Senior Manager, M&A

Key Responsibilities

• Support and execute mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, and IPO-related transactions, including carve-out IPOs and spin-offs.
• Own defined transaction workstreams, including valuation, financial modeling, diligence coordination, and transaction documentation support.
• Support IPO execution activities as part of broader transaction mandates, including IPO readiness analysis, separation planning support, governance documentation, and regulatory filing preparation.
• Cook up comprehensive due diligence across financial, legal, regulatory, operational, tax, and ESG workstreams.
• Prepare transaction analyses, financial models, investment memoranda, and presentation materials for senior management and, where appropriate, the Board of Directors.
• Coordinate and support the management of external advisors, including investment banks, legal counsel, accounting firms, and consultants.

Portfolio Transactions & Post-Close Execution

• Support portfolio-related transactions such as carve-outs, restructurings, minority sales, and exits.
• Aid in transaction-related integration and separation planning in collaboration with Finance, Legal, HR, IT, and Operations.
• Track post-close execution milestones, synergy initiatives, and key deliverables to support transaction objectives.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of TSA evaluation in the pre-close planning phase to identify the deal perimeter and where the gaps will appear when executing the transaction.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a core project team member and partner with functional, business unit teams and external advisors for operational understanding to drive overall transaction execution.
• Provide structured updates on transaction progress, risks, and open issues to Corporate Development leadership.
• Build strong working relationships across a global, matrixed organization and with external advisors.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Manage the deal execution, providing centralized governance and coordination to keep the respective teams involved in the deal on track.
• Drive successful execution against deal milestones by tracking milestones, making key recommendations to stakeholders, and holding cross-functional teams accountable for timely execution of deliverables.
• Support adherence to internal governance processes, accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP), and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Assist in identifying, documenting, and escalating transaction-related risks.
• Maintain organized transaction documentation and approval records.