Manager, M&A Deal Lead

Durham School Services; Warrenville (IL); On-site; USD 132,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Holiday pay

PTO accrual

Retirement plan

Job summary

Summit School Services, headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois, seeks a senior strategist to lead confirmatory due diligence, integration planning, and execution across multiple transactions. You will collaborate with Finance, HR, Legal, Tax, IT, and other leaders to develop M&A playbooks and tools, translating requirements into actionable plans and tracking milestones.

The role requires 6–8 years of relevant experience with strong relationship-building skills, Excel/PowerPoint proficiency, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in strategy, business management, consulting, project management, business operations, financial analysis, or a related field. M&A experience strongly preferred
• Proven ability to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and operate effectively in ambiguous environments
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal teams, external partners, and advisors
• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Detail-oriented and expert organizational skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Additional certifications are considered a plus
• Travel requirement of up to 10% as needed

Responsibilities

• Lead confirmatory due diligence, integration planning/execution, and execution across multiple transactions
• Collaborate with functional leaders to develop M&A playbooks and tools
• Translate business requirements into integration plans and track progress against milestones
• Mobilize functional workstreams across Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Tax, IT, and other areas
• Identify and clarify issues, risks, and opportunities, escalating as appropriate and driving urgency on deliverables
• Build effective working partnerships across teams, clarifying roles and helping resolve cross-functional issues
• Track integration progress and surface risks to the value the deal was intended to create
• Document deal learnings and contribute to methodology and continuous practice improvement

Skills

M&A experience

Multitasking

Interpersonal skills

Idea generation

Attention to detail

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Summit School Services companies share a strong commitment to provide the highest level of transportation safety, quality transportation, outstanding customer service and positive employee relations. Our corporate headquarters, located in Warrenville, Illinois, houses the administrative and corporate support functions for the organization. Our 250+ local customer service centers (CSCs) are supported by regional operations teams located throughout North America.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Lead confirmatory due diligence, integration planning/execution, and execution across multiple transactions
• Collaborate with functional leaders to develop M&A playbooks and tools
• Translate business requirements into integration plans and track progress against milestones
• Mobilize functional workstreams across Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Tax, IT, and other areas
• Identify and clarify issues, risks, and opportunities, escalating as appropriate and driving urgency on deliverables
• Build effective working partnerships across teams, clarifying roles and helping resolve cross-functional issues
• Track integration progress and surface risks to the value the deal was intended to create
• Document deal learnings and contribute to methodology and continuous practice improvement

The salary range is $132k - $168k annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in strategy, business management, consulting, project management, business operations, financial analysis, or a related field. M&A experience strongly preferred
• Proven ability to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and operate effectively in ambiguous environments
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal teams, external partners, and advisors
• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Detail-oriented and expert organizational skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Additional certifications are considered a plus
• Travel requirement of up to 10% as needed

Summit School Services has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with its policies and values, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. Summit School Services is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children and passengers.

We offer medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance coverage, holiday pay, and PTO accrual. Additionally, employees are able to enroll in a retirement savings plan.

At Summit School Services our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Summit School Services LLC’s independent subsidiaries and affiliates are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer.

The pay rate range, along with most all of the other terms and conditions of employment, vary between different sites, geographical markets, customer/ contractual terms and positions.