Managing Director of Advisory Services

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East Daley Analytics is a fast-paced leading provider of North American energy infrastructure and commodity market insights, offering data-driven solutions to help clients navigate investment decisions, M&A transactions, and financial market opportunities.

Our Mission:
We are moving the market at East Daley. We are doing cool stuff. Sitting with the biggest decision makers in the sector. We love to win and have fun! When you are on the East Daley team you have the opportunity to sit at the table, have a hand in creating your and THE future. We work together with transparency, focus on results, innovation & have a play to win attitude.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives across energy producers, midstream operators, traders, investors, and private equity firms.
• Lead market updates, client briefings, and executive presentations; identify emerging client challenges and translate them into actionable consulting opportunities.
• Scope, price, and tailor consulting engagements that align with East Daley’s capabilities and strategic priorities.
• Extend East Daley’s suite of market fundamentals and financial research to address specific customer questions by leveraging existing products and developing new, data-driven solutions as needed.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of new prospects and strategic accounts.
• Teach others at East Daley to engage in and recognize opportunities for advisory service engagements.
• Travel expectation:
  Approximately five days per month for in-person client meetings in Houston, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Oklahoma City.

• Lead large, complex consulting engagements from discovery through final delivery, ensuring analytical rigor and strategic clarity.
• Provide quality control, final review, and executive-level storytelling for all client-facing deliverables.
• Guide analysts and subject-matter experts in building models, slides, insights, and market narratives.
• Ensure consistent delivery excellence, on-time performance, and high client satisfaction.

• Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for the advisory services & strategic client practice, including service-line design, pricing strategy, and long-term growth targets.
• Own unit P&L performance, including revenue, margin, pipeline development, and delivery scalability.
• Establish and standardize consulting methodologies, frameworks, and delivery processes.
• Partner closely with Product, Research, Data, Marketing, and Executive Leadership to build integrated offerings that expand East Daley’s market reach.

• Mentor, develop, and inspire a team of consultants and analysts (direct and cross-functional).
• Model a culture of transparency, urgency, and results with a “play to win” ethos.
• Establish clear expectations, feedback loops, and performance standards across the consulting function.
• Recruit and develop talent as the advisory practice grows.

• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in consulting, corporate strategy, financial markets, or energy analytics.
• Demonstrated experience in growing a consulting practice, leading consulting engagements or managing a consulting P&L.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate complex topics to senior energy and financial leaders.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required; SQL or modeling experience a plus.
• Proven ability to operate with urgency, manage competing priorities, and thrive in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to personal growth and the willingness to work extended hours during high-priority engagements.

• Medical (with multiple plan options), Dental, and Vision Coverage with Company Contributions
• 401K with a 3% Company Contribution
• Flexible and Health Savings Account Options with Company Contributions
• EAP and Wellness Program
• Life and Accidental Death, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Base salary: $190,000 – $240,000 (commensurate with experience)
• Annual incentive (target): 40% – 60% of base, tied to advisory revenue, margin, and strategic objectives

East Daley Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.