Senior Associate, Corporate Development
Vistra, Hungary, CT, United States
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Associate within Corporate Development, supporting the integration of acquired companies and the separation of divested businesses. This full-time hybrid role offers regional coverage and the chance to make a significant impact on our inorganic growth agenda.
Purpose of the Role
The Senior Associate is responsible for planning and executing seamless integration, separation and carve‑out strategies, operating through a robust Integration Management Office (IMO). The role focuses on day‑to‑day delivery of complex, cross‑functional programs to ensure deal objectives are achieved, value is realized, and disruption to the business is minimized across M&A transactions.
Key Responsibilities
Design and execute end‑to‑end integration, separation and carve‑out plans aligned to deal rationale and value drivers.
Lead oversight of assigned workstreams through the Integration Management Office (IMO).
Design and maintain detailed execution plans, including milestones, dependencies and critical path activities.
Ensure business continuity and operational stability throughout transition periods with deal Sponsors.
Support TSA design, execution and exit where applicable.
Partner with senior stakeholders to drive delivery and resolve issues.
Prepare and present IMO reporting for steering committees and executive forums.
Proactively surface risks, issues and decision points with clear recommendations.
3. Governance, reporting & value tracking
Own integration and separation reporting through the IMO, including progress, risks and financial impacts.
Track synergies and value creation with the deal team.
Develop and track one‑off integration/separation costs.
4. Change management & communications
Support change management and communications across integration and separation programs.
Work with HR and leadership teams to support cultural integration, organizational design and workforce transitions.
Capture lessons learned and feed into integration playbooks and IMO standards.
Contribute to the development of tools, templates and best‑practice IMO approaches.
Requirements
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
2 – 5 years of relevant work experience in M&A integration and/or operational due diligence consulting, in the integration department of MNCs or Big 4’s; and/or performance improvement (value creation) or business transformation projects in an M&A context.
Experience operating effectively in complex, fast‑paced environments and delivering integration updates to C‑suite executive teams.
Strong communication skills, result‑oriented and solution‑oriented and able to bring about changes.
Enthusiastic, proactive and self‑starting.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with a "can‑do" approach.
The ability to influence and drive geographically dispersed teams.
Must have proven ability to re‑align priorities rapidly to meet evolving business requirements.
Experience with TSAs and Day 1 / Day 100 planning.
Experience tracking synergies and value realisation.
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Purpose of the Role
The Senior Associate is responsible for planning and executing seamless integration, separation and carve‑out strategies, operating through a robust Integration Management Office (IMO). The role focuses on day‑to‑day delivery of complex, cross‑functional programs to ensure deal objectives are achieved, value is realized, and disruption to the business is minimized across M&A transactions.
Key Responsibilities
Design and execute end‑to‑end integration, separation and carve‑out plans aligned to deal rationale and value drivers.
Lead oversight of assigned workstreams through the Integration Management Office (IMO).
Design and maintain detailed execution plans, including milestones, dependencies and critical path activities.
Ensure business continuity and operational stability throughout transition periods with deal Sponsors.
Support TSA design, execution and exit where applicable.
Partner with senior stakeholders to drive delivery and resolve issues.
Prepare and present IMO reporting for steering committees and executive forums.
Proactively surface risks, issues and decision points with clear recommendations.
3. Governance, reporting & value tracking
Own integration and separation reporting through the IMO, including progress, risks and financial impacts.
Track synergies and value creation with the deal team.
Develop and track one‑off integration/separation costs.
4. Change management & communications
Support change management and communications across integration and separation programs.
Work with HR and leadership teams to support cultural integration, organizational design and workforce transitions.
Capture lessons learned and feed into integration playbooks and IMO standards.
Contribute to the development of tools, templates and best‑practice IMO approaches.
Requirements
To succeed in this role, you’ll need:
2 – 5 years of relevant work experience in M&A integration and/or operational due diligence consulting, in the integration department of MNCs or Big 4’s; and/or performance improvement (value creation) or business transformation projects in an M&A context.
Experience operating effectively in complex, fast‑paced environments and delivering integration updates to C‑suite executive teams.
Strong communication skills, result‑oriented and solution‑oriented and able to bring about changes.
Enthusiastic, proactive and self‑starting.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with a "can‑do" approach.
The ability to influence and drive geographically dispersed teams.
Must have proven ability to re‑align priorities rapidly to meet evolving business requirements.
Experience with TSAs and Day 1 / Day 100 planning.
Experience tracking synergies and value realisation.
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