Senior Corporate Development Manager

Flutter; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online betting and gaming company seeks a Senior Corporate Development Manager based in London/Dublin. The role involves developing global expansion strategies and managing key corporate initiatives. Candidates must have 5-7 years of M&A advisory experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to influence senior management. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape strategic partnerships in a fast-growing sector, with enticing benefits including a bonus scheme and enhanced leave policies.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Uncapped holiday allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

Hybrid working

Self-development learning fund

Paid volunteering days

Enhanced parental leave

Wellbeing fund

Recognition programs

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience including M&A advisory ideally from a big 4 firm or similar.
• Experience in negotiating and closing corporate transactions.
• Proficient in financial modeling and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Source and implement non-organic opportunities on a global scale.
• Develop understanding of market trends in the betting and gaming sector.
• Conduct detailed financial analyses and develop models.
• Manage and communicate intricate strategic projects.

Skills

M&A advisory

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Financial modeling

Deal structuring

Education

ACA qualification

Job description

Senior Corporate Development Manager

Location London / Dublin | Hybrid - 2 days per week (Dublin only)

About Flutter

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming with a market leading position in the US and across the world. We have an unparalleled portfolio of the most innovative diverse and distinctive brands including FanDuel Sky Betting & Gaming Sportsbet PokerStars Paddy Power Sisal tombola Betfair MaxBet Junglee Games and Adjarabet. With our global scale and challenger attitude through which we excite and entertain our customers in a safe and sustainable way. Using our collective power the Flutter Edge we aim to disrupt the sector learning from the past to create a better future for our customers colleagues and communities. We’re working to be an inclusive employer and we encourage people from all backgrounds ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know and we will see how we can accommodate them.

About CFO

Flutter consists of two commercial divisions (FanDuel and International) and our central Flutter Functions; COO Finance & Legal. Here in Flutter Functions we work with colleagues across all our divisions and regions to deliver something we call the Flutter Edge. Its our competitive advantage our secret sauce which plays a key part in our ongoing success and powers our brands and divisions through Product Tech Expertise and Scale. In Flutter Finance we pride ourselves in providing global expertise to ensure Flutter is financially healthy. Utilising our Flutter Edge to turbo-charge our capabilities.

About the role

The Corporate Development function at Flutter is mandated to develop and implement the company’s global expansion strategy and supports the most critical corporate initiatives within the organisation. It is a lean non-hierarchical group that originates and supports strategic projects that build on the company’s strong foundation and deliver measurable value in accordance with the strategic vision. Reporting to the Group Director of Corporate Finance and M&A the role of the Senior Corporate Development Manager is highly visible within the industry and the Flutter organisation and requires the maturity to inform and influence senior management across the industry and Flutters business as well as to manage the relationship with external advisors in order to successfully implement strategic initiatives. Beyond the commercial project management and technical skills required to manage the full life cycle of acquisitions partnerships and other commercial transactions the role will also involve the identification and strategic assessment of new actionable opportunities in line with Group strategy. This is an exciting role for a person with strong commercial acumen and corporate finance experience looking to further hone their strategic analytical negotiation and relationship building skills in the fast-growing online betting and gaming sector.

What you’ll do

• Source evaluate and implement non-organic opportunities on a global scale including M&A.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the worldwide betting and gaming sector rivals and market trends.
• All aspects of investment appraisal including working closely with divisional colleagues developing the strategic rationale for action unearthing novel and pertinent data sources and analysis to test that rationale and communicating clearly internally those findings;
• Manage coordinate and communicate intricate strategic projects from inception to conclusion uniting cross-functional and cross-regional customers to accomplish desired goals.
• Assess the value creation potential of prospective deals by assessing what synergies Flutter can achieve through acquisition of an asset;
• Develop intricate financial models from scratch for the preparation of business cases valuing assets and financial impact analysis;
• Perform detailed financial analyses including valuations (DCF comparable companies transactions) cash flow and credit analysis.
• Prepare and deliver internal presentations for senior team members within Flutter and its divisions;
• Complete transaction processes rigorously including due diligence valuation term sheet negotiation advisor coordination and oversight of legal documentation.
• Strengthen the Corporate Development team by actively supporting recruitment training and development of team members into high-performing colleagues.

What you need

• ACA qualified with 5-7 years of experience including M&A advisory ideally from a big 4 firm or similar.
• Proven experience in negotiating and closing numerous corporate transactions.
• Ambitious and driven self-starter eager to dive into new challenges.
• Passionate about our company and the opportunities in the online betting and gaming sector.
• Confident communication and presentation skills (written and spoken) to influence senior collaborators.
• Analytical with the ability to think big picture while also possessing a detailed and curious attitude when needed.
• Proficient in structuring deals managing intricate financial models and effectively communicating through diverse mediums.
• Ability to balance a varied workload and make quick decisions on prioritization.
• Experience in valuing companies within broad investment criteria.
• Willingness to travel.
• Consistently high academic achievement.

What’s in it for you

• Bonus scheme
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Hybrid working
• 1000 annual self-development learning fund
• Invest via the Flutter Sharesave Scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Wellbeing fund (250 a year)
• Recognition programs

About Flutter

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming with a market leading position in the US and across the world.