Associate Director – Deal Execution – Integration & Separation

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company: Big Four Firm

Salary: 85k to 100k depending on experience

Our client, a prestigious Big Four firm, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Associate Director – Deal Execution – Integration & Separation to join their dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients, providing deal execution to deliver high quality client integration & separation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation, refinement, and delivery of draft and final outputs within required timeframes, ensuring readiness for senior leadership review.
• Lead client communications and progress updates related to deliverables and outputs within Deal Execution projects.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of business operations across functional areas, recognising interdependencies between organisations and transaction workstreams.
• Manage projects across an entire engagement programme, or multiple workstreams within a programme, ensuring alignment to objectives.
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership (e.g. Director/Partner level) to shape engagement strategy, budgets, and delivery plans.
• Provide direction and guidance to wider teams on engagements, ensuring alignment with the agreed scope and objectives.

Leadership & Management:

• Take on a senior leadership role within engagements, acting as a role model and setting the tone for team behaviours and culture.
•  Encourage curiosity, innovation, and collaboration within teams while maintaining focus on delivering commercially driven, value-adding outcomes.
• Contribute to business development by supporting the creation of pitches, proposals, and external initiatives to secure new opportunities, as well as identifying additional opportunities within existing projects.

Stakeholder Engagement & Challenge:

• Bring credibility and expertise to advise and deliver on complex Deal Execution assignments, often involving multiple teams and disciplines.
• Act as Engagement Manager where required, serving as the main point of contact for the client across the engagement lifecycle.
• Challenge client assumptions where necessary to ensure appropriate resourcing and timelines for successful delivery.
• Proactively understand client needs and expectations, identifying opportunities to add value.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders to mitigate risks to reputation and ensure smooth delivery.
• Take ownership of high-quality client deliverables and provide on-the-ground leadership to engagement teams.
• Implement Deal Execution and Data & Analytics technology where appropriate to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance client delivery.

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance:

• Apply a strong commercial mindset to pricing, engagement profitability, and project outcomes, while safeguarding professional standards and reputation.
• Proactively manage engagement finances, including invoicing, WIP, and provisioning, ensuring profitability beyond just revenue targets.
• Take responsibility for client and engagement acceptance activities, managing risk appropriately and escalating issues when needed.
• Coach and guide team members on risk management processes, delegating effectively while retaining accountability.

What’s On Offer:

• The opportunity to work for a world-renowned Big Four firm which is on an excellent growth trajectory.
• Exposure to a wide variety of clients and industries, providing valuable and diverse experience. Complex large-scale international projects in one of the world’s top two financial capitals.
• A collaborative and dynamic work environment with a strong emphasis on company culture
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Biannual opportunities for promotion within a meritocratic environment which promotes growth