Help grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Primary Responsibilities: Partner with cross-business and cross-functional teams to identify and evaluate divestiture assets consistent with Halma’s portfolio strategy. Align on the criteria for divestment with the sector and leadership teams. Ensure you fully understand the rationale for divestment, understand the asset being divested, which includes items, such as, the market in which they operate, competitors, customers, financials, etc. Work with Management and the Divisional Chief Executive (DCE) to optimise the asset for sale through strategic, operational and financial review, and improvement initiatives. Establish the most appropriate governance model for the divestment and identification of relevant key stakeholders Develop the project plan with timeline and key milestones, cultivating strong relationships to lead a highly effective team Identify the principal risks and how these can be best mitigated Lead the divestment process end to end: management of third parties, proposal for management incentives, consider disentanglement activities, contract negotiation together with legal and DCE’s, and deal flow Build and cultivate strong relationships across an external network of trading partners, consultants, service providers, and other transaction stakeholders Engage with third-party transaction service providers, including negotiating related contracts. Evaluate and determine the best process and type of buyer for the asset Monitor the external market and analyze comparable sales and market trends Develop and present recommendations to decision-makers Secondary Responsibilities: Identify, evaluate, and qualify attractive markets, industries, or niches for Halma to invest. Identify, evaluate, and qualify attractive prospective companies for Halma to buy. These companies will hold credible positions within one of the niches identified earlier. They will meet Halma’s acquisition criteria. Assist with and at times manage the complete deal process, including niche and target identification and cultivation; pre-deal process (LOI); financial projections, valuation, modelling; multiple teams and streams of due diligence activity; preparation of materials for executive approval; deal agreement negotiations; deal closing; and, as needed, deal integration into Halma. Lead or support the occasional strategic analytical projects that may be undertaken by the Sector, or by individual Operating Companies. Requirements: Ability to work independently and demonstrate strong initiative. The strength and depth of the acquired businesses’ resources vary considerably. Although there is a formal integration process, the candidate must be able to prioritise tasks and set deadlines without the integration process being detrimental to the acquired businesses’ performance. Must be hands-on. The candidate must be prepared to be involved in all aspects of financial reporting and implementing controls. Just sending a list of actions to the acquired business does not work. Must have business acumen to be able to recommend the best way to optimise asset value and the appropriate sale process Must lead the project and be diplomatic with the ability to influence without being dictatorial. The candidate is the face of Halma to the buyer. Must be collaborative. DCEs are accountable for M&A deals. Success in this role is ensuring alignment with the DCE, effective project management, anticipating needs and issues, doing the work and effective communication. Highly flexible and proactive. The role covers all aspects of the M&A process with no one deal being the same. Success is measured by not just following a rote procedure. It is providing leadership, advice, project management, problem/resolution and anticipating needs…while doing the work. Project management skills Education and Experience Requirements Bachelor’s degree in business and/or finance. Graduate degree in business preferred. At least 10 years in divestments, with experience in mergers and acquisitions Experience organizing and leading project teams in a cross-disciplinary environment. Comfortable constantly learning and rapidly assimilating feedback. Critical thinker who is highly curious and a creative problem-solver with demonstrated ability to collaborate, act with urgency, and be accountable. Results oriented, highly organized, and able to efficiently manage concurrent projects and prioritize to meet competing deadlines. Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience delivering presentations to senior leaders. Comfortable working independently and able to translate strategic guidance into tactical solutions. Adept in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Experience of financial reporting is essential. The acquired entity must report financial results within two months of acquisition. In addition, the candidate may be asked to provide financial reporting cover in an existing operating unit if a vacancy arises. Experience of ensuring adherence to a strong control environment is highly preferable Not the right fit? 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