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Strategy& M&A Operations - Health Industries – Senior Manager

London Hybrid 10+ yrs exp
M&A OperationsProject deliveryStakeholder managementBusiness developmentOperational due diligence

Requirements

Candidates must have significant operational leadership or business transformation experience within a corporate, private equity, or healthcare environment. Strong analytical skills and the ability to lead complex projects under pressure are essential for this role.

Job Description

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Deals

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

About the role


The Health Industries team within M&A Operations is a fast-growing and market leading team, working on a wide range of client engagements. The M&A deals we work on range in size from £50m to over £5bn and our clients include the most well-known brands and businesses in the world. We often work on these high-profile deals with the world’s best known Private Equity Houses, Pharma & Life Sciences Corporates and Private Healthcare Providers. Our work spans across the deal cycle, from pre-deal diligence, synergy development and separation planning through Day 1 and into implementation support. We routinely collaborate with PwC’s wider Pharma & Life Sciences practice, including Strategy consulting and Financial Due Diligence, as part of our go-to-market.


We comprise both career-consultants and subject matter experts from industry and actively seek diversity of experience in our new team members.



This role is for you if:


  • Take responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of projects, from scoping and pricing work through to leading the team to create high-quality deliverables
  • Lead engagements and the Operations workstream on high-profile M&A transactions across the deal cycle
  • Act as the day-to-day client contact, building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
  • Develop and coach project team members, supporting their growth and the quality of team outputs
  • Tailor our service offering and project approach based on client need and deal requirements
  • Play a key role in business development, using your experience and building a network across the firm to identify and respond to opportunities for future growth
  • Lead pre-deal work, including value creation advisory (how transformation and divestment can generate greater shareholder return), buy and sell side operational due diligence, and synergy development and review
  • Lead carve-out and divestment support, Day 1 readiness and 100-day planning (including delivering quick wins), M&A integration and post-acquisition performance improvement



This role is for you if:


  • Have significant experience in an operational leadership or business transformation role in a corporate, in the operational side of private equity, or in operational management within a Pharmaceutical or Healthcare environment, either from within industry or as a consultant
  • Are able to think strategically and connect overall objectives to cross functional impacts
  • Have a value creation mindset and an ability to articulate critical value preservation and creation actions required in order to execute a deal
  • Have a proven track record of leading projects end-to-end, including scoping, pricing and managing teams, and an ability to build relationships with a broad range of stakeholders to execute complex programmes
  • Financially and operationally astute, with strong analytical capability (or willingness to develop skills) in tools such as Alteryx, PowerBI, or Tableau, and able to deliver high-quality outputs under time pressure.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a proven ability to engage, influence, and build trusted relationships with senior business leaders.
  • Have experience of, or a strong appetite for, business development, including building networks to identify and convert new opportunities
  • Are comfortable under pressure and able to lead teams through ambiguity, building an evidence base to support a position where information is imperfect or incomplete


What you’ll receive from us


No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.


We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.


Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Business Administration, Business Process Improvement, Carve-Outs, Change Management, Client Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Cost Efficiency, Cost Reduction, Creativity, Digital Tooling, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enhanced Due Diligence, HR Due Diligence, Inclusion, Influence {+ 26 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

Skills

M&A OperationsProject deliveryStakeholder managementBusiness developmentOperational due diligenceSynergy developmentCarve-out planningDivestment supportValue creationStrategic thinkingFinancial analysisAlteryxPowerBITableauTeam leadershipChange management