Our client, a leading global advisory firm, is seeking a senior TMT focused financial due diligence professional as a result of growth within their Transaction Services TMT team. This team advises clients, both Corporate and Private Equity, on buy side, sell side, IPOs and refinancing projects. Experienced senior managers / associate directors with 3-5 years experience at this grade will also be considered for this role. We have recruited for this firm for 9 years and can say, with confidence, they offer a supportive and collaborative culture and allow for flexible working options for a wide range of candidate situations. They are seeking an outstanding individual with the vision to help grow and deliver their growing client base. The role is for an experienced transaction services professional, and will involve applying a transactions and financial due diligence skill-set to client opportunities. They envisage that the successful candidate will have: Specific experience of the TMT sector and large and complex transactions will be highly regarded. Ideally, have a strong range of existing business relationships with Software, Technology and Media businesses and trusted relationships a across the sector and the deal community more broadly, e.g. Investment Banks, Industry Bodies; Need to be a “self-starter”, as the role requires a good deal of autonomy. Key responsibilities: Director appointments are made on the basis of a demonstrated track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams, and building, sustaining and building trusted strategic relationships with clients. As engagement leaders, Directors are expected to play a key role in the development of all aspects of the practice: Engagement leadership: leading multiple transactional engagements in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments; Business development: building, commercialising and sustaining relationships with senior management teams for the benefit of the Firm; Leading Deal Advisory relationships with specific clients and identified key accounts, specifically in the TMT sector, and focusing on ‘must win’ opportunities; Risk management: managing risks appropriately and ensuring the Firm's risk management frameworks are implemented appropriately and effectively; Team development: identifying and bringing on new team members, with particular emphasis on coaching and skills transfer; Personal development: participating in the career and skills development of more junior staff and acting as a role model with colleagues and clients by living the values of the Firm; Performance management: being responsible for coaching and performance management of a small number of more junior staff. Required skills & qualifications: To succeed in this varied and demanding role you will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience: Strong academic and numerate background (ACA or equivalent highly desirable); Extensive experience of winning and delivering engagements with a financial due diligence lead perspective, but with a track record of using this to drive one-firm opportunities; The ability to talk credibly to, and evidence of working successfully with, senior management at clients on the key issues facing their respective industries, and their business more generally, and to understand their strategies with a view to identifying relevant transaction opportunities; The ability to develop strong client relationships and a proven track record of developing and commercialising new relationships, with particular emphasis on developing new relationships (outright or within clients with existing coverage); A commercial mind-set, with the ability to maximise revenue opportunities for the whole of the Firm; A high degree of resilience and a willingness to work under extreme pressure in rapidly changing situations, as well as sometimes with significant autonomy; Strong personal impact, and comfortable dealing with senior and C suite level stakeholders (inside and outside the Firm); Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills. We look forward to your response. Cambridge Credentials – Adding people…adding value