Strategy & Corporate Development Manager

Lloyd's Register Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to senior leadership

Ownership of projects

People development programmes

Job summary

Lloyds Register in London seeks a Strategy & Corporate Development Manager to shape the Group's growth strategy, evaluate acquisitions, and manage priority initiatives. You will work closely with the Strategy & Corporate Development Director and senior leaders across functions, balancing live deal work with strategic projects.

This role offers exposure to board-ready content, a fast-paced environment, and the opportunity to drive value across a global organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate strategy or corporate development.
• Experience with mergers, acquisitions and deal execution.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve Group strategy and strategic priorities, including growth opportunities.
• Conduct competitive, market, and industry analysis (maritime software markets).
• Coordinate strategic projects with clear ownership, milestones, and governance.
• Prepare board and executive papers on strategy and investment opportunities.
• Build relationships with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, HR and Operations.
• Align initiatives with objectives to deliver lasting value.
• Identify and evaluate acquisition, disposal, investment and strategic partnership opportunities.
• Contribute to financial modeling, valuation and business case for deals.
• Support due diligence and post-acquisition integration planning.

Skills

Corporate strategy

Corporate development

Strategy consulting

M&A

Financial modeling

Valuation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Job description

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Date: 24 Aug 2026

Location: London, GB, EC3M 4BS

Company: Lloyds Register

Job ID: 41969

Location: London : 71 Fenchurch Street

Position Category: Finance

Position Type: Employee Regular

Lloyds Register

Location: London, UK

What we're looking for

The Strategy & Corporate Development Manager will play a central role in supporting the Group's long-term growth strategy. Working closely with the Strategy & Corporate Development Director, the role will support the development of Group strategy, evaluation and execution of acquisition opportunities, and management of selected high-priority strategic initiatives.

This position is a strong fit for someone with a commercial mindset who thrives on a wide variety of strategic work and seeks substantial exposure to senior-level decision-making.

The role requires the flexibility to move between live deal work and strategic projects as priorities demand.

What we offer you

• Genuine breadth and exposure: a rare combination of strategy, M&A and strategic project delivery in one role, with access to senior leadership and exposure to exec-level decision-making
• A key role in shaping the Group's growth agenda, from acquisitions and portfolio diversification through to strategic initiatives
• Real ownership of projects: ability to take projects from initial analysis through to execution and results
• A small, effective function where your contribution is highly visible and directly shapes outcomes
• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a clear sense of purpose, is guided by values and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes

The role

• Support the development and evolution of Group strategy and strategic priorities, including the assessment of organic and inorganic growth opportunities
• Conduct competitive, market, and industry analysis (classification, advisory, and maritime software markets)
• Direct and coordinate selected organization-wide strategic projects, providing central governance for key initiatives and ensuring clear ownership, milestones, accountability, and effective decision-making
• Prepare board and executive committee papers on strategic topics and investment / partnership opportunities
• Build close relationships across the Group, particularly with senior business and functional leaders, working closely with Finance, Legal, HR, Operations and other functions on strategic initiatives and transactions
• Encourage stakeholders across the Group to align strategic initiatives and investment decisions with agreed objectives and to deliver lasting value.
• Support the identification, assessment and execution of acquisition, disposal, investment and strategic partnership opportunities
• Contribute to financial modeling, valuation, and business case preparation for deal activity
• Support transaction execution, working with internal stakeholders and external advisers, by coordinating internal and external due diligence workstreams
• Support post-acquisition integration planning and tracking of transaction value creation

What you bring

• The ideal candidate will typically have extensive professional experience, potentially gained within:
• Corporate strategy and/or corporate development
• Strategy or management consulting
• Big Four Deals, Transaction Services (FDD or CDD), Corporate Finance
• Or a strategy, transformation or strategic projects function within a large corporate.
• You offer sound strategic and commercial judgment, solid financial skills, and the ability to lead complex projects that involve multiple teams.
• Robust skills in financial modeling and valuation
• Comfortable shifting between detailed quantitative analysis and broader qualitative strategic thinking
• Ability to build credibility quickly and gain support from senior stakeholders across multiple functions.
• Writes clearly and effectively, delivering board-ready content with minimal editing needed
• Ability to manage multiple priorities on your own in a small team environment
• Advanced project management skills
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail
• A self-directed approach and a readiness to see work through from analysis to implementation.

You are someone who

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
• Is able to self-manage and prioritize tasks towards reaching goals
• Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions
• Is ready and willing to take initiatives
• Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone

About us

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry's future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of

Lloyds Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd's Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyds Register colleagues and Lloyd's Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

Want to apply.

Here at Lloyds Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It's ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn't matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don't just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy.

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyds Register:

Together we are one Lloyds Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacancies offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

The Lloyds Register Group comprises charities and non-charitable companies, with the latter supporting the charities in their main goal of enhancing the safety of life and property, at sea, on land and in the air - for the benefit of the public and the environment. ( Group entities ).