Senior Manager Transaction Execution

A Day in the Life

Manage the day-to-day execution of assigned transactions and workstreams within the global franchise conversion programme. Bring together internal teams and external advisors to progress diligence, transaction documentation, signing, closing and post-close activities, keeping delivery aligned with the wider separation and franchise platform programmes.

Reporting to the Director, Transaction Lead, you will take ownership of defined deliverables, resolve execution issues and provide recommendations on key decisions. The Director retains overall transaction leadership and oversight of negotiation strategy, with material commitments and approvals escalated through the agreed governance.

What You'll Do

• Transaction execution
• Manage assigned transactions or substantial workstreams from structuring through signing and closing, within the scope and mandate agreed with the Director.
• Own detailed execution plans, critical paths, issue logs and closing checklists; track regulatory and other approvals with Legal and escalate risks to delivery.
• Internal and external team coordination
• Coordinate deliverables across Finance, Legal, Tax, Operations, HR, IT and external advisors; run working-level meetings and follow through on actions.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to Analyst resources on assigned work and review outputs for accuracy and completeness.
• Transaction structure and agreements
• Work with Legal to coordinate business inputs to documentation including sale agreements, franchise agreements and related commercial documents.
• Maintain list of commercial issues and assess operational implications to support negotiations within an agreed mandate, escalating material changes for approval.
• Counterparty engagement and diligence
• Manage day-to-day diligence, including VDR readiness, request allocation, response quality and controlled information release.
• Coordinate buyer and franchisee screening inputs, advisor interactions and management meetings; escalate sensitive requests and support onboarding planning.
• Cross-pillar coordination
• Work with the Franchise Transformation Office and franchise platform teams to align transaction milestones with perimeter decisions, separation dependencies and day 1 readiness.
• Identify operational constraints and coordinate actions with accountable workstream leads to protect deal timing and execution.
• TSA and ongoing services
• Coordinate inputs to transition services and other ongoing franchise services, maintaining a clear distinction between temporary support and permanent obligations.
• Work with functional owners to document scope, pricing, duration, service levels and exit milestones for review and agreement.
• Transaction economics
• Maintain transaction and separation cost forecasts, advisor fee trackers and estimates of stranded costs and dis-synergies, reconciling inputs with Finance.
• Analyse variances, challenge assumptions and prepare financial and commercial assessments to support recommendations.
• Governance support
• Prepare transaction updates and decision papers for the Director, SVP, Executive Sponsor and SteerCo, setting out progress, options, recommendations and implications; maintain clear decision and approval records.
• Post-close execution
• Coordinate assigned post-close actions, including TSA performance, billing, disputes and exit milestones, with the Franchise Transformation Office and functional owners.
• Track separation and stranded costs against estimates and escalate unresolved obligations or cost pressures

What We're Looking For

• 5–10 years of relevant experience in corporate development, M&A execution, investment banking, transaction advisory or private equity, with hands-on responsibility for transaction workstreams.
• Sell-side transaction experience, including delivery through signing and closing; divestiture or carve-out experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of sale and purchase agreements, TSAs and commercial contracts, with the ability to connect terms to operational requirements.
• Experience coordinating internal functions and multiple advisors, influencing delivery without direct authority and escalating issues with clear recommendations.
• Strong financial analysis and Excel skills, including cost forecasting, variance analysis and assessment of separation and stranded costs.
• Disciplined project management, sound commercial judgement and confidence presenting to senior stakeholders.
• High standards of accuracy, confidentiality and ownership; ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Cross-border transaction, post-close separation or franchise-sector experience would be an advantage.

What You'll Get

Hybrid office model – 3 days minimum in the office with Tuesday & Wednesday being mandatory days

Bonus

• Private health care
• Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays (after your 5th anniversary, increases to 28 days, after your 10th anniversary, increases to 30 days)
• Pension: Matched up to 8%
• Eyecare vouchers

Flexible Working Opportunities

• Work from anywhere Opportunities
• Gift Vouchers for expectant parents
• Death in Service Payment
• Referral scheme

Long Service Award

• Discounts: IHG Staff Discount, Discounted Gym Memberships, KIA Affinity Hertz Staff Discount, Perks at Work
• 40% off any standard Hertz Rental in a Corporate country
• Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family
• Training & Development Opportunity – Apprenticeship Scheme
• Perks at work - employee discount portal