Director of M&A

Why this role, and why now?

Our growth toward 2030 requires Directors who can not only lead complex M&A transactions, but also build lasting relationships with entrepreneurs and investors and secure new engagements. You combine high-quality deal execution with entrepreneurship and commercial leadership.

This is a role for a professional who combines subject-matter expertise with commercial acumen and helps the team excel. You will be a visible champion of our culture and will work closely with the Partners on Hogenhouck’s continued development.

The role

As Director of M&A, you will lead transactions from start to finish: from positioning, valuation, and documentation to due diligence, negotiation, and closing. You will serve as a senior point of contact for the client and be responsible for the quality, progress, and outcome of your mandates.

In addition, you’ll work with the Partner to develop new projects and build long-term client relationships, build a relevant network of entrepreneurs and investors, and manage your cluster’s sales funnel. You’ll coach Managers, Associates, and Analysts and help shape the Hogenhouck culture on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

Transactional Leadership and Customer Relationships

• Leads the entire M&A process across multiple mandates, including valuation, documentation, negotiations, and closing.
• Serves as a senior point of contact and trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and other decision-makers.
• Monitors trading strategy, deal quality, planning, risks, and the client’s interests.
• Leads internal deal teams and external advisors and ensures clear decision-making.

Origination and Commercial Development

• Builds a sustainable network of entrepreneurs, investors, and intermediaries.
• Identifies and converts business opportunities into new M&A mandates.
• Works with the Partner to develop customer relationships and strengthen Hogenhouck's position in the industry.
• Actively focuses on the sales funnel and the development of projects within the cluster.

Substantive Quality and Negotiations

• Ensures the quality of valuations, strategic analyses, and transaction documentation.
• Provides guidance on the negotiation strategy and conducts or oversees key negotiations.
• Identifies financial, tax, and legal issues and engages specialists in a timely manner.
• Makes complex issues easy to understand and translates analyses into clear options for the client.

Leadership and Team Development

• Leads deal teams and develops managers, associates, and analysts.
• Coaches colleagues on subject matter, customer focus, business acumen, and professional conduct.
• Actively contributes to knowledge sharing, quality standards, and continuous improvement.
• Serves as a role model in ownership, collaboration, and Hogenhouck’s culture.

Where You Make a Difference

• You combine senior sales experience with the ability to win new business.
• You build trust with business owners at critical moments.
• You bring clarity to analyses, focus to negotiations, and calm to complex processes.
• You help people grow and enable the entire team to perform better.
• You think and act like an entrepreneur, putting the firm's interests first.

We measure success based on, among other things,

• Origination: a contribution based on the deal value per year, to be determined.
• Closing rate for the accounts you are responsible for.
• Assignments: multiple active transactions under your ultimate responsibility.
• Customer Satisfaction: Customer NPS After the Deal.
• Team Development: Your Cluster's eNPS.
• Culture: Role Model Score in the 360° evaluation.

Who We're Looking For

Experience and Background

• Academic-level work and thinking skills in a financial, economic, or business administration field.
• Extensive relevant experience in M&A or corporate finance, including independently leading transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop business relationships and secure new contracts.
• Strong knowledge of financial analysis, valuations, and the tax and legal aspects of transactions.
• Experience leading and coaching multidisciplinary deal teams.
• Excellent command of Dutch and English.

Personal Qualities

• Entrepreneurial and commercially driven, with a genuine focus on the customer.
• Analytically sharp, persuasive, and decisive.
• A natural leader who gives others space and holds them accountable for quality.
• Tough in negotiations, thoughtful in relationships, and calm under pressure.
• A visible cultural leader who prioritizes collaboration over self-interest.

Our Brand Values

• Entrepreneurial – We think and act like owners and take responsibility for results.
• Sharp – We say what needs to be said: analytically, with sound reasoning, and focused on achieving the best results.
• Personal – We understand that a business sale is more than just a transaction. We stand by the business owner.

Our culture: walk the talk

• A deal is a deal: you do what you say you'll do.
• Take ownership: treat time, money, and reputation as if they were your own.
• Make it happen: Find the smartest way forward, even when things don't go your way.
• Precision is the standard: quality starts with your own work.
• Together we’re stronger: you help your colleagues grow and prioritize the firm’s results.

Location and Presence

You’ll be based at our offices in The Hague and Amsterdam. A visible presence is important for collaborating with clients, partners, and deal teams. On average, we expect you to be in the office four days a week; one day of flexible work from home is possible.