Basic Information
Business Line: Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory
City: Zurich
Experience Level: Experienced
Working Time Percentage: 80% - 100%
Date Published: 17-Sep-2026
Req #: 25148
Job Description
Location: Zurich
Work Pattern Percentage: 80% - 100%
Join our Swiss market-leading Deal Transformation and Post-Merger Integration team, where we provide expert advice to Swiss Corporate, private equity, and mid-market clients aiming to generate and create value throughout the M&A lifecycle. Our team is dedicated to helping clients evaluate operational performance, pinpoint value creation opportunities, and navigate the complexities of acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-outs seamlessly.
How You Will Make an Impact
You will collaborate with corporate management teams, private equity investors, and M&A professionals to unlock and maximize the value of M&A transactions. Your contributions will help shape strategic thinking and address crucial performance issues while incorporating the full array of Deloitte capabilities to enhance deal value.
In your role as part of a dedicated M&A specialists team, you will provide operational due diligence advice that integrates financial performance, operational capabilities, and strategic goals, focusing on revenue growth and cost reduction strategies.
Your Role and Responsibilities
- Lead the daily delivery of M&A value creation and pre-deal due diligence engagements, collaborating with client counterparts on key findings and priorities.
- Work within project teams to conduct due diligence, operational analyses, financial baseline assessments, and ensure the quality of deliverables.
- Assist corporate and private equity clients in understanding the operational capabilities of acquisition targets and existing portfolio companies.
- Support clients in evaluating potential merger synergies and the complexities associated with carve-outs, as well as the standalone performance improvement potential of buyouts and divestments.
- Conduct structured client interviews to uncover operational complexities and value creation opportunities, often involving senior stakeholders.
- Synthesize qualitative and quantitative information from diverse sources into clear value creation hypotheses and compelling narratives.
- Focus deliverables on the most significant issues relevant to the transaction and investment thesis.
- Provide actionable operational value creation advice, backed by interviews, data analysis, financial baseline evaluations, and external benchmarks.
- Manage project scope, priorities, timelines, budgets, risks, and quality while collaborating closely with senior leadership.
- Foster trusted relationships with corporate executives and M&A professionals.
- Contribute to business development through proposal preparation, client materials, and relationship management.
- Design and lead initiatives aimed at improving M&A value creation and pre-deal due diligence practices.
What We Are Looking For
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering, or a related discipline.
- At least five years of relevant professional experience in M&A, focusing on operational due diligence within a Big Four accounting firm, strategy consultancy, or specialized restructuring adviser.
- Extensive experience in operational due diligence, including synergy identification and tracking.
- Knowledge in standalone performance diagnostics and separation diagnostics.
- Experience in commercial due diligence, business planning, and revenue growth is advantageous.
- Demonstrated understanding of due diligence processes and documentation requirements.
- Industry experience in Energy, Resources & Industrials; Consumer; Life Sciences & Healthcare; or Technology, Media & Telecommunications is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Full professional proficiency in English; fluency in German, ideally including Swiss German, is highly desirable.
Joining Our Team
Become part of a diverse and motivated team dedicated to personal and professional development through mentorship and high-quality training. At Deloitte, we are committed to fostering a culture of feedback, ensuring continuous learning in a global professional environment.
By joining us, you will work in a supportive environment that values your contributions, encourages growth, and offers flexible and hybrid working conditions. We celebrate diversity and aim to improve 100 million futures by 2030.
How to Apply
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability. We encourage applications from all candidates and particularly invite women to apply, even if they do not meet every criterion.