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Associate Director – Deal Execution

£80,000 - 110,000 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London – United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Role Overview

The Associate Director (AD) is responsible for leading Deal Execution engagements at deal pace, delivering high-quality work alongside senior client stakeholders. Engagements may span the full transaction lifecycle, from early planning and blueprint design, through Day 1 readiness, to post-deal implementation and execution.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing development of deliverables, outputs, and updates for Partner/Director review.

• Leading client interactions and updates throughout engagements.

• Understanding business operations across all functions and their interdependencies within a transaction.

• Project managing entire programmes or multiple workstreams.

• Supporting engagement strategy, budgets, and delivery plans alongside Directors/Partners.

• Leading wider client teams on engagements in line with agreed scope.

Leadership & Management

• Acting as a senior leader on engagements, modelling best behaviours and driving delivery excellence.

• Encouraging curiosity and innovation while ensuring outcomes are commercially focused and value-adding.

• Contributing to business development activities including pitches, proposals, and market initiatives.

• Identifying and helping to convert new opportunities on live engagements.

Stakeholder Interaction & Challenges

• Providing credible advice on complex Deal Execution projects.

• Acting as Engagement Manager and primary client contact where appropriate.

• Challenging stakeholders to ensure team size and timelines are suitable for scope.

• Managing internal and external stakeholders to minimise risk and safeguard reputation.

• Leading delivery of high-quality outputs and providing day-to-day leadership for teams.

• Applying and leveraging Deal Execution and Deal Advisory technologies to improve delivery efficiency.

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance

• Applying commercial judgement to engagement pricing and profitability.

• Managing risk appropriately, including client acceptance activities, risk registers, and compliance.

• Taking responsibility for invoicing, WIP, and provisioning.

• Coaching and overseeing team members on risk management activities.

Candidate Profile

Experience:

• Extensive experience in a leading strategy house, professional services firm, public sector body, or strategy/development role in industry.

• Strong understanding of value drivers within deals.

• Proven track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

• Experience managing or supporting high-value business development initiatives with senior stakeholders.

• Ability to build, commercialise, and sustain senior executive relationships.

• Demonstrated curiosity, innovation, and a focus on continuous improvement.

• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, drive, and resilience.

Technical Skills:

• Strong academic background.

• Sales and business development experience.

• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Structured yet creative thinker.

• Ability to credibly engage with C-level executives on key strategic issues.

• Experience assessing complex challenges and providing actionable recommendations.

• Ability to distil insights from large volumes of technical data.

• Strong financial acumen.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing.

• Understanding of market drivers, challenges, and opportunities that influence client strategies, and ability to shape solutions accordingly.

Reference: AMC/DRI/DEAD

Postcode: SW1 4DF

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