Strategic Leader, M&A & Advisory

Manpower Team Empresa De Trabajo Temporal SA; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 140.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Manpower Professional Recruitment is partnering with a fast-growing international advisory and investment platform to appoint a Head of M&A & Advisory. This senior leadership role oversees a team delivering high-quality mandates across M&A, asset management, and strategic planning for diverse clients.

The successful candidate will lead complex transactions, develop business plans, and coordinate with external advisers while driving profitability and client relationships across multiple markets.

Formación

• 8–15 years of relevant professional experience within M&A Advisory, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management, Transaction Services, or related sectors.
• Previous experience managing teams and overseeing the execution of complex transactions and advisory projects.
• Prior seniority at VP, Director, Head of, or equivalent level.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance, capital markets, investment processes, and strategic advisory services.
• Proven track record reviewing financial models, valuation analyses, business plans, and due diligence outputs.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and coordinating with external legal, accounting, and professional service providers.
• Excellent communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and commercial decision-making skills.

Responsabilidades

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of M&A and asset management professionals across Analyst, Associate, Senior Associate, and junior leadership levels, including workload allocation, performance reviews, and career progression planning.
• Review and quality-control financial models (including DCF, three-way, LBO, earn-out, and valuation models), business plans, information memoranda, pitch materials, asset management analyses, and due diligence outputs before escalation to senior stakeholders or external counterparties.
• Oversee the team's pipeline of M&A, advisory, asset management, and business planning assignments across multiple sectors, including technology, consulting, energy, industrials, financial services, consumer, and foodtech.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the advisory and asset management team and senior leadership
• Manage external advisory and service mandates, including scope definition, resourcing, delivery management, pricing, client communication, and commercial follow-up.
• Monitor the financial performance of each mandate, ensuring appropriate pricing strategies and resource allocation, while implementing corrective actions where necessary to protect profitability.
• Support the continued expansion of the advisory business by identifying new opportunities, strengthening client relationships, and contributing to the development of new service offerings and market initiatives.
• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of business plans, monitor financial and operational performance against agreed objectives, analyse variances, and recommend corrective actions to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with external advisors, including legal, accounting, tax, and other professional service providers, to support transaction execution, asset management assignments, and business planning initiatives.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and team development activities as the organisation continues to grow.
• Report regularly to senior leadership on team performance, project status, resourcing, revenue generation, and overall profitability.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial modeling review

Communication

Educación

8–15 years of relevant professional experience in M&A Advisory / Corporate Finance

VP/Director/Head of level experience

Descripción del empleo

Manpower Professional Recruitment is partnering with a fast-growing international advisory and investment platform to appoint a Head of M&A & Advisory. This senior leadership role oversees a team delivering high-quality mandates across M&A, asset management, and strategic planning for diverse clients.

The successful candidate will lead complex transactions, develop business plans, and coordinate with external advisers while driving profitability and client relationships across multiple markets.