M&A Manager

Why this role, and why now?

Our growth requires us to further strengthen and professionalize our execution capabilities. Partners and Directors focus on clients, negotiations, commercial development, and strategic oversight. The Deal Execution Manager ensures that multiple transactions are executed simultaneously in a structured, high-quality manner and at the appropriate pace.

This is not a remote coordination role. You have strong subject-matter expertise, oversee the entire transaction process, and take responsibility for the quality and progress of the deal.

The role

You will manage multiple M&A transactions and deal teams simultaneously. You will monitor quality, pace, and risk; serve as the day-to-day point of contact for the client; and actively contribute to securing new mandates.

Responsibilities

Transaction and Process Management

• Manages multiple deal teams and mandates simultaneously and monitors quality, pace, and risk.
• Translate the transaction strategy into clear process planning, workflows, and responsibilities.
• Identifies bottlenecks early on and initiates concrete solutions.

Content and Negotiations

• Monitors the quality of the content in valuations, analyses, memoranda, presentations, and process documentation.
• Leads the substantive preparation for negotiations and prepares for the closing.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the company, its revenue model, financial performance, and key value drivers.

Customers and Stakeholders

• A senior staff member serves as the client’s daily point of contact and ensures a smooth, well-organized process.
• Coordinates collaboration with buyers, investors, accountants, tax professionals, attorneys, and other advisors.
• Keep the Director and Partner informed of progress, decision points, and risks in a targeted manner.

Team and Business

• Coaches associates and analysts and serves as their subject-matter expert.
• Builds their own commercial pipeline within the cluster.
• Contributes to pitches, market outreach, and the development of new mandates.

Where You Make a Difference

• You bring clarity and calm to complex, high-stakes transactions.
• You combine in-depth subject matter expertise with strong process and client management skills.
• You ensure that quality and speed reinforce each other.
• You can improve the deal team through clear leadership, coaching, and leading by example.
• You understand what is commercially and strategically important to the client.

We measure success based on, among other things,

• Responsible for multiple active mandates at the same time
• Deliverable Quality
• Closing rate for your accounts
• Origination: contributing to the acquisition of new clients.
• Customer NPS after the deal
• People: Development of 2 to 3 junior employees / eNPS.

Who We're Looking For

• A master's degree and several years of relevant experience as an associate or in a comparable role in M&A/corporate finance.
• Proven experience in independently managing transaction processes and deal teams.
• Strong in financial analysis, valuation, transaction documentation, and process management.
• Experience with client management, negotiations, and coaching junior professionals.
• Analytical, decisive, commercially savvy, and sensitive to organizational dynamics.
• Strong communication skills and a good command of Dutch and English.

Your Development

The next step is Director, requiring a proven commercial track record, people leadership, and the ability to generate your own fees. The turning point: moving from simply managing mandates to systematically securing new mandates and building a strong position in the industry.

Our culture: walk the talk

• A deal is a deal—you do what you say you'll do, and if something isn't working out, you bring it up in a timely manner.
• Take ownership—treat time, money, and reputation as if they were your own.
• Get it done—you'll find the smart way, even when things don't go your way.
• Excellence is the standard—your work reflects your standards.
• Together we are stronger—you make the team stronger and prioritize the firm’s results over your own interests.

Location and Presence

You’ll be based at our offices in The Hague and Amsterdam. Because you’ll be working closely with clients and deal teams, we believe it’s important to be physically present. On average, we work four days a week in the office. You have the option to work flexibly from home one day a week.