WTW
Mergers & Acquisitions Growth Leader

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Description
The successful candidate will have responsibility for coordinating, growing, and building on the production and pipeline of Transactional Risk business within the M&A team, with a particular focus on law firm relationships.
You will provide directional management, including financial and operational responsibility, whilst adhering to Group standards.
You will identify, manage, and develop client, insurer, and team relationships, and convert prospects.
The Role
Strategy and planning
- Facilitates collaborative processes, ensuring a well-articulated and prioritized set of medium and long-term goals in the delivery of the M&A proposition and strategy.
Execution and placement
- Focus on building WTW’s M&A capability ensuring execution and advice is of the highest standard.
- Deliver optimization of revenue from new and existing clients through the use of the full range of appropriate placement channels and markets, delivering bespoke insurance solutions within tight timeframes.
Inclusive and collaborative
- Works with M&A team members and producers of M&A business locally and across the rest of the world, cognisant of local culture and capabilities working to identify and convert M&A business.
- Facilitates M&A initiatives, supporting Finex Group FINEX initiatives and innovation.
Organisation design and development
- Working with other centres of excellence, other WTW offices, and other lines of business, to convert business and coordinate activities, including innovation and cross-selling initiatives to better service prospects and clients.
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Reporting
- Lead the preparation of regular/periodic updates, reports, and analysis to assist M&A, Finex, line of business, and Corporate Risk and Broking leadership.
Client Relationship Management
- Understand the clients’ business, structure, and their insurance needs.
- Identify primary budget holders and decision makers within clients, establish, and maintain active relationships with these people.
Insurer relationships
- Support and build strong relationships with underwriters/insurers in London and international markets.
Qualifications
What you'll bring:
- Educated to a degree, or MBA level (or country equivalent) and/or Professional experience working with lawyers, Financial Sponsors, and M&A.
- Experience or interest in mergers and acquisitions/transactional risk and private equity clients helpful with a particular focus on lawyer relationships.
- Focus on business development, in particular, in developing strong relationships and identifying, converting, and managing opportunities from law firms and financial sponsors.
- Good interpersonal and strong organizational skills.
- Strong sales, problem solving, and analytical skills.
- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Good business development skills.
- Strong facilitation skills.
- High levels of business and financial acumen with an understanding of company strategy.
- Skills in planning and budgeting.


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What We Offer
Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You'll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.
We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview, and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email candidatehelpdesk@wtw.com.
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