Mergers and Acquisitions Director

Schneider Electric; Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Dubai is seeking an experienced M&A Director to lead financial workstreams on transactions, model scenarios, and coordinate due diligence across global teams. You will present investment cases to senior leaders and manage cross-border processes with a multi-cultural team.

The role demands strong analytical skills, excellent presentation abilities, and a track record in corporate development within fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Experience in M&A / Corporate Development or banking

Responsibilities

• Own all financial workstreams on any transaction with the M&A Manager
• Lead valuation and financial modelling efforts for deals
• Drive due diligence and coordinate with internal/external stakeholders
• Prepare presentations for executives and acquisition committee

Job description

Schneider Electric’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering allto make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.

We are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitization to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Anchored by our deep domain expertise, we provide integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for our customers.

We are a people company with an ecosystem of 150,000 colleagues and more than a million partners operating in over 100 countries to ensure proximity to our customers and stakeholders. We embrace diversity and inclusion in everything we do, guided by our meaningful purpose of a sustainable future for all.

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Corporate M&A Team

The Corporate M&A Team is part of the Global Finance functions at Schneider Electric and is one of the six specialized finance pillars of the Group – alongside Treasury, Accounting, Tax, Performance Management and Investor Relations.

The Corporate M&A Team is the only team inside the Group to have the mandate to execute M&A transactions. As such, the team is responsible for leading execution on all of Schneider Electric’s acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures globally: from preparing valuation to proposing transaction structure, organizing & managing Due Diligence workstreams, negotiating transaction terms & documents, as well as managing all steps leading to a successful signing and closing of a deal. The Corporate M&A Team is a key contributor to the Group’s strategic value creation and risk management practices.

The M&A team works collaboratively with many internal and external stakeholders, hence strong project management skills, collaboration ethics and an appetite for project work are paramount to the success of the team.

Today, the team is comprised of c. 12 members, based in Europe, the USA, India and Hong Kong, in order to best meet the needs of the business, and includes a variety of profiles and backgrounds, from Manager to Vice President and Senior VP (head of the team).

The role & Responsibilities of the M&A Director

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated professional seeking to build a multi-faceted career in Finance, to join a diverse, dynamic and results-orientated team as an M&A Director, reporting directly to the Senior VP, Head of Global M&A.

As an M&A Director, you will have the opportunity to be involved in a variety of corporate transactions, working on multiple transactions in parallel, working with teams across the business as well as a vast array of internal experts and external advisors, with the direct coaching and supervision of an M&A Vice President in the team, or working directly with the Senior VP, Head of the team, as the case may be, and with the responsibility to work closely with M&A Managers.

Responsibilities and Deliverables:

• Analyze industry reports and equity capital market research to derive relevant information, and coach & direct the M&A Manager on analysis that should be derived from those materials
• Own all financial workstreams on any transaction, with the M&A Manager
• Business plan modelling and Group financial impact analysis:
• Interpret and present complex financial data to senior members of the team & senior internal leaders (Senior VPs and above, including Executive Committee members)
• Coach the M&A Manager to develop financial models to simulate possible scenarios and show validity of investment on any deal
• Lead interactions with key transaction stakeholders and counterparties on financial modelling topics, with ability to challenge constructively
• Valuation: prepare valuation materials with the M&A Manager using all relevant methodologies, assessing and predicting financial risks and returns
• Driving the financial due diligence workstream on any deal together with the M&A Manager
• Own the overall due diligence process on any deal:
• Shape the requirements adapted to each deal, and anticipate needs
• Interact with internal and external experts to understand conclusions and risk factors – adapted to each deal
• Drive the process end to end to ensure adequate content delivery that meets the deal timelines
• Own the preparation of presentations and other materials, together with the M&A Manager, for the business teams, the Group acquisition committee or internal meetings with senior internal leaders (Senior VPs and above, including Executive Committee members)
• Understand, drive and negotiate legal documentation on transaction, under supervision from the M&A VP or Head of the team
• Review progress of deals with, and get guidance from, the M&A VP or Head of the team, as the case may be
• Working with business and corporate functions to ensure handover to integration team post-closing

Requirements for the role

• Interest in Schneider Electric’s business, mission and values
• Strong capacity to foster collaboration & networking, and work transversally across the organization
• Organization and project management skills; structured way of working; Good attention to detail. Ability to deliver on time and anticipate
• Strong analytical skills: ability to screen and quickly absorb information on various topics from multiple sources and synthesize it to make meaningful recommendations
• Very solid financially: able to review and interpret financial statements / reports – from P&L, Cash-Flow to Balance Sheet
• Strong communication skills, ability to present conclusions and recommendations in a clear manner to drive action
• International, multi-cultural mind-set and approach, enjoying to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Resourceful and self-starter attitude, interest to roll-up one sleeves and get things done
• Team Player - Passionate and dynamic professional with the energy and ability to build trust and foster collaboration & transparency across a matrix environment; Collaborative, team-oriented style
• Excellent presentation skills on Excel and Powerpoint

Qualifications

• Work experience: c. 7-9 years of prior work experience at a Top Tier Investment Bank and/or the M&A / Corporate Development team of a large corporate and/or Private Equity and/or a similarly fast-paced, transaction-oriented environment.
• Experience in another finance function, outside of M&A execution, is a plus
• Education: Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree is a plus
• Languages: Fluency in spoken and written English; Any other language is a plus
• Other: excellent Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word skills, as well as presentation writing skills
• To note: candidates will be tested on (i) financial modeling and (ii) presenting an investment case, throughout the recruitment process