Senior Manager, M&A Deal Origination Hub

EY; Canberra; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible work

Benefits package

Salary

Job summary

EY-Parthenon in Australia seeks a Senior Manager, Deal Origination to lead and operate the Deal Origination Hub across Australia and New Zealand. You will identify acquisition opportunities, develop actionable M&A theses, and build relationships with private equity, corporate owners and advisers.

This role emphasizes strategic insight over traditional business development and requires strong leadership and market engagement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in M&A, corporate finance, deal origination or related environment.
• Strong commercial judgement and analytical capability.
• Confident in approaching business owners, investors and advisers.
• Ability to manage a small team and leverage data/AI to improve origination.

Responsibilities

• Originate and qualify M&A opportunities and develop credible theses.
• Develop acquisition theses using sector analysis and company intelligence.
• Engage with market participants to build relationships and opportunities.
• Support priority private equity accounts and target origination campaigns.
• Develop EY relationships and collaborate with account teams to form transaction hypotheses.
• Lead day-to-day operation of the Deal Origination Hub and drive pipeline using data and AI.

Skills

Strategic M&A experience

Commercial judgement

Relationship building

Leadership and team management

Data, AI and technology awareness

Job description

EY-Parthenon in Australia seeks a Senior Manager, Deal Origination to lead and operate the Deal Origination Hub across Australia and New Zealand. You will identify acquisition opportunities, develop actionable M&A theses, and build relationships with private equity, corporate owners and advisers.

This role emphasizes strategic insight over traditional business development and requires strong leadership and market engagement.