Associate Director Deal Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence, Media
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
Advisory
The Strategy Group (part of the Deal Advisory Group)
Permanent, Full-TimeThe OpportunityKPMG's Strategy & Performance Transformation practice is looking for exceptional candidates for an Associate Director role. The role will focus on Deal Strategy within the Media industry as part of the wider Telecommunications-Media-Technology sector, but with scope to work on the wider range of services including Growth Strategy, Deal Strategy, Cost and Operational strategy (including Economic Profitability Analysis) and Enterprise-wide Transformation.The Strategy & Performance Transformation team is part of KPMG's rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour. We are a diverse team of over 150 practitioners, working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG's broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business.ResponsibilitiesTo be an effective Associate Director within our Strategy & Performance Transformation applicants will be expected to:
- Take a leadership role with the team and to hold a high quality, credible reputation with clients and in the broader market - experience of a range of M&A related projects will be critical, eg Commercial DD, M&A Strategy, Value creation etc
- Design and run mid-sized to large projects and / or very large, complex workstreams
- Act as primary client liaison on KPMG engagements and act as an 'ambassador' for the firm
- Produce client-ready deliverables that exceed expectations and require minimal review
- Develop solutions to complex problems and challenge the thinking of more senior colleagues and clients
- Help design - and guide junior staff to - execute detailed financial / business models performing complex scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Provide timely feedback and coaching to other team members
- Identify go-to-market and marketing opportunities and assume day-to-day responsibility for taking these to clients
- Maintain active contact with mid-level clients outside of engagement situations
- Actively seek out leadership opportunities, take responsibility for a selection of internal processes and generally act as a leader in the S&PT and an inspiration to more junior team members
- Show initiative to identify and drive thought leadership and knowledge management activities
- Lead on practice development activities to ensure successful delivery of initiatives
- Take day-to-day responsibility that the firm's risk management frameworks are adhered to
- Make sound decisions: Exercises sound business judgment when making decisions
- Foster innovation: Embraces a culture of innovation and experimentation to create value
- Apply a strategic perspective: Uses diverse sets of inputs to develop a broad perspective on business and people issues
- Take opportunities to learn and adapt: Uses insights and self-reflection to build capability and embrace new challenges
- Develop and motivate others: Engages teams, instils confidence, and coaches people to find meaning in their work and achieve exceptional results
- Build collaborative relationships: Establishes strong relationships internally and externally and builds wide and productive networks
- Drive quality: Delivers high-quality products and exceptional service that provide value
- Act ethically and responsibly: Behaves ethically and encourages others to do the same
- Advocate for Equality: Creates opportunities to address inequity and enables all people to feel like they belong
- Experience working in a leading strategy consulting business, Big 4 firm or strategy / corporate development team in industry
- Strong foundational understanding of the value drivers across the Media sector and views on the outlook for this sector
- Experience of leading mid-sized and large projects: designing work plans, team structures and then managing these to (i) excellent client output and (ii) strong project economics
- This should include an extensive coverage of recent M&A transactions, eg CDD, VDD, M&A Strategy or Value Creation projects in the Media sector
- Evidence of taking responsibility for designing proposals, scopes and pricing for mid-sized and large consulting assignments
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with team members and broader (internal and external) stakeholders
- Strong track record of building followership among more junior staff members
- Pro-active role in business development activity, designing client ready pitches, generating differentiated insights and holding personal client relationships
- Non-client facing roles in driving practice forward in areas such as team management, training, technical tool development, liaison with service suppliers etc
- Strong academic track record
- Evidence of strong problem-solving & analytical capabilities
- Structured thinking skills combined with creativity
- Ability to evaluate complex challenges and deliver insightful recommendations that can be practically executed
- Ability review and assess large volumes of technical data and distil the key strategic insights
- Strong numerical capabilities combined with sound commercial acumen
- Ability to build complex financial models that support our recommendations to clients
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Other language skills would be a strong bonus