Head of Global Transaction Advisor

Job summary

The Head of Global Transaction Advisory leads the firm’s transaction advisory practice, overseeing cross-border deals, client delivery, team management, and business development. This role is responsible for driving high-quality advisory work across mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, tax structuring, valuations, and transaction execution support. Senior transaction advisory roles commonly include leading buy-side and sell-side diligence, advising clients on key deal risks and value drivers, managing teams, and contributing to practice growth.

• Key responsibilities
• Lead transaction advisory engagements from origination through execution and closing.
• Oversee financial due diligence, transaction support, deal structuring, and post-deal integration planning.
• Advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, disposals, refinancings, and cross-border transactions.
• Manage client relationships with private equity firms, corporates, and institutional investors.
• Lead and mentor a team of analysts, managers, and senior advisors.
• Review deliverables to ensure technical accuracy, commercial insight, and on-time completion.
• Support business development, proposals, pitches, and market positioning for the advisory practice.
• Work closely with internal teams across tax, valuation, strategy, finance, and legal functions.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in transaction advisory, financial due diligence, M&A, or corporate finance.
• Strong experience with cross-border transactions and senior client-facing work.
• Proven leadership ability in managing teams and complex deal engagements.
• Excellent commercial judgment, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Deep understanding of transaction risks, financial analysis, and advisory methodologies.

Preferred qualifications

• Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA,CFA, ACA, or MBA.
• Experience with Big 4 or a leading transaction advisory firm.
• Exposure to GCC or Qatar markets.
• Strong network in private equity, investment banking, or corporate development.
• Ability to develop new business and grow advisory revenue.

Pay: QAR120.00 - QAR220.00 per hour

Work Location: In person