Leadership role in M&A and Corporate Development

Lever, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lever, Inc. seeks a senior M&A and Corporate Development leader for the NCR region. You will independently lead deal origination, market mapping, and build a robust acquisition pipeline aligned with strategic priorities.

The candidate should have 9–15 years in M&A or related fields within BFSI, plus strong stakeholder management. You will drive due diligence, negotiations, and transaction execution from origination to closure. Experience across banking, NBFCs, insurance, and fintech is preferred.

Qualifications

• 9–15 years of experience in M&A, corporate development, or related fields.
• Proven deal origination and transaction opportunity experience in BFSI.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience building acquisition pipelines and market mapping.

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A origination across BFSI segments and identify opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a robust acquisition pipeline across banking, NBFCs, insurance, fintech, wealth management, asset management, lending, payments.
• Conduct market and industry mapping to identify sub-sectors and targets.
• Originate and evaluate potential transactions through market research and networks.
• Build and maintain relationships with promoters, CXOs, investment bankers, PE investors and other stakeholders.
• Develop investment theses and preliminary business cases for opportunities.
• Coordinate with leadership, finance, legal, risk and business teams for fit and feasibility.
• Collaborate with advisors during due diligence, valuation, negotiations and structuring.
• Monitor activity and trends to identify new opportunities; present assessments to senior leadership.
• Support negotiations and transaction execution from initial discussions to closure.
• Develop a framework for sourcing and prioritizing opportunities.

Skills

M&A

Corporate Development

Deal Origination

BFSI industry

Acquisition pipeline

Market mapping

Relationship management

Commercial thinking

Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Min Experience: 9+ years
Location: NCR
JobType: full-time

₹60,00,000 - ₹70,00,000 a year

As a senior leader in M&A and Corporate Development, you will play a key role in shaping the organization's inorganic growth strategy. You will independently lead deal origination, conduct market and industry mapping, identify potential acquisition targets, and build a high-quality pipeline aligned with the organization's strategic priorities.

The ideal candidate will combine strong BFSI industry knowledge with proven expertise in M&A, corporate development, deal origination, and stakeholder management.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead M&A origination across segments within the BFSI industry, identifying opportunities that align with the organization's strategic and growth objectives.
• Develop and maintain a robust acquisition pipeline across banking, NBFCs, insurance, fintech, wealth management, asset management, lending, payments, and other relevant financial services segments.
• Conduct comprehensive market and industry mapping to identify emerging businesses, attractive sub-sectors, consolidation opportunities, and potential acquisition targets.
• Originate and evaluate potential transactions through extensive market research, industry intelligence, professional networks, and relationship building.
• Build and maintain relationships with promoters, founders, CXOs, investment bankers, private equity investors, advisors, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Develop investment theses and preliminary business cases for potential acquisition opportunities.
• Work closely with internal leadership, strategy, finance, legal, risk, and business teams to assess strategic fit and transaction feasibility.
• Coordinate with advisors and external stakeholders during due diligence, valuation, negotiations, and transaction structuring.
• Track competitive M&A activity, industry consolidation, regulatory developments, and market trends to identify new opportunities.
• Prepare and present opportunity assessments, transaction rationale, market intelligence, and pipeline updates to senior leadership.
• Support negotiations and transaction execution from initial discussions through signing and closure.
• Develop a structured framework for continuously sourcing and prioritizing potential acquisition opportunities.

Must-Have Skills

• M&A
• Corporate Development
• Deal Origination
• Strong understanding of the BFSI industry and financial services ecosystem
• Proven experience in building and managing an acquisition pipeline
• Strong market and industry mapping capabilities
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Strong commercial, analytical, and strategic thinking

Good-to-Have Skills

• Merger & Acquisition
• Merger and Acquisition
• Merger
• Experience across multiple BFSI segments
• Exposure to transaction advisory, investment banking, private equity, or corporate strategy
• Experience working with senior executives, promoters, investors, and transaction advisors

Experience

9–15 years of relevant experience in M&A, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Strategy, Private Equity, or related functions, with significant exposure to deal origination and transaction opportunities within BFSI.

The candidate should demonstrate a strong track record of identifying strategic opportunities, developing acquisition pipelines, building senior-level relationships, and contributing to successful M&A transactions.