M&A Manager

Overview

This role supports the organization’s M&A team and reports to the Head of M&A. The M&A Manager is responsible for managing acquisition, divestment, and joint-venture projects end to end, from project launch through signing and closing.

Responsibilities

• Lead acquisition, divestment, and joint-venture projects from project launch through signing and closing
• Perform business modeling and financial evaluation of companies in the context of mergers, acquisitions, divestment, and joint-venture projects
• Coordinate the project team across the full project lifecycle (set up of the team and overall timeline, team animation and monitoring)
• Prepare, supervise, and review internal and external deliverables, including:
  • Teaser
  • Information Memorandum
  • Business Plan
  • Deal Structuring Plan
  • Carve-Out Matters
  • VDD and Virtual Data Room preparation and review
  • Review of SPA and Ancillary Agreements
• Identify and coordinate external advisors (investment banks, M&A boutiques, strategy consultants, transaction services consultants, tax advisors, etc.)
• Coordinate internal stakeholders throughout each project, including business teams, finance teams, and relevant corporate functions and shared services (e.g., tax, treasury, accounting, environmental)
• Work closely with M&A, Antitrust, and Trademark Corporate Counsel on legal aspects of transactions (due diligence, negotiation, contractual matters, closing process); participate in negotiation for transactions under responsibility
• Present recommendations to senior management of the Group

Requirements

• Experience leading transactions end to end, with a background in advisory and corporate development
• Relevant profile from within the chemical industry or close manufacturing alignment
• Minimum 6 years of experience in one or more of the following:
  • A corporate M&A team of an industrial company (ideally in the chemicals industry, or at least manufacturing), and/or
  • A transaction services team of a recognized audit firm, and/or
  • An investment banking desk of a leading banking institution
• Master Degree in General Management, Business Administration or Law, with an extra degree earned in the field of Finance and Accounting
• Professional experience in equity-related operations (mergers, acquisitions, divestments, and joint-venture projects)

Behavioral Competences

• Collaborative team player able to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
• Organized and structured with strong project management skills
• Results driven
• Strong technical skills in finance, accounting, and M&A
• Strong negotiation skills
• Flexibility regarding travel and working hours requirements

Personal Strengths

• Resilience and calm
• Conscientious and methodic
• Autonomous and pragmatic
• Dynamic, reactive, and flexible
• Diplomatic with a strong sense of confidentiality
• Trustworthy, loyal, and reliable
• Fluent in English
• French is a plus

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• U.S. base salary range: $144,000 to $181,000 per year
  • Actual compensation may be more or less than the posted base salary range based on factors unique to each candidate
  • Total compensation includes bonus and/or other incentives
• 16 or more weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees

Location

• U.S. base salary range applies to this position.

Additional Information

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the time (including overnight stays) across different time zones
• Smart working flexibility
• Due to access to sensitive information and systems, the selected candidate will be required to undergo vetting verifications and reference checks and meet company standards for integrity, confidentiality, loyalty, and trustworthiness.