We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors.
The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands, and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Somerset and looking to compliment, scale and grow our R&D facilities in Abingdon and Coventry with the brightest minds from within the battery and EV sector.
Our battery technology roadmap is based on a foundation of world-class solutions for multiple applications. Collaborating with our technical partners, we are industrialising best-in-class high energy density and long-lasting battery cells. We are also committed to developing the next generation of battery technologies.
Can you help pioneer innovative battery solutions of the future?
We are recruiting for an experienced Corporate Development Analyst to join our Corporate Development and Corporate Strategy team. You will be responsible for providing commercial, partnership and M&A insights in support of our strategy. Candidates must have experience in deals, including the origination and execution of transactions and investments in support of identified strategies or strategy management development/application. Such experience will have been gained through external consulting/advisory roles in Strategy, Corporate Finance/M&A or Private Equity and/or in-house industry roles in Strategy/Corporate Development, ideally in an international industrial setting.
This is a hybrid working role that will be based in our Coventry office. Support commercial innovation initiatives across the spectrum of corporate development activity
Help deliver our strategy, supporting the identification, assessment and execution of potential financing, partnerships, transactions, and investments (e.g. M&A, JVs) and new commercial ventures.
Strategic, commercial, legislative, operational and technical
Understand where the value is in the development opportunity/partnership and how any transaction might work and be structured.
Support the development and delivery of presentations to senior stakeholders, providing clear data driven analysis and recommendations to support key strategic decisions at an “Enterprise Level”.
Maintain and develop high quality relationships with a broad range of internal subject matter experts (strategic, commercial, financial, operational, technical)
Develop commercial business cases, and bespoke innovative commercial / business models to optimise benefits and minimise risk.
Support financial modelling exercises to inform a range of commercial analyses.
Manage effective commercial due diligence exercises on potential targets and partners and drive post deal business and integration plans.
Support deal structuring and the negotiation of commercial terms and contracts.
A professional/Advanced level qualification in either finance (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or business administration (MBA) would be beneficial, but not essential.
Undertake complex strategic, commercial and financial analysis/modelling to inform commercial decision making
Translate changes in the external environment into data-driven, strategic recommendations, creating structure and frameworks to assess complex questions
Ability to innovate and think creatively to drive superior commercial outcomes
Ability to interact with and manage a diverse internal & external network
High degree of commercial acumen and ability to influence, including ability to support negotiations
Ability to review, understand and provide commercial input to key partnership/ transaction documents
Ability to structure and manage complex cross-functional activities, projects and processes with multiple stakeholders at both senior and junior levels
Highly organised, able to balance multiple projects, priorities and resources
Ability to get things done in a fast paced, agile working environment
PowerPoint and Excel modelling skills are essential
Ability to work within a “start-up” culture where resilience, creativity are necessary is equal measure.
We continue to review the market to deliver a competitive benefits package, which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business that is committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide our team members with total wellbeing support.
You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and make your mark in a new organisation.