Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance

The Manager of Strategy & Corporate Development plays a key role in supporting Adtalem Global Education's executive team in the development and execution of enterprise strategy and strategic initiatives. This professional will be involved in a variety of high-impact, high-profile strategy projects to deliver Adtalem's growth aspirations and will have a material impact on the organization's strategy and planning process. This individual will report to the Director, Strategy & Corporate Development and join a team comprised of individuals with experience in consulting, investment banking, corporate development, and private equity work.

Responsibilities

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Manage day-to-day execution of deal processes:

• Support all due diligence work streams, including active management of data requests.
• Coordinate with cross-functional internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment across enterprise.
• Manage third party financial, tax, and legal advisors, when appropriate.
• Provide input for definitive deal documents (e.g., IOI, LOI, purchase agreement).
• Deliver regular updates to leadership and executive teams regarding deal progress, key issues/risks, and next steps.

Develop and maintain financial models supporting corporate development initiatives:

• Serve as a thought partner in developing investment theses for inorganic growth opportunities.
• Distill large data sets and key assumptions into dynamic financial models.
• Provide valuation recommendations based on financial returns analysis (e.g., DCF, IRR, ROIC) and/or prevailing market multiples (e.g., EBITDA, ARR).
• Update and maintain financial models based on new facts or changes in underlying assumptions.

Synthesize market research and competitive intelligence analyses to develop and monitor a comprehensive market map for corporate development purposes:

• Actively manage corporate development pipeline based on both inbound (reactive) and outbound (proactive) activity.
• Assess potential acquisition/partner targets for strategic fit.
• Support in development of investment rationale and prioritization.
• Prepare documents and recommendations in support of investment committee meetings.
• Provide regular corporate development pipeline updates to vertical leaders, COO/CEO, and Board.

Assist with key post deal/partnership activity:

• Develop and socialize key deal summaries and integration/separation considerations.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders with respect to interpreting transaction terms.
• Actively participate in integration planning, ensuring proper knowledge transfer from deal/partnership team to key internal stakeholders.
• Monitor financial performance of acquired assets and new partnerships, including key performance indicators and a qualitative assessment of strategic factors.

Develop C-Suite/Board level presentations highlighting progress of key corporate development initiatives.

ENTERPRISE STRATEGY

Assist with enterprise strategy initiatives including:

• Development and execution of competitive intelligence capability.
• Portfolio strategy - conduct internal and external analysis, synthesize business vertical inputs, develop recommendations for new opportunities.
• Engage in analyses around whether to buy/build/partner in pursuit of a given strategic objective.
• Annual strategic planning process.
• Execution of special projects and “one-off” strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree or MBA preferred
• 3-5+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, equity research, financial due diligence and/or corporate development required
• Direct experience with growth-oriented (i.e., market segmentation, market entry, strategic acquisition analysis, etc.) projects required
• Experience conducting hands-on analysis on target companies, competitors, and markets required
• Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills combined with outstanding project management and problem solving abilities
• Strong intuition / first principles thinking around business performance, business drivers, and overall competitive landscape
• Superior written and oral communication skills
• Ability to synthesize and clearly articulate information and complex ideas
• Demonstrated success as collaborative team player; capable of working with others and autonomously with modest direction
• Possess a strong drive and determination to get things done
• Thrive on achievement and helping others achieve their goals
• Ability to work in a dynamic and cross-functional environment, where conflicting objectives need to be prioritized and achieved
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and secondary research skills required; working knowledge of Capital IQ, PitchBook, and other research platforms preferred

Additional Information

_In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $80696.34 and $140753. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:_

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• _12 Paid Holidays

For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.

You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance._

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation