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Associate Director - Deal Execution - Integration & Separation

KPMG’s Deal Execution practice is looking for exceptional candidates for an Associate Director role. The Deal Execution team is part of KPMG’s rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour.  We are a diverse team working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business, and are focused on continually enhancing value for clients across the deal and economic cycle. Our teams comprise of specialists capable of helping clients right through from conceptual thinking of buying a business to turning their business around in times of difficulty.

The Deal Execution Advisory Team

KPMG's Deal Execution Advisory Team is a growing and dynamic team. We work with both vendors and acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, exits and joint ventures, both pre and post-deal.

The team offers four key proposition areas:

Separation: Supporting vendors to plan and deliver a credible, discrete standalone entity to the Buyer with value preserved and business continuity in place from Day 1, including supporting the definition and implementation of transitional service agreements.

Integration: Pre and post deal integration design, planning and implementation to integrate the target business into the Buyer’s organisation whilst mitigating risk and enhancing value.

Synergies: Understanding the potential benefits and costs generated through a proposed transaction, and the associated plans, interdependencies, risks and issues for the delivery of base and stretch case targets.

Joint Ventures: Helping respective partners ensure the key value considerations are identified and prioritised early and delivered through the associated business plan, leveraging each party’s specific contribution and capabilities and managing broader stakeholder relationships.

Lead complex People in Mergers and Acquisitions engagements that help clients navigate acquisitions, integrations, separations, carve-outs and joint ventures. This role combines strategic transaction expertise with deep people and organisation insight to identify risks, support workforce transitions and protect deal value. Working with senior client stakeholders across the deal lifecycle, you will shape practical solutions covering organisation design, people strategy, employee experience and human resources operations. The strongest appeal of this opportunity is the chance to influence high-profile transactions while helping grow a market-leading People in M&A practice and developing future talent.  

As Manager - People in M&A, you will help clients turn complex transactions into successful employee and organisational outcomes. You will lead the day-to-day delivery of engagements and major workstreams across due diligence, integration, separation and value delivery, working closely with senior clients and multidisciplinary KPMG teams. Your contribution will identify workforce risks and opportunities, shape practical people solutions and strengthen delivery quality, commercial performance and client confidence. This role offers broad exposure across the deal lifecycle, responsibility for coaching colleagues and the opportunity to grow the People in M&A practice through new propositions, pitches and market activity. 

Lead business development for Microsoft-enabled transformation across Financial Services, creating new opportunities through KPMG’s client network and the Microsoft ecosystem. You will own the journey from demand generation and early client engagement through bids, negotiation, contracting and mobilisation, bringing together senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams. The role offers significant scope to shape propositions across banking, insurance, asset and wealth management, with a particular focus on translating Microsoft business applications into clear client outcomes. Join a collaborative team where your commercial judgement, industry insight and ability to influence complex networks will directly support growth and major transformation programmes.