Mergers & Acquisitions Manager

Johnson Controls; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in building technology as a Mergers & Acquisitions Manager in Birmingham. You will leverage your skills to acquire small and medium businesses across the UK & Ireland. Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills are crucial as you collaborate with various stakeholders to drive successful M&A projects while supporting company growth and transformation.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Ongoing learning and development

Mental health support

Comprehensive benefits package

Management incentives

Medical and pension

Employee assistance and referral schemes

Electric vehicle schemes

Cycle to work

Holiday purchase options

Qualifications

• Experience in Mergers and Acquisitions demonstrated by deal volume.
• Experience in M&A project management with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong financial modeling and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Source and negotiate acquisition targets and liaise with vendors.
• Prepare business cases and create financial models.
• Manage project processes for M&A deals.

Skills

Negotiation

Interpersonal Skills

Financial Modeling

Project Management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

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Mergers & Acquisitions Manager, Birmingham

Client: Johnson Controls

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: b4d003fbb991

Job Views: 2

Posted: 02.06.2025

Expiry Date: 17.07.2025

Job Description:

What you will do

At Johnson Controls, we’ve been making buildings smarter since 1885, with a global reach and a broad portfolio of building products, technologies, software, and services. We aim to transform environments where people live, work, learn, and play.

As Mergers and Acquisitions Manager, you will be responsible for acquiring small and medium businesses across the UK & Ireland and the wider EMEA region within the Buildings Technology Service & Solutions Industry.

How you will do it

• Source and negotiate acquisition targets and liaise with vendors.
• Establish a list of targets, cultivate relationships, and develop deal hypotheses.
• Prepare business cases, create financial models, and support valuations. Present findings to executive leadership with strong communication skills.
• Arrange due diligence work and participate as necessary.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders, including approvals and communications across functions.
• Manage the project of M&A processes for small deals within the geography.
• Collaborate with the Lead Program Manager on acquisition integration programs, taking active roles as needed.

What we look for

Required

• Experience in Mergers and Acquisitions demonstrated by deal volume.
• Experience in M&A project management involving multiple stakeholders such as Finance, HR, legal, and strategic teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for people and function management.
• Strong negotiation skills to build rapport, credibility, and trust at senior levels.
• High interaction with target company owners and finance/operational partners.
• Strong financial modeling skills, proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and executive communication and presentation skills.
• Preferred experience includes finance background with M&A within a service-based industry.

Preferred

We offer a company culture promoting work-life balance, ongoing learning and development, mental health support, and a comprehensive benefits package including a competitive salary, management incentives, medical, pension, life assurance, employee assistance, referral schemes, electric vehicle schemes, cycle to work, eye care vouchers, and holiday purchase options.