Director / Associate Director - Corporate Development & Investments

Adecco Australia Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Group in Australia seeks a Director/Associate Director to lead corporate development and investments. You will identify, evaluate and execute new business and investment opportunities while driving strategic growth across Australia and New Zealand.

The role collaborates with senior stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific region, with opportunities to engage with Japanese partners and markets; language skills or experience with Japanese environments are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, corporate development, investment or related leadership roles.
• Strong analytical and financial evaluation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.
• Experience across Asia-Pacific and with Japanese markets is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business and investment opportunities across portfolios.
• Lead commercial assessments, market analysis, and business case development.
• Oversee due diligence processes and support transaction execution.
• Build strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and collaborations.
• Drive growth initiatives and advise executive leadership on market opportunities.

Job description

Director / Associate Director - Corporate Development & Investments

The Adecco Group is the world's leading provider of HR Solutions. We deliver recruitment and career services to organisations and individuals across the employment life-cycle. In Australia, Adecco has over 50 years industry experience making us the most qualified provider and leading supplier of casual and permanent staff.

About Us

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced commercial leader to join a well-established international investment and business group with a significant presence across the Asia-Pacific region.

Reporting directly to the executive leadership team, this position will play a key role in identifying, evaluating and executing new business and investment opportunities while driving strategic growth initiatives across Australia and New Zealand.

The role works closely with senior stakeholders across Australia, Japan, and the broader Asia-Pacific region, including regular collaboration with Japanese stakeholders and affiliated group companies. Candidates with Japanese language skills or experience working within Japanese corporate environments are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

This position combines strategic planning, investment evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and business development. The successful candidate will help drive long-term growth through strategic investments, partnerships, acquisitions, and new business ventures across a diverse portfolio.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identifying and developing new business and investment opportunities
• Conducting commercial assessments, market analysis, financial evaluation, and business case development
• Leading due diligence processes and supporting transaction execution
• Developing strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and commercial collaborations
• Driving growth initiatives across existing and emerging sectors
• Building relationships with investors, industry leaders, government stakeholders, and external partners
• Advising executive management on market opportunities, industry developments, and strategic priorities
• Representing the organisation in negotiations, industry forums, and stakeholder engagements

Your Profile

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Extensive experience in business development, corporate development, investment, strategy consulting, private equity, investment banking, or a related commercial leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating and executing investments, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, or growth initiatives.
• Strong commercial, financial, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience preparing business cases, investment proposals, and strategic recommendations for executive-level decision makers.
• Excellent relationship-building, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Experience working across the Asia-Pacific region or within multinational organisations.
• Japanese language capability and/or experience working with Japanese companies, investors, trading houses, or corporate environments is highly desirable.
• An understanding of Japanese business culture and decision-making processes will be viewed favourably.

Experience within Healthcare &Wellness, Food & Nutrition, Retail & Consumer, Digital Services, orother consumer-related sectors will be highly regarded.

What's on Offer

• Executive-levelexposure and influence
• Opportunityto lead high-profile strategic investment initiatives
• Stronginternational collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region
• Diverseportfolio of growth, investment, and partnership opportunities