M&A Manager (all) 100%

Role type: Permanent | Location: Olten | Model: Hybrid

 

Our company

Alpiq is one of Switzerland’s leading electricity producers and a key energy services provider across Europe. Headquartered in Lausanne and powered by a strong portfolio of hydropower, nuclear, and renewable energy sources, we’re all about impact, for the climate, for people, and for the security of supply.

 

More than 1,300 colleagues from nearly 60 nationalities bring their energy to a shared purpose: Together for a better climate and an improved security of supply.

 

We work in a values-driven culture shaped by trust, curiosity, and respect. Our 4 company values have been co-created with our employees and are embedded in everything we do as a company:

 

“We are ALP1Q “- reflects our team spirit

“We learn and grow together” - we have courage

“We share the steering wheel” - we take ownership

“We focus on the outcome” - your impact matters

 

At Alpiq, your energy matters!

 

Mission

As Manager M&A, you drive the structuring and execution of strategic transactions across the Group. Your mission is to deliver value-accretive acquisitions, partnerships and divestments through best-in-class financial analysis, structured negotiation and seamless transaction execution. 

 

Your main responsibilities

Deal Origination 

  • Support the identification and prioritisation of acquisition, partnership and divestment opportunities aligned with strategic objectives through the financial channels. 

Transaction Execution

  • Lead end-to-end execution of mid-sized transactions and play a central role in complex strategic deals. 

  • Manage and coordinate due diligence processes (financial, tax, legal, technical, commercial), advisors and internal stakeholders. 

  • Drive financial modelling, valuation, risk analysis and scenario planning. 

  • Prepare decision documents for SteCo, Executive Board and Board of Directors approvals. 

  • Ensure disciplined stage-gate governance and documentation standards. 

Valuation & Financial Modelling

  • Build and maintain robust valuation models (DCF, multiples, sensitivities, risk-adjusted returns). 

  • Ensure consistency with Group valuation principles and capital allocation logic. 

  • Perform structuring analyses (equity vs debt, JV models, earn-outs, minority protections). 

  • Support impairment testing and post-investment performance reviews where required. 

Deal Structuring & Negotiation Support

  • Support negotiation of SPAs, SHAs and financing terms from a financial perspective. 

  • Design economically sound and transaction structures aligned with risk appetite and capital efficiency.  

  • Collaborate with Tax on structuring concepts and feasibility. 

  • Collaborate with Treasury on funding concepts and financing feasibility. 
  • Ensure transactions are executable, financeable and governance-compliant. 

Post-Merger Tracking & Value Realisation 

  • Define financial KPIs and value-creation logic at signing. 

  • Track deal performance against business case assumptions. 

  • Support integration steering from a financial control perspective. 
  • Ensure learnings are institutionalized to strengthen future transaction discipline.  

 

Your impact

As M&A Manager, you help shaping the financial backbone of Alpiq’s strategy, investment agenda and resilience. 

 

You will: 

Support Alpiq ambitious growth and capital deployment agenda 

Enable high-quality, disciplined and fast M&A decision-making across the Group. 

Ensure valuation transparency and consistency for all strategic and financial decisions. 

Position Alpiq as a credible, trusted counterparty for banks, investors and rating agencies. 

 

Your profile

You are an experienced M&A leader with deep expertise in M&A processes and valuation methodologies. You combine analytical strength, pragmatic execution and the ability to influence at Executive Board and Board levels. You thrive in transformation environments and can build modern, high-performing corporate finance capabilities. 

 

You bring:

  • Strong leadership and cross-functional influence. 
  • Excellent valuation and financial modelling skills (WACC, DCF, scenarios, structuring). 
  • 5 to 8 years of proven M&A process governance experience across deal cycles. 
  • Strong negotiation skills with advisors, banks and counterparts.
  • Solid understanding of financial regulations, intercompany funding, guarantees and risk governance. 
  • CFA, CAIA, EMBA, MBA or similar credentials highly valuable. 
  • Hands-on, resilient, analytical and execution-driven mindset. 
  • Additional languages and project management capabilities are beneficial. 

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