Senior Manager - Strategic Investments

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Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Senior Manager operates at the center of strategic transaction execution, converting investment opportunities into robust financial and commercial cases for senior decision-makers. The position takes ownership of individual deal workstreams while maintaining financial model quality, coordinating advisers and ensuring investment submissions comply with established governance requirements. Through disciplined transaction management and cross-functional coordination, the role helps strengthen portfolio value, capital allocation and execution of strategic growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead individual transaction workstreams covering mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, disposals and other strategic investments.
* Manage financial modelling, valuation, due diligence, transaction structuring and project execution activities according to deal requirements.
* Support equity and debt capital market transactions and capital structure optimization initiatives across the Group.
* Build, review and challenge financial models used to evaluate investment opportunities and strategic transactions.
* Present financial model assumptions, methodologies, sensitivities and conclusions to relevant internal stakeholders.
* Ensure finalized transaction models are internally consistent, quality assured and compliant with Group Economic Evaluation Guidelines.
* Coordinate commercial, financial and strategic due diligence activities and follow critical findings through the transaction process.
* Develop investment analysis that supports informed decision-making on potential acquisitions, partnerships, divestments and financing alternatives.
* Prepare transaction presentations, investment materials and other documentation required for internal and external stakeholders.
* Coordinate procurement, appointment and management of financial, commercial, technical and other external advisers.
* Monitor adviser deliverables, timelines and project requirements to maintain efficient transaction execution.
* Support development and continuous enhancement of Group Investment Governance Policies and Framework.
* Assist with revisions and implementation of investment governance requirements across Group companies.
* Manage the flow of investment proposals and supporting documentation through established governance processes.
* Coordinate investment project submissions to the relevant investment committee and help ensure timely progression through approval stages.
* Verify that transaction execution follows applicable investment processes, policies and governance guidelines.
* Act as a focal point for operational deal matters involving internal and external transaction team members.
* Coordinate information gathering, management discussions, meetings and transaction-related follow-up activities.
* Work closely with Treasury, Planning, Assurance, Risk and other Finance functions throughout investment evaluation and execution.
* Engage Legal, Governance, IT, HR and other corporate functions where their input is required for transaction completion.
* Coordinate with business lines to develop investment business cases and validate strategic and commercial assumptions.
* Liaise with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Marketing and Sales teams to complete transaction requirements.
* Maintain productive engagement with potential shareholders, strategic partners and other transaction counterparties.
* Coordinate with government entities, vendors, contractors and third-party service providers when required.
* Support delivery and monitoring of strategic investment performance scorecards.
* Provide inputs for management information systems and transaction progress reporting.
* Contribute to departmental budget preparation and monitor significant expenditure variances affecting assigned activities.
* Identify improvements to investment evaluation, transaction management and governance processes.
* Develop practical tools and techniques that strengthen deal execution efficiency and analytical quality.
* Supervise assigned team activities and develop staff capabilities in financial analysis and transaction execution.

Ideal Profile

* Bachelor\'s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
* Master\'s Degree in Finance is advantageous.
* Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience.
* Career exposure may include mergers and acquisitions, new business development, commercial or trading activities, growth initiatives and business model development.
* Extensive financial management experience with strong understanding of investment evaluation.
* Demonstrated ability to execute complex strategic transaction workstreams.
* Strong experience in financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis.
* Practical understanding of mergers and acquisitions due diligence and transaction structuring.
* Exposure to joint ventures, divestments, equity transactions or debt capital market activities is highly valuable.
* Ability to assess capital structure alternatives and their financial implications.
* Strong strategic capability with the ability to connect transaction analysis to wider organizational priorities.
* Experience working within formal investment governance and approval frameworks.
* Ability to prepare investment committee materials and communicate complex financial analysis clearly.
* Strong project management capability across multidisciplinary transaction teams.
* Experience managing external financial, commercial or professional advisers.
* Confident stakeholder management skills for interaction with senior executives, business leaders, partners and external counterparties.
* Strong commercial judgment, analytical discipline and attention to financial detail.
* CPA, ACCA or CFA professional certification is preferred.

Skills Set

* Mergers and acquisitions
* Strategic investments
* Financial modelling
* Business valuation
* Transaction structuring
* Financial due diligence
* Commercial due diligence
* Investment analysis
* Joint ventures
* Divestments
* Equity capital markets
* Debt capital markets
* Capital structure optimization
* Economic evaluation
* Investment governance
* Investment committee submissions
* Deal execution
* Transaction project management
* Business case development
* Financial management
* Strategic analysis
* Portfolio evaluation
* Capital allocation
* Sensitivity analysis
* Financial forecasting
* Adviser management
* Stakeholder management
* Transaction documentation
* Performance scorecards
* Corporate finance
* Commercial analysis
* Investment risk assessment
* Executive presentations
* CFA
* CPA
* ACCA

Why Join Us

This opportunity places an experienced investment professional at the center of high-value strategic transactions within Abu Dhabi\'s Oil and Energy sector. The role offers exposure to acquisitions, partnerships, divestments, capital markets and portfolio optimization while providing direct interaction with senior leadership and multidisciplinary deal teams. It provides a strong platform for professionals seeking greater responsibility in corporate finance, transaction execution and investment governance across a large and strategically important energy portfolio.

About the Company

ADNOC Group is a diversified energy organization headquartered in Abu Dhabi with an integrated portfolio spanning the energy value chain. Its strategic investment activities support portfolio growth, partnerships, capital optimization and long-term value creation through disciplined financial evaluation, investment governance and execution of major corporate transactions.