Leadership role in M&A
- Location
- Delhi, Delhi, India
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Min Experience: 9+ years Location: NCR JobType: full-time
As a senior leader in M&A and Corporate Development, you will play a key role in shaping the organization's inorganic growth strategy. You will independently lead deal origination , conduct market and industry mapping, identify potential acquisition targets, and build a high-quality pipeline aligned with the organization's strategic priorities. The ideal candidate will combine strong BFSI industry knowledge with proven expertise in M&A, corporate development, deal origination, and stakeholder management . Requirements Key Responsibilities
• Lead M&A origination across segments within the BFSI industry , identifying opportunities that align with the organization's strategic and growth objectives.
- Lead M&A origination across segments within the BFSI industry , identifying opportunities that align with the organization's strategic and growth objectives.
- Develop and maintain a robust acquisition pipeline across banking, NBFCs, insurance, fintech, wealth management, asset management, lending, payments, and other relevant financial services segments.
- Conduct comprehensive market and industry mapping to identify emerging businesses, attractive sub-sectors, consolidation opportunities, and potential acquisition targets.
- Originate and evaluate potential transactions through extensive market research, industry intelligence, professional networks, and relationship building.
- Build and maintain relationships with promoters, founders, CXOs, investment bankers, private equity investors, advisors, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Develop investment theses and preliminary business cases for potential acquisition opportunities.
- Work closely with internal leadership, strategy, finance, legal, risk, and business teams to assess strategic fit and transaction feasibility.
- Coordinate with advisors and external stakeholders during due diligence, valuation, negotiations, and transaction structuring.
- Track competitive M&A activity, industry consolidation, regulatory developments, and market trends to identify new opportunities.
- Prepare and present opportunity assessments, transaction rationale, market intelligence, and pipeline updates to senior leadership.
- Support negotiations and transaction execution from initial discussions through signing and closure.
- Develop a structured framework for continuously sourcing and prioritizing potential acquisition opportunities.
• M&A
- M&A
- Corporate Development
- Deal Origination
- Strong understanding of the BFSI industry and financial services ecosystem
- Proven experience in building and managing an acquisition pipeline
- Strong market and industry mapping capabilities
- Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
- Strong commercial, analytical, and strategic thinking
• Merger & Acquisition • Merger and Acquisition • Merger • Experience across multiple BFSI segments • Exposure to transaction advisory, investment banking, private equity, or corporate strategy • Experience working with senior executives, promoters, investors, and transaction advisors Experience 9–15 years of relevant experience in M&A, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Strategy, Private Equity, or related functions, with significant exposure to deal origination and transaction opportunities within BFSI . The candidate should demonstrate a strong track record of identifying strategic opportunities, developing acquisition pipelines, building senior-level relationships, and contributing to successful M&A transactions.
From Weekday AI's careers page (Workable), checked 30 Oct 2026.
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Posted 21 Sept 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job