Manager Strategy and M&A

Siegfried; Zofingen; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Discounted parking

Health insurance discounts

Stock purchase plan

Family allowance

Child allowance

Training opportunities

Pension fund

Staff restaurant

Central location

Employee discounts

Job summary

Siegfried in Switzerland is seeking a Manager Strategy and M&A who will work closely with the Chief Strategy Officer to drive M&A transactions and strategic initiatives across the group. You will identify growth options, build business cases, lead deal execution up to CHF 100 million, and coordinate cross-functional teams for due diligence, valuation, integration, and portfolio strategy.

The role requires a university degree, at least 2 years of consulting, financial modelling, and fluent

Qualifications

• At least a university degree (master’s or Ph.D.)
• Minimum 2 years of consulting experience
• Proven experience working on M&A transactions
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate strategic growth options, including investment candidates and joint ventures.
• Develop business cases and valuation models for growth options.
• Lead M&A processes and deals up to enterprise values around CHF 100 million.
• Coordinate due diligence, deal structuring, contract negotiations and post-merger integration.
• Contribute to strategy development and financial analysis for external communications.

Skills

Consulting experience

Financial modelling

M&A experience

Fluent English

Education

University degree programs, master's/Ph.D.

Job description

“Expect to grow”, personally and professionally: At Siegfried, we offer exciting challenges and ample opportunities to showcase your talents. As a trusted and respected partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we uphold the highest standards in safety, quality and sustainability, while fostering a culture that empowers you to thrive. Join a rapidly expanding global company, where diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a collaborative environment. Here, you’ll find a workplace that values both collective success and your individual contributions—offering long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact.

Your Role:

The Manager Strategy and M&A works closely with the Chief Strategy Officer and coordinates with other functions across the company as required for M&A transactions and strategic projects.

The role has two focal points: Mergers and Acquisitions and strategic projects.

2.1 M&A

• Proactively identifies and evaluates strategic growth options and business opportunities, including investment candidates, joint ventures and alternative business models, with global scope.

• Develops comprehensive business cases and valuation models for growth options, assessing stand-alone value creation potential as well as the synergistic impact on overall corporate performance.

• Proposes M&A priorities and leads, manages and steers M&A processes, including transactions with enterprise values of up to approximately CHF 100 million, to support implementation of the company’s strategy.

• Leads deal execution for assigned transactions from due diligence and deal structuring through contract negotiation, carve-out and post-merger integration, coordinating cross-functional contributors and internal and external subject matter experts.

2.2 Strategy

• Provides analysis and recommendations that contribute to the definition, review and update of Siegfried’s corporate strategy, based on in-depth analysis of market, technology and competitive trends in the CDMO industry.

• Leads cross-functional project teams or serves as a key member of teams comprising internal and external experts (e.g. consulting companies or law firms) for the execution of key strategic initiatives.

• Leads defined workstreams, serves as a sub-team leader or contributes as a team member for organizational development and operational improvement initiatives, e.g. in digitization or portfolio company management.

• Contributes strategic and financial analysis to the organization’s external communication, including full-year, half-year and capital markets day presentations.

Your Profile:

• University degree programs, master’s / Ph.D.
• At least 2 years of consulting experience
• Previous experience in financial modelling
• Proven experience working on M&A transactions
• Fluent in English

Your Benefits:

• Flexible working hours make it possible to combine family, leisure time and career

• You can park at a discounted rate

• Health insurance: Discounts of up to 10% on additional insurances with our partners for you and your partner/family

• Our stock purchase plan is generous and individually tailored

• Family allowance: all employees entitled to child and/or education allowances receive an additional monthly family allowance

• Child allowance: Siegfried AG increases the child allowance by 10% compared to the cantonal statutory rate

• Individual further training opportunities by arrangement

• Pension fund: Our company pension fund is attractive and contributions can be arranged individually

• Staff restaurant / cafeteria: meals at preferential conditions

• Central location: Close to the train station with very good public transport connections

• Exclusive corporate benefits and discounts for our employees

Founded in 1873 in Zofingen, Switzerland, Siegfried has grown into a global network of 16 sites across three continents. With a team of more than 4,200 highly skilled professionals, we take the innovations of our pharmaceutical customers to industrial scale and manufacture safe drugs for patients worldwide. As a fully integrated CDMO, Siegfried is one of the few organizations today that can carry out the development and manufacturing of APIs and finished dosage forms under one roof. This unique combination of know-how and experience makes us the most trusted partner in the pharmaceutical industry.