Monitoring Trustee Manager/Senior Manager

Job Purpose

The role will involve project based assignments at our London offices working within the Monitoring Trustee Team

Clients

The Monitoring Trustee team is a small, dynamic consultancy team providing companies and regulatory authorities with advice on monitoring the implementation of competition remedies in merger, anti-trust and state aid cases. The role will involve work with a multinational, blue chip client base. Mazars is regularly appointed as Monitoring Trustee in relation to the world's largest M&A transactions and is a well renowned market leader in the field.

Job Role

The Manager / Senior Manager would be a qualified lawyer with at least 2 years / 2 years + PQE, ideally with experience from a leading law firm specialising in competition law or a competition authority. The candidate would be expected to participate in the active growth of our monitoring trustee practice by contributing to various client engagement teams, working with a diverse range of high profile businesses to deliver professional services, and leading business development activities on key accounts.

As a Manager / Senior Manager, the candidate would be required to:

• Monitor compliance of parties with commitments offered to competition authorities in the UK, EU and globally (in particular North and South America, Asia)

• Manage smaller monitoring projects and work streams of larger monitoring assignments (e.g., monitoring of divestiture processes, or hold-separate/ring-fencing obligations)

• Assess potential purchasers of divestment businesses (e.g., review and analysis of independence, and transaction agreements in accordance with Commitments)

• Develop methodologies for and project manage the monitoring of behavioural commitments (e.g., access commitments, price commitments etc.)

• Identify business development opportunities and support in preparing for and attending pitches

• Manage administrative responsibilities such as billing and client engagement processes

• Assist in/lead the development of training, engagement procedures and methodologies

• Mentor, coach and develop more junior staff

Person Specification

• Experience in the competition law and regulatory sectors, ideally in advisory, compliance or regulatory roles is essential

• Strong analytical skills are required, including the ability to interpret data with a critical eye, generate insights and construct solutions

• Excellent English language drafting skills and English communication skills

• Experience of being in a client-facing role with an ability to build and develop relationships with all key stakeholders

• A working knowledge of another European language would be advantageous

• Strong IT skills (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

• Promotes the firm's values and beliefs, demonstrating integrity and maintain an ethical stance, using flexibility and tact to express views as necessary

• Enthusiastic and demonstrates a positive attitude towards change

• Adaptable to changing demands and priorities

• Actively support business development

Diversity and Inclusion at Mazars

At Mazars diversity and inclusion are central to our values. We also recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation makes us stronger as a business.

We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience.

We are open to having conversations about flexible working. Our client-facing professionals can often be required to travel regularly or may be based at client sites, but our approach to agile working can help achieve a lifestyle balance without compromising on client service.

We welcome applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers.