Corporate Development Strategy Senior Manager in London

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With a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in alternatives, we believe in being different - in what we do, in how we work and most importantly in how we enable and develop our people. Invest yourself in the alternative, and join an organization where you progress on merit, where you can speak openly with whoever you are speaking to, and where you will be supported along whichever path you choose to take.

Job Description

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Development, Corporate Development Strategy Senior Manager will work in the Strategy and Transformation team with the aim of driving organic and inorganic growth, profitability, and scalability. Specifically, you will:

• Support key strategic initiatives and support Alter Domus in defining and delivering strategic value creation projects that form part of our overall Value Creation Plan (VCP).
• Support initiative sponsors and their teams in defining business cases for the highest-impact strategic initiatives, structure projects, set up the governance for delivery, and monitor progress with a special emphasis on delivery of financial and non-financial objectives.
• Help define and evaluate new strategic initiatives, including initiatives to improve execution/operations, reduce cost, or launch new products.
• Prepare presentations and memos with respect to Value Creation Plans and underlying initiatives, new opportunities, new markets and products. The audience for your presentations and memos range from project teams to the AD Leadership team and the board of directors.
• You may also perform market, competitor, and industry analyses, screen investment opportunities, support the completion of due diligence processes, perform financial modelling, and oversee post-merger integrations of acquired businesses.
• You may also lead post-merger integration efforts.

PROFILE

• Proven experience in a manager or above level at a top-tier strategy consulting firm (MBB or Big4).
• Demonstrated experience delivering value creation plans, transformation plans, or post-merger integrations for PE-owned businesses.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior stakeholders (e.g. Board, C-suite, Directors) on high-impact, strategic projects.
• Exposure to financial services and financial services technology, preferably on the buyside (Asset Management, Fund Administration, Investments).
• Experience defining, structuring, and performing analyses and leading transformational projects, and authoring the supporting material supporting board-level decisions.
• BA/BS or MS degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Maths, or MBA, or similar degrees with an analytical predisposition is required.
• Formal project or program management experience or qualifications would be an asset.
• Previous experience in Corporate Development, Strategy or FP&A would be an advantage.
• Experience within Fund Administration, Professional or Financial Services organizations; Corporate Finance, Private Equity, or Investment Banking is preferred.
• Background in program management at large, global organizations is a plus.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to our international offices.

LEADERSHIP & BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• You will possess strong interpersonal skills – influencing and building trust quickly, navigating complexity and ambiguity with confidence and negotiating with tenacity and focus.
• You will be able to manage diverse stakeholders ranging from board members to team members.
• You will demonstrate personal resilience in the context of an international company in high-growth mode.
• You will demonstrate superior business insight and commercial acumen combined with strong technical expertise, analytical problem-solving skills.
• You will have an intellectual curiosity and a global mind-set, allowing you to partner effectively across teams and beyond with agility and flexibility.
• You will be adept at managing competing demands on your time, actively prioritising and remaining calm under pressure while navigating complexity and challenges with confidence and resilience.
• You will demonstrate a strong commitment to high integrity and ethics.

You will demonstrate the AD Values:

• Succeed with speed: We deliver at pace with agility, always connected to clients, regulators, and markets, globally.
• Take charge together: We take the initiative, always bringing the right people, insights, and expertise together and sharing accountability.
• Adapt with authority: We flex to meet different needs in different contexts, always showing responsible leadership and growing trust.
• Reimagine with results: We pursue new, more intelligent ways of working, always with a focus on efficient, high quality service.

At Alter Domus we are committed to inclusion and feel strongly that inclusive teams drive brilliant performance. We are an equal opportunity employer and recognise all facets of diversity and strive to create a psychologically safe workplace where all of our people can perform to their best.