Senior leader in M&A and Corporate Development

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

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Senior M&A & Corporate Development leader for our client in NCR, India. You will independently lead deal origination, map markets, identify targets, and build a high-quality acquisition pipeline aligned with strategic priorities.

The ideal candidate has 9–15 years of experience in M&A or related fields within BFSI, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to work with CXOs, bankers, and advisors to shape inorganic growth.

Qualifications

• 9–15 years of experience in M&A, corporate development, investment banking, or related fields.
• Proven track record of originating deals and building acquisition pipelines within BFSI.
• Strong analytical, commercial thinking and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead M&A origination across BFSI segments to identify strategic opportunities.
• Develop and maintain an acquisition pipeline across banking, fintech, insurance, and related sectors.
• Conduct market and industry mapping to spot consolidation opportunities.
• Originate and evaluate transactions through research, networks, and negotiations.
• Build relationships with promoters, CXOs, investors, and advisors.
• Support due diligence, valuation, negotiations, and deal structuring with internal teams.
• Present opportunity assessments and pipeline updates to senior leadership.

Skills

M&A

Corporate Development

Deal Origination

BFSI Industry Knowledge

Acquisition Pipeline

Market & Industry Mapping

Relationship Management

Commercial & Strategic 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.