Senior Mergers & Acquisitions Manager

Rolls-Royce•Washington, DC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We have an exciting opportunity as Senior Mergers & Acquisitions Manager. The ideal candidate will have direct M&A experience in principal investing (corporate development or private equity), investment banking, or transaction advisory services. Candidate will be expected to lead deal teams to deliver completion of key projects, coordinate all project activities including due diligence, valuation review, and risk mitigation, while coaching and guiding both internal and external specialists. In this role, you will travel up to 10% domestically with some international travel as needed.

Requirements

Candidate’s work experience should demonstrate a track record in: Execution and project management: experience managing a project/deal team, coordinating activities, driving due diligence review and risk mitigation, coaching and guiding specialists (internal and external), delivering and supporting recommendations
Financial acumen: experience in and understanding financial markets, financial modelling, valuation; basic knowledge of accounting
Deal acumen: experience in and understanding of the lifecycle of an M&A transaction through negotiation, closing, and integration. Awareness of key milestones, market expectations, documents, and terms
Investor mindset: experience in preparing and underwriting a business plan, key assumptions, valuation, investment proposals, ownership of the investment, delivery of business plan and monetization (through integration or exit)
Integration and separation: experience in planning, managing and executing M&A integration and separation activities, including for joint ventures
Relationship management and origination: experience being market-facing, interacting with external parties
Business development mindset: proactive, extroverted style with a nose for deal-making and creative problem solving
Passion for dealmaking and investing track record of completing large, complex and/or global M&A transactions
Internal stakeholder management: experience in influencing, advocating and presenting to senior corporate audiences
Associate degree with 10+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, principal investing (corporate development or private equity), investment banking, or transaction services, OR Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, principal investing (corporate development or private equity), investment banking, or transaction services, OR Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, principal investing (corporate development or private equity), investment banking, or transaction services, OR JD/PhD with 3+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, principal investing (corporate development or private equity), investment banking, or transaction services, OR 12+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, principal investing (corporate development or private equity), investment banking, or transaction services
Must be a U.S Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace, defense, energy, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing or other business to business sectors
International business exposure
Experience in running divestment processes and joint venture/partnership arrangements

Responsibilities

Execution and project management: managing a project/deal team, coordinating deal activities, driving due diligence review and risk mitigation, delivering and support recommendations.
Relationship management and origination: interacting with external parties (corporates, banks, consultants, PE funds/investors) with a market-facing mindset
Internal stakeholder management: influencing, advocating and presenting to senior level audiences within the organization
Coaching and guiding working in a project team and guiding internal resources (including specialist inputs) to deliver analysis and presentations