Senior Manager – Commercial Due Diligence

Overview

As Senior Manager at BearingPoint Capital, you lead the Commercial Due Diligence (CDD) practice and blend delivery excellence with business development and advisory leadership. You define strategy, grow the client base, and build high-performing teams to support buy-side and sell-side transactions for top private equity and corporate investors. You influence investment theses with market insights and value creation strategies, operating within BearingPoint’s global network and entrepreneurial culture. This role offers high-impact M&A work, leadership responsibility, and opportunities to scale the UK CDD practice and expand internationally.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working model
• autonomy in a flat entrepreneurial culture
• competitive compensation and bonus
• access to BearingPoint’s global consulting network
• high-impact, top-tier client exposure
• work-life balance focus

Responsibilities

• Lead complex Commercial Due Diligence engagements across buy-side and sell-side transactions under tight timelines
• Provide strategic market insights on dynamics, competitive positioning, and growth opportunities to shape investment theses
• Advise C-level executives, deal teams, and investment committees on commercial viability and value creation
• Apply proven CDD methodologies to deliver rigorous, actionable results
• Drive origination and growth of CDD and adjacent M&A advisory services
• Build and nurture relationships with Private Equity, corporates, and family offices to accelerate opportunities
• Lead proposals, pitches, and go-to-market initiatives; represent the firm at industry events
• Shape growth strategy for the UK CDD practice and lay the groundwork for international expansion
• Recruit, mentor, and coach project managers and consultants; foster high-performing teams
• Contribute to global practice initiatives and knowledge sharing across the network

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in Commercial Due Diligence, strategy consulting, or M&A advisory with demonstrated project leadership
• Strong methodological grounding in CDD with ability to adapt frameworks to different client contexts
• Track record in business development and client relationship management with a solid market presence
• Commercial acumen and ability to translate data into actionable investment recommendations
• Excellent leadership and people development skills; experience growing project managers and core teams
• Deep sector expertise in technology, healthcare, industrials, or business services (plus)
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred
• Right to work in the UK

• leadership
• client relationship management
• strategic thinking
• Commercial Due Diligence methodologies
• market dynamics analysis
• growth opportunity assessment

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