Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with senior leadership across corporate, business unit, and functional levels to facilitate strategic investments and corporate development aligned with the group's core businesses in EMEA, the Americas, and other significant regions for the SATS group.

• Lead teams in executing essential projects and initiatives.

• Identify and cultivate business prospects to enhance SATS' investments and network in the region, contributing to the Group's long-term profit growth.

• Develop joint ventures, partnerships, and other related opportunities, which includes formulating and negotiating terms with potential partners and preparing bid submissions.

• Establish a reference base of business prospects and gather market intelligence.

• Review and prepare presentations, memorandums, submissions, and reports concerning potential projects, transactions, and initiatives for senior management and/or the Board.

• Support and drive additional strategic projects as identified by management, including post-investment assessments and strategic optimization and reorganization initiatives. Assist in the due diligence process by framing objectives, supporting due diligence teams, and coordinating reporting of findings to senior leadership for target entities.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to translate deal strategies into successful integrations, focusing on identifying sources of transaction value and developing measurable key success factors to monitor integration achievements. Lead project management activities throughout the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) life cycle, including schedule and scope development, issue and risk management, and strategic planning and analysis.

• More broadly, plan, develop, and execute M&A transactions, including conducting feasibility studies, financial modeling, deal structuring and negotiations, as well as managing transaction documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Hold at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, or Professional Degree in Accounting, Business Studies, Finance, Banking, or a related field.

• CFA/CPA (or equivalent) would enhance the application but is not mandatory.

• Possess strong experience with 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in M&A / Corporate Finance at an Investment Bank or a Big 4 and/or in Corporate Development or a similar role.

• Preferably have some overseas work exposure to global markets (e.g., US, Europe, China, India, Southeast Asia, Middle East).

• Experience in the air transport and/or aviation services industry is advantageous.

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional business teams to identify key business drivers and risks, translating them into actionable plans.

• Competency in working cross-functionally with diverse groups and senior-level management.

• Detail-oriented and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, results-driven environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Always prioritize the safety of oneself and others.

• Proactively identify safety risks, hazards, and unsafe behaviors promptly and courageously.

• Adhere to all relevant safety regulations and standards consistently.

• Learn from mistakes and share those lessons.

• Delight customers by actively anticipating their needs, concerns, and preferences.

• Offer alternative "yes" solutions to "no" situations.

• Deliver service excellence and consistently aim to exceed customer expectations.

• Respect everyone's background, cultural values, and opinions at all times.

• Actively listen and understand others' intents and perspectives, especially during disagreements.

• Build trusting relationships, demonstrating empathy and care for others.

• Always act with integrity; do it right the first time.

• Exhibit extreme ownership: See it, Own it, Solve it.

• Embrace a growth mindset: keep learning, remain agile, and be resilient.

• Set high expectations, embrace innovation, and pursue continuous improvement.

• Prioritize the interests of the SATS Group over individual and departmental needs.

• Proactively share resources, ideas, and information constructively.

• Build on each other's strengths and ideas to achieve win-win outcomes.