M&A Associate

Puma Energy; Genf; Presencial; CHF 120.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Trafigura is seeking an M&A Associate to work on acquisitions and investments across oil and gas, metals and minerals, renewables, power, carbon, and energy and transport infrastructure. You will support senior colleagues on larger transactions and lead smaller ones, while backing the Operating Asset Division on business planning and strategy across the asset lifecycle.

The role is based in Geneva, with opportunities to engage across global teams and markets, requiring clear communication with

Formación

• 3–5 years of experience in an M&A team at a corporate, trading house / physical commodities company, or investment bank M&A experience, including completed transactions.
• Advanced financial modelling, valuation and analytical skills applied to investment evaluation and decision-making.
• Ability to lead end-to-end transaction management, including screening, evaluation, structuring, internal approvals, negotiation, financing, and execution.
• Experience presenting investment cases to senior stakeholders.
• Fluent English (C2), written and spoken.

Responsabilidades

• Support senior M&A team members on larger, more complex transactions from origination through execution, signing-to-close and post-completion integration.
• Perform financial analysis and due diligence on transactions.
• Support the negotiation of transaction documents, internal stakeholder management and internal approvals.
• Lead and manage smaller, less complex deals (both business development and M&A).
• Support the Operating Asset Division on existing assets, including business planning, project analysis and strategy.

Conocimientos

Financial modelling

Valuation

Analytical skills

Transaction management

Stakeholder communication

English (C2)

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, or related business subject

Descripción del empleo

Main purpose

We are seeking an M&A Associate to work on acquisitions and investments across oil and gas, metals and minerals, renewables, power, carbon, and energy and transport infrastructure. You will support senior colleagues on larger, more complex transactions and lead smaller ones yourself. You will also support the Operating Asset Division on business planning, project analysis and strategy, seeing assets through their lifecycle from origination to exit.

Key responsibilities

• Support senior M&A team members on larger, more complex transactions from origination through execution, signing-to-close and post-completion integration.
• Perform financial analysis and due diligence on transactions.
• Support the negotiation of transaction documents, internal stakeholder management and internal approvals.
• Lead and manage smaller, less complex deals (both business development and M&A).
• Support the Operating Asset Division on existing assets, including business planning, project analysis (capital investment, new business lines / geographies) and strategy.

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in an M&A team at a corporate, trading house / physical commodities company, or investment bank M&A experience, including completed transactions, in at least one of: oil, gas, metals, bulks, infrastructure, power, renewables, energy transition.
• Advanced financial modelling, valuation and analytical skills applied to investment evaluation and decision-making.
• Ability to lead end-to-end transaction management, including screening, evaluation, structuring, internal approvals, negotiation, financing, and execution.
• Experience presenting investment cases to senior stakeholders.
• Fluent English (C2), written and spoken.

Preferred qualifications

• Early career training in investment banking.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, or a related business subject.
• Fluency in at least one additional language besides English (C1 or above), written and spoken.

Attributes for success

• Clear communicator: explains complex transactions concisely, verbally and in writing, to internal and external audiences.
• Collaborative: builds working relationships with trading, legal, tax, corporate finance and analytics colleagues to move transactions forward.
• Organised and detail-focused: manages multiple deals and deadlines at once without loss of accuracy.
• Initiative: takes ownership of tasks and moves them forward without being asked.
• Sound judgement under pressure: makes well-reasoned decisions in fast-paced situations.

Department overview

The M&A team supports the Group's long-term value creation and works with a private equity mindset. It is a lean, flat team based in Geneva, Houston and Singapore, working with senior management, the Operating Asset Division, traders and functions such as legal, finance, tax, CHESS, corporate affairs and HR. The Associate is expected over time to become a generalist across the areas where Trafigura operates.

Equal opportunity employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce! We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Trafigura provides critical resources to the world. Founded over 30 years ago and owned by its employees, the Group is at the heart of global supply, using its deep understanding of commodity markets to make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable. Working across a global network, the Group deploys infrastructure, logistics, financing and market expertise to move energy and commodities from where they are produced to where they are needed. By connecting producers and consumers, it brings transparency, resilience and trust to complex supply chains. The business supplies the energy and commodities the world needs today, including oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, gas and power, while investing in lower-carbon solutions for the future. The Trafigura Group also comprises industrial assets and operating businesses including multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, fuel supplier and distributor Greenergy, and the Impala Terminals joint venture. The Group employs approximately 14,500 people, of whom more than 1,400 are shareholders, and operates in over 150 countries.

Careers at Trafigura

A career at Trafigura offers the opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility from an early stage and contribute to a business that plays a vital role in the global economy. As an employee-owned company, we foster a high-performance culture where individuals are empowered to take ownership, challenge themselves and make an impact. We value curiosity, initiative and collaboration, and invest in helping our people develop the skills, experience and networks needed to succeed. Working alongside talented colleagues from diverse backgrounds, employees are given opportunities to learn continuously, solve complex problems and build rewarding international careers. Whether in commercial, operational, technical or corporate functions, our people are trusted to contribute, grow and lead throughout their careers.