Senior Project Manager Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) (m/f/d)*

About us

Are you interested in evaluating businesses, identifying development opportunities and shaping the future commercial trajectory all in one?

You want to actively support our worldwide growth to make us even more successful? You want to work in a truly global set up?

Then SCHOTT is the right place!

SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass-ceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials and technology expertise we offer a broad portfolio of high-quality products and intelligent solutions.

SCHOTT is an innovative enabler for many industries, including the home appliance, pharmaceutical, electronics, optics, life sciences, automotive and aviation industries.

SCHOTT strives to play an important part of everyone’s life and is committed to innovation and sustainable success. The parent company, SCHOTT AG, has its headquarters in Mainz (Germany) and is solely owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation.

As a foundation company, SCHOTT assumes special responsibility for its employees, society and the environment.

To strengthen our team we are looking for a Senior Project Manager Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) at our headquarter in Mainz .

The M&A department acts as an integral part and contributor to achieve SCHOTT’s Growth Aspirations.

Your Contribution

You will be responsible for end-to-end management of complex and strategically important M&A projects on a group and business unit level ranging from Joint Ventures to Buy-side and Sell-side projects, both of established businesses and start-ups :

• Managing all aspects of transactions including the coordination of all work-streams with internal and external stakeholders
• Conducting thorough business and financial analyses as well as any related documentation
• Identifying and analyzing targets supporting target sourcing, the pipelining management and projects’ success tracking
• Coordinating due diligence exercises
• Leading contract negotiations in close cooperation with different departments (legal, compliance, tax )
• Preparation of discussion materials and documentation used to initiate and facilitate Management and Supervisory Board decisions and approvals
• Supporting PMO processes

Your Profile

• You successfully completed a university degree in economics, ideally with a focus on finance or accounting. A technical or scientific focus is a plus but not a must
• You gained a minimum of six years of experience in the field of leading M&A projects , preferably in a comparable position within a company, investment bank or corporate finance department of an audit company
• You feel comfortable to work in an environment with multiple interests where you need to manage various stakeholders and navigate the projects under urgent and sensitive circumstances
• You are capable of successfully handling multiple projects simultaneously and executing them to completion
• You show excellent analytical and project management skills as well as an entrepreneurial mindset paired with strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• You show a confident appearance, high team spirit and excellent English, as well as solid German skills
• Your willingness to travel internationally round off you profile

Your Benefits

SCHOTT’s openness to promote your further development is just as great as our additional benefits. Ranging from active health management via flexible working hours and hybrid work all the way to corporate pension plans : everything geared to suit your goals and needs.

Discover a special corporate culture where everyone has the opportunity to develop their entire potential.

At SCHOTT, you can expect a unique corporate culture where we emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion. We know : motivated and committed employees are the precondition for the success of our company.

Multiple career opportunities; International assignments; Talent development; Team Events

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You can expect interesting tasks and challenging projects, as well as motivated and friendly teams in fields that influence our future.

Do you want to be successful with us? Then,