Corporate Development - Consultant

Job Description

Position:Manager/ Lead Consultant- Corporate Development (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Employment type:Permanent

Job type:Full time

Profile Summary

Virtusa is looking for aManager/ Lead Consultant - Corporate Development (M&A and Strategic planning), to execute fast moving M&A projects aligned to Virtusa vision and strategy for inorganic growth. The successful candidate should have extensive deal experience with a track record of running deal teams.

You will develop, coordinate, and implement plans designed to capture new opportunities for M&A. You will be responsible for sourcing of deals, and manage all day-to-day aspects of Corporate Development. An ideal candidate for this role is someone who has the ability to work a flexible schedule, as necessary.

Primary Job Responsibility

• Manage all stages of the M&A transaction, including industry research,sourcing of deals, due diligence, analysis, valuation, legal documentation and closing
• Should have extensive experience of deal identification,sourcing, evaluation, due diligence, documentation and closing inorganic opportunities, directly working on international end-to-end M&A of both private and public company nature, irrespective of size
• Build financial models, forecasts, and conduct valuation analysis through a thorough understanding of the industry and company financial statements
• Support transaction execution across the M&A lifecycle including strategic and market research,deal sourcing, pipeline development,Founder/Shareholder/C-level outreach, Due Diligence, Shareholder Agreements, Closing and Business Integration
• Develop a deal pipeline by conducting industry research and cultivating new relationships with bankers, Private Equity (PE) and other industry players
• Strong financial modeling skills including comparable company deal multiples, DCF, and other ROI and PE evaluation methodologies
• Independently run quantitative and qualitative analysis to support decision making on strategic criteria
• Exceptional technical and soft skills suited to a Front Office Investment Banking profile
• High execution orientation, able to handle multiple projects and priorities and work in an ambiguous environment
• Excellent story boarding, presentation and communication skills. Adept at creating professional pitch decks, deal presentations and Information Memorandums
• Good at stakeholder management (at the Founder / C-level)
• Experience with deal related fund raising will be a plus
• Industry: Familiarity with the Outsourcing industry is a must (Cloud, Digital transformation, Data modernization, Data analytics, AI/ ML)
• Affinity for current market events, critical issues, and relevant news
• Familiarity with key bulge-bracket and mid-market banks in the Outsourcing or TMT space
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to address the most pressing questions facing the company

Education and Essential Experience

• Experience in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital or in the Corporate Development / M&A function of multi-geo IT Services companies
• Banks: TMT Investment Banking divisions of large and mid-market investment banks
• Education: MBA from a top-tier institution in the US, Singapore, UK, India or a CFA level II holder
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Proven proficiency in Microsoft Office products, especially Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint. Google Suite is a plus
• Willingness to travel at a short notice

Key Enablers

• Ability to motivate and inspire collaborative teams towards a common objective, include teams involving higher hierarchies
• Innovative and able to foresee market conditions
• Persuasive with details and facts
• Ability to work without explicit directions in a proactive manner suited to the organization’s objectives
• Confident, flexible with the ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment
• Show integrity in all aspects of the position by doing the right thing, taking responsibility and delivering on the promise