Associate Director Integration - Financial Services

As part of the Financial Services Integration Advisory Team you will work with both acquirers and vendors on pre- and post-deal Integration and Separation issues related to M&A or similar transactions.

Client Details

My clients deal team is focused on continually enhancing value across the deal and economic cycle.

Teams comprise of specialists capable of helping clients right through from conceptual thinking of buying a business to turning their business around in times of difficulty.

There are five key proposition areas in the Integration team:

- Synergy evaluation
- Pre-completion planning
- First 100 days and long term implementation
- Second wave integration
- Demerger and Separation

My client aims to provide an integrated and value-adding service to our clients to help make their transactions successful. On this role you will work regularly on 'front page headline' deals for a client base comprising a wide range of publicly listed corporates, private companies, private equity houses and public sector organisations.

Description

Delivering high levels of client satisfaction throughout the engagement, covering all client interactions and updates, deliverables and outputs

Challenging our people to be curious and innovative on all engagements and internal work, to ensure outcomes are commercially focussed, value adding and effectively executed

Production of the initial draft updates, outputs and deliverables to required timescale and ahead of Partner / Director Review

Project manage a workstream or number of workstreams on a major deal or have overall responsibility for a medium scale engagement, covering deal strategy and synergy reviews; pre deal integration and separation and Day One Planning; to post deal integration and separation planning and implementation

Supporting client pitches, proposals and internal/ external marketing initiatives

Being seen as a role model, ensuring our core values are maintained, and coaching, mentoring and supporting our people to help them reach their full potential

You will need to be willing to travel as we mainly work from client sites and have a global portfolio of clients. The length of a project can be anywhere from one week to one year, although a typical project will last a few weeks and we would aim to give you as diverse an experience as possible.

Profile

Experience working within the Financial Services Deals/M&A environment ideally within the Integration & Separation space.

Project/programme management experience ideally from working on complex/large scale projects.

An understanding of the market drivers, challenges and opportunities impacting our client's strategies and priorities, enabling them to position solutions and ideas which take these into account.

Possess a genuine interest in building and commercialising relationships having the ability to interact with our clients on a consultative manner as a trusted advisor

Demonstrate curiosity and innovation, striving for continuous improvement, exercising professional judgement and making a positive and lasting impact

Commitment and ambition to develop personally and professionally to achieve their full potential, acting as a role model, coach and colleague to other team members

Strong team player - we pride ourselves on the way we work with and support each other.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate personal impact, flexibility, drive and commitment.

A desire to broaden your current skillset and an embrace the opportunity to work at client sites with a relatively high level of autonomy.

Individuals should be comfortable working in the high pressured yet often ambiguous and flexible conditions that characterise transactions

Job Offer

My client focuses on support, growth and a career plan for all.

Intelligent working is at the core of their business and they are happy to discuss individual requirements and a range of flexible working arrangements.

They appreciate that returning to work after an extended career break can be daunting and have put in place a plan and mentor scheme to ensure you are supported on your return.

My client is featured on the Times Best Big Companies to work for, which has been recognised with a special achievement award for their diversity. They are proud of the value we place on individuality; want you to bring your full self to work and truly maximise your potential. They believe your individuality helps us to deliver the best results for our clients.