Corporate Development & Strategy Manager

ClearBank Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team at ClearBank as a Corporate Development & Strategy Manager. You will play a crucial role in driving growth and competitive positioning within the financial services sector, working on M&A efforts, strategic reviews, and market analyses. If you are eager to challenge the status quo and contribute to a forward-thinking organization, this role offers exciting opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

Enhanced family leave policies

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives

High level of autonomy and transparency

Qualifications

• Experience in investment banking, corporate development or private equity.
• Proven track record in Banking/Fintech M&A transactions.
• Experience with financial modeling and valuation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Developing cases for potential mergers and acquisitions.
• Conducting external benchmarking to evaluate industry trends.
• Providing market analysis and financial modeling.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Finance, Economics, or related field

Job description

Corporate Development & Strategy Manager

About us:

ClearBank is built on the belief that banking infrastructure shouldn’t slow down progress. Quite the opposite. Speed it up and that’s when you unlock potential. When you really start to innovate.

That spirit and ‘can-do’ attitude is why our clients – from FinTech's and Corporates, to crypto platforms, banks and credit unions – choose to use our API to power their banking infrastructure. But it’s our people who are the stars here. They power that innovation, push harder to break boundaries. They make coming to work (or working from home) fun. They’re the ones we trust to catapult our clients to success. Just as they trust us to build a business that’s always striding forward.

What you can expect:

ClearBank is a place where you can do things differently and challenge the status quo. We will give you a high level of autonomy and transparency, and we trust you to make the right decisions for the bank.

If that excites you, how about joining our Corporate Development and Strategy team as a Manager? Reporting to the Head of Corporate Development and Strategy, you will be part of a fast-growing business that is challenging the market and doing things differently.

As an adaptable and experienced Corporate Development and Strategy Manager, you’ll support the team with M&A efforts, strategy formulation, external benchmarking, and internal strategic reviews.

This role is critical for driving the company’s growth and competitive positioning in the financial services industry, you’ll be working closely with other teams to identify and pursue strategic opportunities that align with ClearBank's vision and objectives.

Your role will include:

• Developing cases for potential mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships

• Taking an active role in the due diligence process for potential M&A transactions, coordinating with internal teams and external advisors

• Conducting external benchmarking to evaluate industry trends across the UK & European payments and embedded banking sector, the competitive landscape, and potential strategic opportunities

• Supporting on a number of strategic reviews to assess the performance of various business units and identify areas for improvement

• Providing market analysis, TAM estimation, valuation considerations, investor profiles and financial modelling

• Assisting with presentations to Investors, ExCo and other key stakeholders

• Attending meetings with investment bankers and advisors to facilitate strategic initiatives

What we're looking for:

• Experience in investment banking, corporate development or private equity with a proven track record in Banking/Fintech M&A transactions and associated valuation methods

• Experience with financial modelling, valuation techniques (incl. comps), market analysis, equity story

• Experience with buy-side DD request lists, DD review logs, process letters, presentations to board/exco, buyer/investor profiles, investor log

• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the capacity to engage with senior managers and external partners effectively

• Keen analytical mind and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• High level of discretion and integrity, handling confidential information with the utmost professionalism

• General understanding of the UK and European payments landscape, as well as embedded banking / banking as a service

What makes a great ClearBank team member? Does this sound like you?

• You focus on solutions and positive outcomes, thinking radically and responsibly to find the best result for our customers, your colleagues and the bank

• You actively seek feedback from others to drive your growth and development, always assuming positive intent from others and develop strong, trusting relationships you’re your colleagues and customers: you really, genuinely care

• You always strive for the highest quality, but you know that done is better than perfect; you welcome a challenge knowing that you learn as you go and iterate

• ‘I’ before ’we’, isn’t in your vocabulary

Regretfully we are not able to sponsor applicants for immigration purposes at the current time.

A little bit more about us!

ClearBank is Where You Can belong:

At ClearBank we think about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) a lot. Not because we think we should. But because we know we should – how else can we build a happy workforce and be successful as a business. We’re committed to making sure our teams reflect society. And we put energy and effort into making this a place where everyone feels at home, where they’re given the trust and encouragement to do their very best work. Here are some of the things we’re most proud of:

• 42% of our senior management roles are held by women

• Our enhanced family leave policies

• Launching our partnership with Code First Girls

• Increasing awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace through our partnership with the Inclusive Group

Our hiring process and what you can expect:

Application: a member of our talent acquisition team will review your application against the key requirements for the role and let you know within two weeks whether you’re moving forward to the next stage;

Screening: You’ll spend 30-45 minutes speaking to one of our recruiters learning more about the role and ClearBank, and we’ll get it know more about you, your experience and how your skills align with the role (this will be via phone or Teams video call). You can expect to hear back from us within seven days following this meeting (if things are taking longer than expected, we’ll let you know that too);

First Interview: You’ll spend one hour with a member of our hiring team focusing on your skills, competencies and your ways of working at the same time we’ll give you time to ask more questions about the role, the team and learn more about the ClearBank culture. This will be via Teams.

Second Interview: This will be a competency-based interview with one or more members of our team.

Final Stage: You will have a final meeting with the Head of Department. This will be around 45-60 minutes.

Offer: Congratulations! Get ready for transform banking forever!

Our commitment to you as a candidate:

We will always try our best to get back to you within seven days of your interview whether you’ve been successful or not and provide you with feedback. Sometimes things take a little longer, so we may not have a decision to share but we will get it touch to let you know we need a little more time.

We’re unable to provide specific individual feedback at the application or screening stage but know that your application was reviewed and considered carefully.

We wish you the best of luck with your application and maybe we’ll be celebrating your new role at ClearBank soon!

Equal Opportunities

ClearBank is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout every stage of the recruitment process. ClearBank recognises that diversity is vital to the long-term success of the business in the communities and markets in which it operates. ClearBank is also a firm believer that an inclusive culture fosters greater employee engagement and collaboration.

ClearBank strives for diversity and inclusion of all forms, including (but not limited to): gender, age, educational and professional background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable adjustments, to candidates during the recruitment process, including to individuals with disabilities. We want to create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate you. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with our Talent Acquisition team prior to your interview stage, if applicable.

The legal bit

By submitting your CV to ClearBank Limited you are providing your consent for us to use the information you provide for recruitment purposes. For more information on how we manage your data go and check out our Candidate Privacy Notice on the ClearBank website to see how we process, manage and look after your data. You are also allowing us to communicate with you by email and telephone for recruitment purposes.