Manager, Corporate Development

Vistra; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra in Singapore seeks a Manager, Corporate Development to lead post-deal integration, separation and carve-out programs within a robust Integration Management Office. You will drive day-to-day delivery across cross-functional teams to ensure deal objectives are achieved with minimal disruption to the business.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, track synergies and cost impacts, and shape governance reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex integration and separation programs in M&A or corporate development.
• Proven ability to deliver updates to executive audiences and steering committees.
• Strong project management and timing discipline across multiple workstreams.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end integration, separation and carve-out plans aligned with deal rationale and value drivers.
• Oversee workstreams via Integration Management Office (IMO) and manage execution milestones.
• Interface with senior stakeholders; prepare and present IMO reporting for governance forums.
• Support TSA design, execution and exit where applicable.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to IMO playbooks and templates.

Skills

M&A integration

PMO / programme delivery

Stakeholder management

Change management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

MS PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Manager, Corporate Development

Posting Start Date: 9/8/26

Job Description:

Extract from JD posted online

Purpose of the Role:

The Senior Associate is responsible for planning and executing seamless integration, separation and carve-out strategies, operating through a robust Integration Management Office (IMO). The role focuses on day-to-day delivery of complex, cross-functional programs to ensure deal objectives are achieved, value is realized, and disruption to the business is minimized across M&A transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Integration, separation & carve-out delivery

• Design and execute end-to-end integration, separation and carve-out plans aligned to deal rationale and value drivers.
• Lead oversight of assigned workstreams through the Integration Management Office (IMO).
• Design and maintain detailed execution plans, including milestones, dependencies and critical path activities.
• Ensure business continuity and operational stability throughout transition periods with deal Sponsors.
• Support TSA design, execution and exit where applicable.

2. Stakeholder management

• Partner with senior stakeholders to drive delivery and resolve issues.
• Prepare and present IMO reporting for steering committees and executive forums.
• Proactively surface risks, issues and decision points with clear recommendations.

3. Governance, reporting & value tracking

• Own integration and separation reporting through the IMO, including progress, risks and financial impacts.
• Track synergies and value creation with the deal team.
• Develop and track one-off integration/separation costs.

4. Change management & communications

• Support change management and communications across integration and separation programs.
• Work with HR and leadership teams to support cultural integration, organizational design and workforce transitions.

5. Continuous Improvement:

• Capture lessons learned and feed into integration playbooks and IMO standards.
• Contribute to the development of tools, templates and best-practice IMO approaches.

Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• Relevant experience in M&A integration/separation, carve-outs, operational due diligence, business transformation, performance improvement, management consulting / strategy, PMO / programme delivery – gained in Big 4 / strategy consulting, transaction services, an in-house corporate development, IMO or transformation function, or a combination. Candidates with strong programme-delivery or transformation backgrounds and some M&A exposure are encouraged to apply.
• Experience operating effectively in complex, fast-paced environments and delivering integration updates to executive teams.
• Strong project management skills
• Strong communication skills, result-oriented and solution-oriented and able to bring about changes;
• Enthusiastic, proactive and self-starting;
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with “can do“ approach
• The ability to influence and drive geographically dispersed teams
• Must have proven ability to realign priorities rapidly to meet evolving business requirements.

Desirable

• Experience with TSAs and Day 1 / Day 100 planning.
• Experience tracking synergies and value realisation.
• Exposure to carve-out / separation, restructuring or operational transformation environments.
• Project or programme management qualifications.