Business Unit Manager- Mergers

**Job Summary**:
Currently we have an exciting career opportunity for a **Business Unit Manager - Mergers & Acquisitions** within Aon Commercial Risk Solutions’ Financial Services Group (“FSG”). This position will be located on a hybrid basis in Sandton.

**Aon is in the business of better decisions**:
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**What the day will look like**:
**Management responsibilities**
- Responsible for managing a service area or a business area or a service centre.
- Responsible for driving operational efficiencies and business changes to ensure business unit objectives are met.
- Contributes to the operational change strategies.
- Manages the delivery of services.
- Ensures compliance / regulatory requirements are adhered to
- Management responsibility for a team of client facing-, administration
- and claims staff, and ensuring high standards of client service are efficiently and compliantly met
- Responsible for a portfolio of client accounts (will be larger and more complex accounts or key clients at this level) and manages and co-ordinates all related activities including building a “client profile” of risks and needs analysis.
- Structures an insurance programme to meet client needs including producing policy documentation, leading or contributing to renewal meetings and leading or renewing fee negotiation.
- Responsible for the day to day running of Client’s risk and insurance programmes and producing documentation when required (for more complex/valuable accounts)
- Attends and contributes to client meetings acting as the “expert” on all client service activities (for more complex/valuable accounts).
- Responsible for engaging in business development and/or contributing directly or indirectly to all business development efforts in Aon South Africa.

**Mergers & Acquisitions responsibilities**
- Advise clients and colleagues on the insurability of warranty & indemnity risks and other contingent risks in M&A and private equity transactions and structure appropriate transaction insurance solutions
- Analyze transaction documents and due diligence reports
- Prepare documentation required to approach the market for insurance terms
- Analyze insurance terms, prepare summaries and negotiate the policy terms with underwriters
- Manage the overall transaction and underwriting process
- Engage and cooperate with the wider AMATS team in respect of the broader value proposition for clients
- Pro-actively build and maintain client and advisory relationships

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**Minimum Requirements**:
**Qualifications, Skills and experience that will lead to success**:
**Qualifications.**
- Grade 12. (Matric).
- Law degree. Another academic activity will be valued.
- A relevant tertiary insurance related qualification will be advantageous
- Registration with the FSCA in terms of the FAIS ACT within 12 months
- Registration as an associate with the IISA within 12 months

**Knowledge.**
- Have a working knowledge of risk analysis methodologies.
- Have a good understanding of the applicable legislative environment governing the insurance industry.
- Extensive knowledge of Mergers & Acquisitions and Warranty & Indemnity risk
- Have the ability to review high level financial statements
- Legal/tax or environmental background

**Skills and Attributes.**
- A trusted relationship manager who can leverage existing network to expand AMATS’ Transaction Solutions coverage universe and drive new business
- Credibility and gravitas with senior leaders e.g., senior partners in law firms
- Have established relationships in top tier law or audit firms
- Ability to work well as part of an open and collaborative international team
- Eloquent, personable and willing to meet clients/prospective clients and their advisors to explain our offering
- An ability to understand the product and articulate it to the layman
- Be a proactive business developer and can build relationships with law firms, corporates and financial sponsors
- Engage with underwriters, in both the value aspects and commercial
- Written and oral business proficiency in English
- Well-developed team management skills
- Developed team functioning skills
- Good interpersonal relationships.