Deals, Strategy - Delivering Deal Value - Senior Manager

Responsibilities

The Delivering Deal Value (DDV) team is part of the
DS&O business unit. Our fast growing practice is looking to double the team
in the next 12 to 18 months. It focuses on providing support for potential,
actual transactions and assists clients in all operational integration aspects
of the transaction, pre and post completion.

As a Senior Manager within the DDV team with a
focus on HR, your responsibilities will include:
• Being responsible for understanding the target’s
business operations and HR related risks (e.g. compensations, benefits,
employment transfer, organization structure and design, HR processes,management
reviews and systems)
• Managing HR diligence teams to ensure the quality
of services and continuous development
• Coordinating the post deal team managing HR
aspects of the transition (integration/carve out) including developing
compensation and benefits plans, assessing systems requirements, managing
change and communication, developing the operating model and organization
structure, developing HR policies and processes and job descriptions
• Leading the successful delivery of projects, which
may include multiple projects at a time, while leading a team of
consultants
• Framing and understanding key client issues,
client processes and mandate, and defining realistic expectations for the
client and team
• Be the main point of contact for our clients to
build relationships and with the project manager for day-to- day
activities
• Project budgeting and finance management
• Structuring and ensuring the development of
written reports encompassing the relevant analysis, findings and
recommendations
• Managing client expectations and ensuring that the
scope of work is completed to PwC’s standards of excellence
• Building long lasting relationships with internal
and external stakeholders in order to identify value add opportunities for
existing and potential clients
• Contributing to the wider business unit through
business development initiatives, knowledge sharing, recruitment, mentoring,
training, and other activities

Requirements:
• Years of Experience: Minimum of 8 years of
relevant experience in a strategy consulting firm, private equity, investment
fund, or other environments where similar skills have been developed
• Proven specific experience across all key areas of
the HR/people workstream in a deal, with a focus on in- deal and post-deal
activities both the ‘soft’ (culture change, change management, communications
and talent management) as well as the ‘hard’ and more technical aspects of a deal
(organization design, people transition and industrial relations)
• Previous experience with the HR Directors and
senior HR stakeholders in shaping the HR / People activities across an
integration or separation program
• Ability to build collaborative working
relationships at all levels, establishing credibility both, internally with
senior management, and externally with our clients
• Commercial exposure in negotiation and
consultation directly with clients and evidence of leading on successful
business development opportunities
• Strong time management and organizing skills;
having the ability to prioritise workload across team members while being
resilient and able to cope well under pressure and meet tight
deadlines
• Technical skills including but not limited to:
financial analysis, business performance analysis, report structuring and
delivery
• Experience including but not limited to:
operational due diligence, post-merger integration, carve-out, operational
turnaround
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and
leadership skills
• Language Skills: Fluent in English.
Multilingual/Arabic is a plus.
• The ability and willingness to travel within the
Middle East where the project dictates

Education:
• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree from a
top-tier university with high scores (top 10% in class and/or above 3.6/4
CGPA):
• MBA from top business school is preferred, though
not essential