Senior Manager (Engagement Manager), Private Equity Strategy

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Job description

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Deloitte is making a substantial investment in Private Equity Strategy as part of a wider investment in Private Equity across the global Firm. Over the next three years, this will become a large, 20+ partner team with 120+ people onshore in the UK and a material contribution from technology and off-shore teams.

We are well into hiring the right quality partners and are now looking to bring into the team up to 30 people as part of the first wave of recruitment. As part of this we need senior managers (Engagement Managers) to deliver projects, coach teams and develop into the next generation of partners.

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Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

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Your role will be to lead teams to provide strategic advice, commercial due diligence and M&A expertise to private equity houses, private equity portfolio companies and financial institutions across all sectors.

You will deliver services ranging across; quantitative and qualitative commercial due diligence, market, value creation and M&A strategy (as well as support with: assessments, performance improvement evaluations, operational due diligence, value creation planning, synergy development and implementation of value creation plans across the digital and non-digital functions).

By developing deep sector knowledge and your own client network, you will support business development activities to grow revenue for the team and assist in achieving our ambitious growth plans.

As a Senior Manager, you will have responsibility for:

• Delivering top-tier quality strategy, CDD and value creation projects for our PE and portfolio company clients
• Designing and delivering the analysis to support private equity clients and private equity portfolio companies with both buy and sell side commercial due diligence
• Implementing growth strategies and top-line value creation using a broad set of digital and non-digital skills
• Working with colleagues from Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence), Financial Advisory, Risk Advisory and the broader Deloitte network, to provide our clients with a holistic due diligence and strategy service with a coherent overview of the business operations, performance gaps and the potential for rapid improvement and value creation
• Managing, mentoring and developing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution
• Supporting work winning though up-to-date sector knowledge, creating client-ready intellectual property and bringing your experience and credibility to pitches
• Building distinctive relationships with our private equity clients

Connect to your skills and professional experience

Essential:

• Extensive experience of delivering Commercial Due Diligence projects for Private Equity

Desirable

• Outstanding problem solving and synthesis skills
• Strong business diagnostic and analytical skills
• Top tier academic background
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Exceptional ability to develop PPT decks and slides which clearly communicate messages and findings
• Deep commitment to coaching, mentoring or counselling colleagues
• Ability to inspire, delegate and manage others
• Commitment to investing in diverse talent
• Confidence to give and receive developmental feedback to partners and juniors alike
• Strategy consulting background in a top quartile environment
• Deep sector understanding of how Private Equity houses operate and transact
• Experience of platform investments, roll up, buy-and-build and carve out strategies
• Significant experience within the Life Sciences, Energy Transition, TMT or Education sectors
• Proven experience of developing and creating strategy for Private Equity houses to deliver value creation
• Experience of operating in the upper mid-market and large cap Private Equity space (e.g. for assets / portfolio companies with revenue of £250M+)
• Experience of working across the M&A deal lifecycle and various capacities
• Strong personal relationships with key Private Equity houses
• Experience of supporting business development
• Building client relationships across a number of stakeholders
• Self starter with excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Ability to deliver results in a fast paced often fluid work environment
• Flexibility for international travel

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In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

Strategy and Business Design

The experts in our teams in Strategy and Business Design are trusted advisors to CEOs, investment professionals and their wider organisations. Whether that's M&A, launching a new arm of a business, anticipating new and emerging risks or collaborating with other teams, we work on a huge range of varied projects.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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For me it's the people that make it. They are bright, supportive, interesting; we work brilliantly together as a team. But it's not just that, the number of opportunities you get working for such a large firm is amazing.

- Jess, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

At Deloitte you're surrounded by subject matter experts; industry experts, technology experts, and you can access that knowledge whenever you need to.

- Christian, Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers