(Senior) Director Corporate Strategy, M&A

Grünenthal Group; Aachen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Grünenthal Group is seeking a senior corporate strategy professional to drive external growth initiatives in a hybrid setup. You will lead end-to-end M&A projects, craft deal rationales, and prepare investment memoranda for senior management while coordinating with global, cross-functional teams.

You will bring 5–8 years of top-tier consulting or corporate finance experience, a strong pharma/healthcare background, and exceptional communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Significant consulting or corporate finance experience at senior project manager level or in Corporate Development, Private Equity, Venture Capital or Investment Banking.
• Excellent university degree in business administration, economics, science or equivalent.
• Strong command of the M&A process and due-diligence experience.
• Sound knowledge of Pharma/Healthcare industries.
• Proven leadership of projects/programs across global, cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Grünenthal’s external growth strategy definition and execution with close collaboration across functions.
• Drive end-to-end M&A projects including strategy, business-case modelling, due diligence and execution.
• Develop deal rationales, investment theses and synergies; prepare investment memoranda for senior management.
• Prepare market and competitive analyses to identify acquisition targets or investments.
• Synthesize findings into actionable insights and present to senior leaders.
• Lead strategic corporate projects for the CEO and Corporate Executive Board; own major programs.

Skills

M&A strategy

Due diligence

Pharma/Healthcare knowledge

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication & negotiation

English proficiency

Corporate development knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or economics

Job description

Professional | Permanent | Full-/ Part-time | Hybrid
Our Corporate Functions teams make sure everything at Grünenthal runs smoothly by bringing together people with a wide range of skills – from experts in finance, IT, HR, law and compliance through to business strategists and creative media minds. If you’re a great collaborator and a strong communicator, you’ll feel right at home here. Join our team and join forces with colleagues across our business to maximise our company’s positive impact on patients and their families.

What The Job Looks Like

• Strategically support Grünenthal’s ambitious external growth strategy definition and execution, working closely with the business, and other key functions (e.g. finance, operations)
• Driving end-to-end M&A projects, including strategy, business-case modelling, due diligence and execution
• Developing deal rationales, investment theses and synergies, as well as preparing investment memoranda for senior management
• Preparation of market and competitive analyses and industry screenings for the identification of potential acquisition targets / assets or investment candidates
• Synthesize findings into insights across projects, including implications that inform business decisions, Communicates and advocates insights to senior business leaders
• Support strategic business projects for Grünenthal Group, the CEO, and the Corporate Executive Board; independently own major corporate strategy projects/programs

What You’ll Bring To The Table

To make the most of this role and truly thrive, you should have:

• 5-8 years consulting experience in one of the top tier strategy consulting firms at senior project manager level or corporate finance roles including but not limited to Corporate Development, Private Equity, Venture Capital and/or Investment Banking
• Excellent university degree in business administration, economics, science or equivalent
• Significant commercial due-diligence experience in pharma and a strong command of the M&A process
• Sound knowledge of Pharma/Healthcare
• Strong project and program leadership experience
• Working across global, cross-functional teams, navigating ambiguity and influencing stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to reduce complexity into strategy decision recommendationsAdvanced communication-, presentation- and negotiation-skills
• Excellent English communication skills