Associate Director Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence, Media

Overview

To 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 work streams
• 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

• Deliver Impact:
  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
• Seek Growth:
  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
• Inspire Trust:
  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
• Technical skills:
  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…