Assistant Manager - Mergers and Acquisition

🏢 STS Group
📍 United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 2mo ago🔄 Updated: 2mo ago
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The Assistant Manager - Mergers and Acquisition will lead and support the identification, evaluation, and execution of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments within the Services portfolio, aiming to drive growth in transport, academies, and adjacent service lines. This role requires strong commercial acumen and financial modelling capabilities to conduct market mapping, lead deal execution from screening to negotiation, and build financial models. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Education, or Management, with 3-5 years of experience in M&A, corporate finance, private equity, or investment banking, and possess strong financial modelling and valuation expertise. Experience in services-based industries and proven ability to manage multiple transactions are highly advantageous.
Required Skills
Finance, Legal & Governance
Financial ModelingValuation
Productivity & Workplace Tools
Microsoft Office
Nice to have:
Information Technology
Dashboards
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Education, Management, or related field is required. 3-5 years’ experience in M&A, corporate finance, private equity, or investment banking, along with strong financial modelling and valuation expertise, is essential. Experience in services-based industries is highly advantageous.
Description
Job description / Role Job Type Full Time Job Location UAE Nationality Any Nationality Salary Not Specified Gender Not Specified Arabic Fluency Not Specified Job Function Education & Teaching Company Industry Education & Training The role’s purpose is to lead and support the identification, evaluation, and execution of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments across the Services portfolio. The role will play a key part in unlocking value, expanding capabilities, and accelerating growth across transport, academies, and adjacent service lines. This is a hands-on role requiring strong commercial acumen, financial modelling capability, and the ability to operate across both strategic and operational environments. Key responsibilities include identifying and developing M&A pipelines aligned with growth strategy, conducting market mapping across UAE, GCC, EU, and UK, and defining investment themes. Lead end-to-end deal execution—from screening, valuation, and due diligence to negotiation and coordination with stakeholders. Build financial models, assess synergy potential, and manage risk and capital allocation. Support post-acquisition integration and value realization, tracking performance against targets. Act as a key liaison between leadership, advisors, and target companies, fostering strong partnerships and supporting negotiations with a collaborative approach. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Education, Management, or related field • Master’s degree or postgraduate qualification is desirable • PMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent certification desirable • 3-5 years’ experience in M&A, corporate finance, private equity, or investment banking. • Strong financial modelling and valuation expertise. • Experience in services-based industries (transport, education, facilities, consumer services) is highly advantageous. • Proven ability to manage multiple transactions or workstreams simultaneously • Commercially astute with the ability to assess operational realities, not just financials • Strong communication and presentation skills, including Board-level materials • Advanced governance and risk management capability • Highly analytical, structured and detail-oriented • Proficiency in reporting tools and Microsoft Office suite About the Company STS Group offers a broad spectrum of transport and technical services for the education and corporate business sectors. Our purpose is to shape a better world by being a reliable partner of choice for passenger transport solutions across the GCC through our core values of Safe, Timely, Smart. As a vision-driven brand, we take a long-term view of everything we do. Our dynamism and passion for innovation have helped us achieve sustainable success in a short period. Headquartered in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the STS Group employs over 3,000 team members across the GCC. We take a long-term view of everything we do, and our dynamism and passion for innovation have helped us achieve sustainable success in a short period. Headquartered in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the STS Group employs over 3,000 team members across the GCC. Easy Apply
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