Company Description
About Adtalem Global Education
Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.
Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.
In our U.S. locations, we operate on a hybrid work model with three in-office days and two remote days per week. Starting Q1 2025, we will transition to a four-day in-office schedule, Monday–Thursday. This in-office time fosters creativity, innovation, communication, and stronger team relationships, supporting both individual and organizational success.
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Job Description
Opportunity at a Glance
The Manager of Strategy & Corporate Development plays a key role in supporting Adtalem Global Education's executive team in the development and execution of enterprise strategy and strategic initiatives. This professional will be involved in a variety of high-impact, high-profile strategy projects to deliver Adtalem's growth aspirations and will have a material impact on the organization's strategy and planning process. This individual will report to the Director, Strategy & Corporate Development and join a team comprised of individuals with experience in consulting, investment banking, corporate development, and private equity work.
Responsibilities
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
Manage day-to-day execution of deal processes:
- Support all due diligence work streams, including active management of data requests.
- Coordinate with cross-functional internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment across enterprise.
- Manage third party financial, tax, and legal advisors, when appropriate.
- Provide input for definitive deal documents (e.g., IOI, LOI, purchase agreement).
- Deliver regular updates to leadership and executive teams regarding deal progress, key issues/risks, and next steps.
Develop and maintain financial models supporting corporate development initiatives:
- Serve as a thought partner in developing investment theses for inorganic growth opportunities.
- Distill large data sets and key assumptions into dynamic financial models.
- Provide valuation recommendations based on financial returns analysis (e.g., DCF, IRR, ROIC) and/or prevailing market multiples (e.g., EBITDA, ARR).
- Update and maintain financial models based on new facts or changes in underlying assumptions.
Synthesize market research and competitive intelligence analyses to develop and monitor a comprehensive market map for corporate development purposes:
- Actively manage corporate development pipeline based on both inbound (reactive) and outbound (proactive) activity.
- Assess potential acquisition/partner targets for strategic fit.
- Support in development of investment rationale and prioritization.
- Prepare documents and recommendations in support of investment committee meetings.
- Provide regular corporate development pipeline updates to vertical leaders, COO/CEO, and Board.
Assist with key post deal/partnership activity:
- Develop and socialize key deal summaries and integration/separation considerations.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders with respect to interpreting transaction terms.
- Actively participate in integration planning, ensuring proper knowledge transfer from deal/partnership team to key internal stakeholders.
- Monitor financial performance of acquired assets and new partnerships, including key performance indicators and a qualitative assessment of strategic factors.
Develop C-Suite/Board level presentations highlighting progress of key corporate development initiatives.
ENTERPRISE STRATEGY
Assist with enterprise strategy initiatives including:
- Development and execution of competitive intelligence capability.
- Portfolio strategy - conduct internal and external analysis, synthesize business vertical inputs, develop recommendations for new opportunities.
- Engage in analyses around whether to buy/build/partner in pursuit of a given strategic objective.
- Annual strategic planning process.
- Execution of special projects and “one-off” strategic initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree or MBA preferred
- 3-5+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, equity research, financial due diligence and/or corporate development required
- Direct experience with growth-oriented (i.e., market segmentation, market entry, strategic acquisition analysis, etc.) projects required
- Experience conducting hands-on analysis on target companies, competitors, and markets required
- Superior quantitative and qualitative analytical skills combined with outstanding project management and problem solving abilities
- Strong intuition / first principles thinking around business performance, business drivers, and overall competitive landscape
- Superior written and oral communication skills
- Ability to synthesize and clearly articulate information and complex ideas
- Demonstrated success as collaborative team player; capable of working with others and autonomously with modest direction
- Possess a strong drive and determination to get things done
- Thrive on achievement and helping others achieve their goals
- Ability to work in a dynamic and cross-functional environment, where conflicting objectives need to be prioritized and achieved
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and secondary research skills required; working knowledge of Capital IQ, PitchBook, and other research platforms preferred
Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $80696.34 and $140753. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
- Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
