Strategic Planning & Implementation Expert

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Proactively source, evaluate, and prioritize M&A opportunities based on strategic fit and growth potential.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and governance requirements throughout the M&A process.
• Perform industry, market, and competitor analysis to support decision-making and identify emerging trends.
• Lead financial, operational, and strategic analysis of potential targets, including legal, financial, technology and commercial due diligence.
• Participate in structuring deals, preparing term sheets, and supporting negotiations with counterparties and advisors.
• Support the end-to-end execution of M&A transactions, from initial contact to closing.
• Prepare Investment Committee, Board presentations and other decision-making documents for senior leadership and shareholders.
• Collaborate with post-merger integration teams to ensure seamless transition and capture of deal synergies.
• Contribute to the development of M&A playbooks, frameworks, and knowledge sharing to improve efficiency in future deals.

Key Accountabilities

• Advice on the division/department strategy to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration.
• Support the division s management by providing expert opinions and recommendations on specialized matters, and deliver leadership assistance on other projects as needed.
• Advice on risk management and mitigation tactics within the division/department.
• Recommend tools, frameworks, and methodology to ensure proper governance and monitoring of the division/department projects.
• Advice on the development of future state process flows, and suggest divisional/departmental and workflow changes based on the market best practices.
• Ensure the satisfaction of internal and external customers to address their needs in a courteous and timely manner.
• Promote to other employees within the organization the implementation and adherence to policies, procedures, processes, and instructions.

Education

Required

• Strategic thinking
• Financial modelling
• Negotiation skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Communication skills

• Internal & External Customer Focus

• Clarity of Thoughts & Communication

• Analytical Thinking & Calculated Risk Taking

• Organizational Commitment