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Senior Strategy & Corporate Development Manager

Melbourne , Australia
full-time Hybrid

AI overview

Play a critical role in shaping the future direction of carsales by formulating strategy, identifying growth opportunities, and engaging in partnerships and M&A initiatives.

What you’ll do 

  • Work with the carsales Leadership Team to formulate and refine carsales’ strategy 
  • Identify and assess organic growth opportunities across new and existing markets 
  • Identify, evaluate and progress strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities 
  • Contribute to Group Strategy and Group M&A initiatives where required 

What success looks like 

  • Clear, well-articulated strategy supporting sustainable growth 
  • Strong pipeline of organic, partnership and M&A opportunities 
  • Trusted partnership with senior leadership 
  • High-quality contribution to Group initiatives 

What we’re looking for: 

  • Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills 
  • Strong financial, accounting and numeracy capability 
  • Advanced financial modelling skills 
  • Clear and confident communication skills 
  • Strategic mindset and desire to make a difference 
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in top-tier consulting, investment banking or in-house strategy / corporate development 
  • Minimum Bachelors’ Degree or postgraduate qualifications in business/finance/accounting highly regarded  
  • Technology sector experience highly regarded 

A few other things we want to let you know about...  

carsales is an equal opportunity employer and we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage everyone of all ages, genders and backgrounds to apply. If you’re a candidate with a disability or you’ll need some adjustments to be at your best, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

We know how important keeping that balance between work/life is and have a range of flexible working options on offer, including part time work. We are open to this conversation during our recruitment process - if you want to know more just ask.  

We are a proud Circle Back Initiative Employer which means we are committed to responding to every job applicant.  

Successful candidates joining the carsales family are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights on an ongoing basis.  

So come and join our team - because every role is a big role in our plans to go big. 

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Paid Parental Leave: 24 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave and paid family & fertility planning leave.
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“Are you ready to be a big part of something big?”Autonomy to choose where you work from – Office, Hybrid or Anywhere. We bring the whole team together for planned collaboration, communication, and connection events 2-3 times per year.This is your opportunity to (Purpose and specific outcomes encouraged of this role). Utilise Gender Neutral words (Lead, Drive, Initiate, Produce, Direct, Build, Grow, Design, Implement, Plan, Deliver, Evolve, Define). A career in Technology, Product and Information will see you working on products that are used every single day by our millions of customers all over the world. This position is within our ACIL Tribe. The ACIL (Auto, Corporate, Industry and Leisure) Tribe, In a nut shell, focuses on high availability product for Dealership customers to manage their inventory and prospects. It plays a vital role in allowing them to maximise their online customer interaction and sale funnels – See our AutoGate - Automotive retail software from Carsales.com Ltd. From integrations and billing to user management and authorizations, the tribe are responsible for a high availability, low latency platform built for client success.All of our teams use a variation of C#, .NET core, ASP.NET MVC, Microservices and AWS. And a variation of , JavaScript and angular/react – depending on the team.What’s on offerAutonomy to choose where you work from – Office, Hybrid or Anywhere.We’re proud to be recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces™ by Great Place to Work®, an AFR BOSS Best Place to Work, a Family Friendly Workplace, and WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.Support of a highly engaged, high-performing team. We have incredible talent in carsales that you will learn from.18 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers, four weeks paid secondary caregivers leave, six weeks paid gender affirming care leave.Regular Hackathons, endless learning and development opportunities, and a range of activities that will help support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.

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