Senior Director, M&A
Fitch Group, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Partner with teams across Fitch to understand their businesses, product roadmaps, strategic priorities, and the markets in which they operate — translating these insights into SWOT analyses that inform strategic direction
- Perform comprehensive market research and competitor analysis to deliver insights that shape strategy, deal sourcing, and opportunity assessment
- Build and maintain a forward-looking pipeline of acquisition and investment opportunities, proactively driving deal sourcing efforts
- Conduct rigorous financial analysis and due diligence, including scenario modeling and valuation analysis
- Lead due diligence workstreams and support transaction execution, coordinating activities across cross-functional teams and external advisors
- Contribute to deal structuring and negotiations, incorporating perspectives from business, legal, finance, and operations
- Develop high-quality presentations, memos, and recommendations that provide clear insights and strategic value to senior leadership across the organization
- Support integration planning and post-merger execution to ensure acquired businesses are positioned for long-term success
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including investment banks, private equity firms, corporate owners, and target companies
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, and / or corporate development
- Exceptional financial analysis and modeling skills, with the ability to flex between market analysis, deal structuring, and M&A execution
- Demonstrated ability to run due diligence processes and coordinate with multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Intellectual curiosity and drive to dive deep into markets, companies, and deal opportunities
- Proactive, self-directed, and responsive, with the ability to move quickly while maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to deliver insight-driven recommendations
- Highly collaborative team player with the ability to present data-driven insights and build consensus around strategic priorities
- Advanced level of maturity and judgment with the ability to represent Fitch credibly with internal and external stakeholders
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required
- A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
- Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
- Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
- Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
- Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
- Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial analysisfinancial modelingmarket researchcompetitor analysisdue diligencescenario modelingvaluation analysisdeal structuringM&A executionpresentation development
Soft skills
communicationpresentation skillscollaborationrelationship managementintellectual curiosityproactivityself-directionresponsivenessjudgmentconsensus building