Mergers & Acquisitions – Engagement Manager & Principal (m/f/d) – Germany

Company: Oliver Wyman

Title: Mergers & Acquisitions – Engagement Manager & Principal (m/f/d) – Germany

WHO WE ARE

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are pivotal for senior executives, with the potential to create significant value. A successful M&A process can transform an enterprise and accelerate shareholder value creation. Delivering value in M&A starts with a robust plan, and a sharp focus on execution. A tailored approach, supported by extensive industry and transaction experience, is critical for success.

At Oliver Wyman, our M&A practice combines deep industry expertise with extensive deal lifecycle experience to deliver lasting impact. We partner with our clients to navigate the entire M&A lifecycle, from identifying and shaping transactions to accelerating and de-risking execution. Our team supports all types of transaction, including M&A, carve-outs, and joint-ventures, often advising on the best deal structure to achieve objectives.

Recognizing that successful M&A requires more than financial acumen, we adopt a holistic view of organizational capabilities, market dynamics, and cultural alignment. Our approach is grounded in rigorous analysis and deep industry expertise, co-creating with our clients a winning value creation plan tailored to each transaction.

ENGAGEMENT MANAGERS

As an Engagement Manager in M&A, you will run our projects day to day, leading the team through an efficient and effective problem-solving process from initial thought process through convergence on a solution. You will ensure that recommendations are correct, practical, sensible, relevant, and cohesive. It is a role that demands thought leadership at the strategic level – and command of all the technical and operational details of execution. You will need great communication skills and the ability to forge strong relationships. You may lead a due diligence process to support an investment decision; or lead a workstream to shape the design of integrated companies after an integration. You will manage a team of consultants and present insights and recommendations to senior clients.

PRINCIPALS

As a Principal in M&A, you will play a broad and diverse role, ranging from client coverage and identification of deal ideas; through to leading pre-deal engagements and advising clients on how to proceed; through to orchestrating complex post-deal integration or carve-out processes to deliver lasting value for the client. Principals provide day-to-day leadership of complex client projects, manage the client relationship and commercial process, and guide the firm’s expertise. They become trusted advisors to senior clients, influence thinking, and build a strong personal brand.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• 6-10 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm, Transaction Services focused advisor, or top-tier Investment Bank
• Proven track record and expertise with extensive deal lifecycle experience
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills and ability to conduct and leverage sophisticated analyses to identify trends, draw conclusions and present recommendations
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings
• Fluency in English and German is required
• Willingness to travel
• Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you've already got to good use
• Creativity to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients' biggest problems
• Aptitude for analytical work, like sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge
• A willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with our incredibly talented team

Oliver Wyman is an equal opportunity employer.