M&A Lead, KSA

Job Overview

M&A Lead, Middle East ERM is seeking a Partner or Director in KSA to expand the firm’s ESG and sustainability advisory footprint in the region. The incumbent will open doors, identify clients, cultivate long‑term relationships, and secure major ESG and sustainability advisory mandates.

• Build and sustain strategic relationships with senior stakeholders across sovereign wealth funds, national investment entities, regional conglomerates, and large corporate groups.
• Engage clients in a culturally informed and commercially credible manner, identifying high‑value ESG advisory opportunities aligned with regional investment priorities in energy, diversified industry, infrastructure, and transformation.
• Lead senior discussions positioning ERM as a trusted adviser on ESG strategy, responsible investment frameworks, sustainability reporting, climate risk, and related themes.
• Collaborate with global ESG specialists to craft compelling proposals and assemble delivery teams, focusing on initiating conversations and securing mandates.
• Coordinate with ERM Partners across ESG, Corporate Sustainability, M&A, and Low Carbon Economy to convert and deliver regional opportunities.
• Advise internal teams on cultural expectations, engagement norms, and relationship‑building approaches unique to the Middle Eastern market.
• Represent ERM at events, investor round tables, and senior forums to strengthen visibility with sovereign wealth funds and decision‑making bodies.

• Strong background in corporate finance, institutional investing, private equity, or investment advisory.
• Deep relationships within the Middle Eastern investment ecosystem, including sovereign wealth funds, investment holding companies, and major corporate groups.
• Experience engaging senior financial stakeholders on ESG, sustainability, or responsible‑investment themes.
• Proven ability to originate client relationships and win advisory work.
• Strong networking skills, credibility with senior investors and executives, and fluency in the language of Middle Eastern investment culture.
• Strategic and commercially minded with the capacity to align ERM’s ESG expertise to client agendas.
• Partner-level candidates should bring demonstrable and well‑established relationships; director-level candidates may also be considered if they demonstrate exceptional potential and specific market access.

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