Associate Director, Corporate Development – Telecoms.
London with international travel.
£160k.
NH45722
A leading international telecoms business is seeking to appoint an Associate Director, Corporate Development to a newly created position. Due to continued growth (derived from both organic and in-organic means) this new position has been created to provide more capabilities to the existing team to ensure growth targets are met.
All candidates must have emerging markets experience, as well as prior experience of working on Data Centre, Towers, or other Telecoms Infrastructure deals.
All candidates must also be comfortable with regular international travel.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Act as lead on all aspects of the deal cycle, bringing together internationally dispersed teams and advisor to complete transactions.
- Deputise for the Head of Corporate Development, and attend regular investment committee, Board, and other senior level meetings as corporate development/strategy lead.
- Driving origination activities for acquisitions, investments, and potential partnership/JV opportunities.
- Acting as strategic advisor to the business, driving organic growth across all business lines and geographies.
- Management of all pricing and valuation activities.
- Structure complex international deals.
- Be responsible for the completion of all deal related contracts, documentation, and the SPA (with the assistance of legal teams / advisors).
- Oversight of all outsourced DD workstreams.
- Ensuring the successful execution of deals to agreed timelines.
- Post completion activities and accounting.
- Working with the internal integration team to ensure swift integration and realisation of synergies and value.
- Work on an ongoing basis with new acquisitions to drive further growth opportunities.
- The development and management of a team of 4 Corporate Development Analysts and Managers.
Candidate Requirements:
- Prior Data Centre, Towers, or other Telecoms Infrastructure deals experience essential.
- Exposure to emerging markets is essential.
- Proven ability to drive and complete international deals/transactions.
- The ability to pull together dispersed teams and advisors to ensure the successful closing of deals to within set timelines.
- Ideally a current, or former Investment Banker. Flexible for candidates with strong telecoms deals experience.
- The ability to mentor and develop juniors.
- Proven ability to lead on both buy and sell-side transactions.
- Willing to travel on a regular basis – likely one week per month.
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