CDD Manager — Lisbon & Europe Hub

Anonymous; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EY-Parthenon Portugal seeks a Commercial Due Diligence Manager to lead complex due diligence projects, analyze market dynamics, and deliver strategic recommendations for private equity and corporate clients. You will collaborate with strategy consultants, sector experts, and deal professionals across the EY-Parthenon network.

In this hybrid role based in Lisbon, you will mentor teams, drive multi-workstream delivery, and contribute to market assessments, growth strategies, and client pitches

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Management, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of professional experience in Commercial Due Diligence, Strategy Consulting, Transaction Advisory, Market Intelligence, or related fields.
• Proven project management skills, including managing workstreams, coordinating teams, interacting with senior stakeholders, and delivering high-quality outputs under tight timelines.
• Experience conducting market assessments, competitive analyses, growth opportunity evaluations, customer research, or broader strategic analyses.
• Strong commercial mindset and ability to identify new business opportunities and contribute to client development activities.
• Full professional proficiency in Portuguese and English.
• Availability to work in Portugal and collaborate with international teams across multiple geographies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Commercial Due Diligence projects and engagement teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, insightful, and data-driven analyses to support strategic investment decisions.
• Manage day-to-day client interactions, maintaining strong relationships with Private Equity investors, corporate clients, and internal EY-Parthenon stakeholders globally.
• Oversee the assessment of market attractiveness, competitive positioning, growth opportunities, customer dynamics, and key value drivers of target companies.
• Lead complex analyses and synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations for clients involved in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and investment opportunities.
• Drive project delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring adherence to tight transaction timelines and maintaining the highest quality standards.
• Support business development efforts by contributing to proposals, capability presentations, client pitches, and thought leadership initiatives related to Commercial Due Diligence and Strategy Transactions.
• Effectively manage diverse and international teams, fostering collaboration, inclusion, professional development, and EY-Parthenon culture and values.
• Mentor and coach juniorprofessionals, supporting their technical, analytical, and professional growth.
• Collaborate with globalEY-Parthenon teams to continuously enhance methodologies, tools, and best practices related to Commercial Due Diligence.
• Support recruitment andtalent development efforts to help build and scale a high-performing Commercial Due Diligence team within the Portugal Business Hub.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Client relationships

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business/Economics/Finance/Engineering/Management

Job description

EY-Parthenon Portugal seeks a Commercial Due Diligence Manager to lead complex due diligence projects, analyze market dynamics, and deliver strategic recommendations for private equity and corporate clients. You will collaborate with strategy consultants, sector experts, and deal professionals across the EY-Parthenon network.

In this hybrid role based in Lisbon, you will mentor teams, drive multi-workstream delivery, and contribute to market assessments, growth strategies, and client pitches