Senior Manager Corporate Development

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium international schools organization, with over 80 schools across the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. We educate more than 80,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education, supported by 14,000 committed employees worldwide.

You will support NAE’s growth strategy by providing full transaction support to the three main corporate development projects—Acquisition transactions, New build projects, and Existing campus expansions—while concentrating on acquisition projects.

• Reporting to:
  Head of Transaction Delivery & Integration (London)

• Develop a deep working knowledge of the international schools market and its participants to enable effective market prioritisation.
• Drive and manage internal and external geographical markets and education sub‑sectors analysis.
• Support the team in identifying potential acquisition and new build opportunities in line with the Corporate Development strategy.
• Develop and manage the acquisition pipeline through market visits and other initiatives.

• Participate in the entire transaction process from sourcing/originating to transaction documentation and completion, working with the Head of Transaction Delivery & Integration and the Heads of Corporate Development in regions.
• Lead key transaction process elements such as evaluation of opportunity, LOI, due diligence, and/or documentation.
• Build and manage relationships with school owners, investors, and business partners.
• Prepare and evaluate complex financial models (analysis, forecast and valuation), including the impact of acquisitions to NAE from financial and operational perspectives.
• Build investment cases for NAE’s Executive Committees and Board for investment approvals.
• Support the Head of Integration on integration planning and execution.
• Manage project budgets and ensure cost effectiveness.

• Support the production of integration and issue‑mitigation plans during acquisition, in close coordination with regional and central functions.
• Ensure best‑practice and proven processes are followed from plan generation to execution.
• Include all key due‑diligence elements in the integration and remediation plans and verify measures with regions, central functions, ExCo, and Board as appropriate.
• Prepare progress reports of integration for ExCo at regular intervals.

• Support the Head of Infrastructure Development on analysis of financial and operating data, and prepare financial models to support business cases.
• Prepare Board presentations for investment recommendations.

• Support the Head of Transaction Delivery & Integration and the Corporate Development Director on managing internal and external strategic studies on growth strategy, market prioritisation, and capital deployment prioritisation for NAE.
• Design, plan and execute NAE’s Corporate Development Strategy to create shareholder value.

• Maximise the contribution of all team members and create a positive team working environment encouraging high‑quality work and job satisfaction.
• Proactively manage any performance issues in a manner reflecting NAE’s core vision and values.
• Establish and maintain a team within Corporate Development capable of delivering acquisitions at the highest standard.

• Represent Corporate Development and NAE to liaise directly with sellers, investors, advisors, sponsors, and partners.
• Represent NAE at meetings, seminars, conferences, and other events as required.

• Strong academic background with a degree from a leading university.
• MBA or Master's in finance, CFA, CPA or equivalent preferred.
• Experience across various markets and cultures.
• Experience in a deal environment—preferably Corporate M&A, Private Equity, a Big 4 transaction team, investment bank, or management consulting with transaction experience.
• Outstanding analytical, financial modelling and valuation skills, strong PowerPoint skills.
• Highly numerate with a sound…