Head of Advisory, Capital Markets

This is a defining leadership role for an accomplished advisor with deep capital markets expertise, sharp commercial instincts, and an established track record of counseling CEOs, CFOs, boards, and senior leadership teams on their most consequential market-facing opportunities and challenges. The Head of Advisory will lead a distinctive business at the intersection of corporate strategy, capital markets, valuation, investor intelligence, and transaction and financial communications. We are looking for a leader who combines the intellectual rigor and judgment of a senior advisor with the entrepreneurial ambition and commercial discipline to build an enduring, market-leading advisory franchise. Breakwater Capital Markets advises top public companies, private corporations, coalitions, and institutions on complex strategic, financial, and reputational challenges. Our Capital Markets business brings together sophisticated strategic counsel, rigorous financial and valuation analysis, and differentiated investor intelligence to help companies understand and influence how they are perceived and valued by the global investment community. We believe effective capital markets advisory begins with a deep understanding of the relationship between business strategy, financial performance, investor expectations, and market valuation. Our work helps leadership teams develop credible investment narratives, identify and address gaps in market understanding, strengthen relationships with investors, and communicate their long-term value creation ambitions with clarity and conviction. Our proprietary investor intelligence platform, Intrinsic , provides a distinctive foundation for insight-led advisory, connecting rigorous research and market understanding with strategic recommendations and executive-level counsel. You will serve as a senior advisor to corporate leadership teams on a broad range of capital markets issues, from equity positioning and investor engagement to strategic transformation, financial narrative development, and critical investor-facing events. Beyond your direct client responsibilities, you will shape the firm's advisory strategy, develop new capabilities, build and deepen relationships, lead business development, and establish the standards of excellence that define our work. Build and scale a premium advisory platform that integrates capital markets expertise, strategic and financial analysis, investor intelligence, and executive communications. Oversee the development and delivery of advisory capabilities across equity narrative and investment thesis development, capital markets positioning, investor engagement strategy, valuation-related communications, and significant market-facing events. Serve as a trusted advisor to CEOs, CFOs, boards, and Investor Relations leaders on matters influencing corporate reputation in the capital markets, investor perception, market expectations, and valuation. Advise leadership teams on the articulation of corporate strategy, financial performance, capital allocation, portfolio priorities, operating ambitions, and long-term value creation. Help companies develop, refine, and communicate compelling equity stories and investment propositions grounded in strategic credibility, financial discipline, and an informed understanding of investor priorities. Counsel clients through critical market-facing moments, including major strategic announcements, business transformations, leadership transitions, shifts in financial strategy, and periods of heightened investor scrutiny. Bring independent judgment and constructive challenge to senior management teams, helping clients anticipate investor concerns, address gaps in market understanding, and strengthen the credibility of their strategic narratives. Apply multidimensional financial, sector, and market analysis to the development of strategic recommendations that are both commercially relevant and compelling to institutional investors and analysts. Transaction and Financial Communications Leadership Counsel CEOs, CFOs, and executive leadership teams on the strategic purpose, investment narrative, financial messaging, and market positioning of Investor Days and other major investor-facing engagements. Oversee complex Investor Day mandates, ensuring that the development of strategy, messaging, executive content, investor engagement, and post-event assessment reflects the highest standards of strategic and financial advisory. Help management teams translate corporate strategy, operating priorities, financial targets, and capital allocation frameworks into credible and differentiated investment propositions. Ensure Investor Day engagements are informed by rigorous investor intelligence, valuation analysis, sector context, and a clear understanding of the expectations of sophisticated market participants. Commercial Growth and Market Development Own the commercial growth agenda for the advisory business, including business development strategy, new client origination, expansion of existing relationships, and development of new revenue opportunities. Lead the pursuit and development of significant advisory mandates, bringing creativity, commercial judgment, and intellectual leadership to new business opportunities. Develop and execute a distinctive thought leadership and market positioning agenda that raises Breakwater Capital Markets’ profile and reinforces its credibility with corporate leadership and the investment community. Maximize the commercial and strategic potential of Intrinsic , embedding proprietary investor intelligence into client engagements and creating differentiated opportunities for advisory growth. Establish clear priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for the sustainable growth and profitability of the advisory business. Attract and mentor outstanding talent, fostering a culture characterized by intellectual curiosity, commercial ambition, collaboration, sound judgment, and unmatched client service. Provide senior oversight of complex engagements, ensuring consistently high standards of quality, execution, and commercial performance. Contribute to the broader leadership and strategic development of Breakwater Capital Markets, helping shape the firm's culture, reputation, capabilities, and long-term ambitions. We are seeking an individual with a sophisticated understanding of the relationship between corporate strategy, financial performance, investor behavior, and market valuation. They will bring the ability to move seamlessly between financial analysis and strategic counsel, providing independent, commercially grounded perspectives on the issues that matter most to executive leadership teams. Importantly, this individual must be a business builder as well as a trusted advisor: someone with the vision to define a distinctive market proposition, the relationships and commercial instincts to generate growth, and the leadership capabilities to build a high-performing team. 15+ years of relevant experience , including significant senior leadership responsibility in capital markets advisory, financial communications, investor relations, investment banking, equity research, management consulting, or a closely related field.

• A demonstrated track record of advising CEOs, CFOs, boards, and senior executives on complex, high-stakes financial and strategic matters.
• Deep understanding of public equity markets, institutional investor behavior, valuation, financial performance, corporate strategy, and investor expectations.
• Significant experience developing equity narratives, advising on strategic investor communications, and leading high-profile capital markets engagements, including Investor Days and Capital Markets Days.
• Outstanding strategic judgment, financial fluency, and the capacity to translate complex business and financial issues into clear, persuasive, investor-relevant recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience building, developing, and leading high-performing teams, with a commitment to exacting standards of execution and client service.
• Strong intellectual curiosity, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ambition to help establish Breakwater Capital Markets as a preeminent capital markets advisory firm.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA, CFA, or equivalent advanced qualifications preferred.