Senior Associate, Corporate Development, Integration & Separation

Our client is an established corporate and funds services provider with a global footprint and the backing of leading private equity investor. As the business continues to grow, we're looking for a Senior Associate / Manager to join the Corporate Development team, focusing on the integration of acquired businesses and separation of divested businesses.

This is a hands-on role with regional exposure, working across complex M&A transactions and partnering with senior stakeholders to ensure integrations and separations are delivered effectively.

What you'll be doing

• Lead assigned integration, separation and carve-out workstreams through the Integration Management Office (IMO).
• Design and execute integration/separation plans, including milestones, dependencies and critical path activities.
• Support business continuity, TSA design/execution/exit and transition activities.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and prepare IMO reporting for steering committees and executive forums.
• Track risks, issues, financial impacts, integration/separation costs, synergies and value creation.
• Support change management, communications, organisational design and workforce transitions.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to integration playbooks, tools and best-practice IMO approaches.

What we're looking for

• 2–7 years of relevant experience in M&A integration/separation, carve-outs, operational due diligence, business transformation, performance improvement, management consulting/strategy, PMO or programme delivery.
• Experience gained in Big 4 / strategy consulting, transaction services, in-house corporate development, IMO or transformation functions, or a combination.
• Candidates with strong programme delivery or transformation backgrounds with some M&A exposure are encouraged to apply.
• Experience operating in complex, fast-paced environments and delivering updates to executive teams.
• Strong project management, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proactive, results-oriented and solution-oriented, with the ability to influence geographically dispersed teams and adapt quickly to changing priorities.

Nice to have

• Experience with TSAs and Day 1 / Day 100 planning
• Experience tracking synergies and value realisation
• Exposure to carve-outs, separations, restructuring or operational transformation
• Project or programme management qualifications

If you have experience making M&A transactions work beyond the deal itself, I'd be happy to speak with you.