Manager M&A Integrations/Separations EMEA

Role Description:

• This specific position is for the Corporate Development team. 
• The M&A Integrations/Separations Consultant EMEA position will lead projects and specific operational work streams related to a) the evaluation, planning and carve-out of targeted businesses in the portfolio and b) planning and execution of post-acquisition integration for acquisitions, to support the realization of our strategic and financial objectives.
• You will collaborate with various corporate functions and business units, incl. with senior executives, to achieve objectives of maximizing value in such transactions.

Responsibilities:

Separation Planning & Execution:

• Support initial validation to understand the operational, financial and legal complexity of a potential divestiture.
• Work closely with Corporate M&A and the business units to understand performance trends, stand-alone financial results, stranded costs and tax impact, gain approval, structure and program manage the process of actual separation.
• Provide thought leadership in defining and creating standalone operating models including viable and possible alternatives on sub-streams like core technology, organization structure, human capital, legal entity structure/formalities, commercial contracts (client and vendor), communications and change management.
• Work closely with the business, corporate functions and external providers in executing the separation and post-close activities including creating and managing detailed transition services arrangements where necessary.
• Manage the program: create, manage and report on the project plan spanning various streams, milestones, interdependencies from Day 1 to end of potential TSAs.
• Highlight ongoing risks and validate financials, especially stranded costs and options.

Acquisition Integration:

• Create post-merger integration project plans: Day 1-100 planning, post-close medium-term implementation, transformation, organizational change priorities, communications, change management & performance tracking with a focus on realizing deal-book synergies and achieving top line revenue growth.
• Support/lead post-close implementation of key milestones as agreed in the integration plan.
• Identify key value drivers and help manage to achieve the required results, including adoption of best practices like pricing, sales management and digital marketing.
• Identify key risks and dependencies leading to slippage from deal-book: key talent attrition, salesforce churn, client attrition, migration of business services etc.
• Drive alignment between the new entity, the business unit and appropriate functions by assisting in designing/implementing the new organizational model.
• Analyze financial impact and drive alignment with business plan/budgets.
• Work with acquiring business units and corporate functions to execute and manage the plan, reporting on key milestones/metrics (financial and other) to help realize the synergies.
• Support due diligence efforts for key transactions to understand the business and its issues prior to close; working with the business and corporate M&A teams.

Requirements: 

Minimum Requirements:

• 5-7 years of hands-on experience in leading complex divestitures as well as post-merger integration for transaction sizes of $50-150MM in revenues
• Experience in leading and managing multiple streams in dynamic and complex environment within the complete M&A life cycle

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience as part of a corporate development team with operational exposure across primary corporate functions and domains (e.g., HR, IT, Procurement, Finance, Legal, etc.), AND / OR 
• Experience within a bulge-bracket consulting firm within post-merger integration or divestiture planning and execution practice areas

Other Requirements:

• Strong people leadership, process management and communications skills in multi-geography, multi-division environment is a plus
• Strong foundational consulting skills: analytical, written and verbal communication, problem solving, collaboration, change management and a bias towards execution and ownership of solutions.
• Occasional (10-25%) travel required.