Associate, Corporate Development APAC

Job Title

Associate, Corporate Development APAC

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the APACAPAC Head of Strategy and Investments, this role provides execution support to C&W’s Strategy, Investments and M&A (SIMA) Team, across M&A, investments, strategic projects and other organic and inorganic growth initiatives through quantitative and qualitative analyses, such as financial - and valuation modeling, company due diligence, strategic planning and evaluation as well as supporting in the project management of transactions. In addition, the role would provide support for internal strategic projects and analysis with the aim to help APACAPAC business leaders drive these projects and enable improved, data driven decision making. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently and autonomously to drive success.

Job Description

The APAC corporate development team works closely with senior leaders of C&W to determine the company’s growth strategy in the region and execute on key strategic priorities. Through a targeted and disciplined capital allocation strategy, the team aims to drive growth for C&W across all organic and inorganic channels, including M&A, Joint Ventures, Strategic Partnerships, programmatic recruitment initiatives and team acquisitions. This team is also responsible for other core strategic initiatives such as investments, divestitures and platform rationalizations. Finally, the team also drives other initiatives and strategic projects with analysis and insight to facilitate senior management’s decision making. The key stakeholders of this team are the Firm’s CEO, CFO and Business Leaders across the globe, providing members with unparalleled visibility and exposure across senior leadership of C&W in APACAPAC and globally. Our growing and developing project pipeline requires additional bandwidth to take on significant project responsibilities from origination/initiation to completion.

Key Accountabilities:

• Supporting the senior team members this role will support the identification, assessment and execution of potential M&A transactions and other strategic initiatives.

• Designing and constructing of detailed financial / operating models and valuation analysis

• Performing detailed market research and competitive analysis

• Support and guide the stakeholders with all aspects of due diligence coordination, including identifying and quantifying sources of synergies and risk, and summarizing findings for the senior executive team.

• Provide project management support for both M&A projects and key strategic initiatives to ensure timelines are met, responsibilities are effectively delegated and progress is closely tracked. 

• Conducting internal diagnostics and performance analytics to support internal projects aimed at ongoing efforts to optimize the business.

• Work with the team to support the board with meaningful and accurate materials outlining broader strategic priorities and specific initiatives addressing those.

• Develop and maintain internal tools and processes for tracking and reporting on all pipeline activities of the team, including M&A and other projects

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Ideally 3+ years of experience at a top tier investment bank, M&A boutique or 4+ years at a big four accountancy firm

• Private equity and other buy-side experience (bonus)

• Experience with financial modeling and business analysis

• A track record of excellence (vis-à-vis peer group) in prior endeavors

• Demonstrated ability to work well on small deal teams

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, up to board level

• Flexibility to travel both regionally and globally

• Strong demonstrable analytical and quantitative skills

• Strong presentation skills, both written and verbal

• Self-motivation and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with an eagle eye for the finer details

• Intellectual curiosity combined with strong work ethic and commitment / ownership

• A positive attitude coupled with team player mentality

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.

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