Head of Corporate Development

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Corporate Development to join our team! You will work closely with senior leadership to evaluate and support in the execution of the Group's corporate development strategy, including equity investments, joint ventures and divestments

• Leading and managing the day to day execution of corporate development projects and M&A transactions
• Coordination and management of relationships with external advisors and internal teams
• Leading project due diligence and preparing/reviewing transaction materials
• Identifying and assessing key transactional considerations and developing workable and pragmatic solutions
• Leading assessment of financial projections and financial impact of pursuing the transaction / opportunities
• Preparation of internal transaction materials for senior colleagues, the Executive committee and the Board
• Manage the evaluation of inorganic opportunities whether originated internally or in response to inbounds
• Developing and leading a successful team, giving them the opportunities to be their best
• Forecasting and managing my budgets effectively, always being cost conscious

• Experience within lead advisory roles (e.g. Big 4 or Investment Bank) or In-house Corporate Development roles
• Significant years experience in a transaction environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior colleagues
• Great teamwork and collaboration
• Strong ability in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Detailed understanding of valuation methodologies
• Ability to build & review financial models (e.g. DCFs)

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We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 45% of base salary
• Car allowance of £7,320 per annum
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
• Private medical insurance
• Retirement savings plan - save between 6% - 10% and Tesco will contribute 1.5 times this amount
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
• A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here

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Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.