  • 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
  • Experience developing team members preferred
  • Strong communication skills and executive presence to brief client-ready material direct to clients and ability to iterate on client commentary and feedback

Skills

Required:Proposal and client engagement managementMarket modeling and financial projections in ExcelPowerPoint brief development
Nice to have:AI tools utilization and QA

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
  • Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
  • 401k with Profit Sharing
  • 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
  • Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
  • Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
  • Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
  • Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
  • Top rated wellness program
  • Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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