Transaction Manager

Transaction Manager (Sell‑Side) – M&A Platform Join iwoca to help small business owners successfully sell their businesses. We’re looking for a Transaction Manager to build and manage the sell‑side of our M&A platform, guiding owners through the entire sale process and driving deals through to completion. Responsibilities Own the entire sell‑side journey – from seller intake and preparation to buyer engagement, negotiation, LOI, due diligence and completion. Build and maintain a portfolio of SME owners ready for majority or full exits. Qualify sellers early on motivation, timeline, financial readiness, disclosure discipline and valuation fit. Impose price realism using valuation guardrails and correct misalignment upfront. Prepare sellers for market: financial hygiene, documentation completeness and data‑room readiness. Support basic vendor due diligence and convert outputs into information memoranda, teasers and staged disclosures. Establish a clean, end‑to‑end process framework for sellers. Manage inbound and outbound buyer interest: outreach, qualification, calls and site visits. Drive NDA execution and control access to data‑room phases. Translate diligence signals into negotiation leverage and run structured negotiations to LOI while maintaining valuation discipline and timeline integrity. Maintain momentum post‑LOI through confirmatory diligence, Q&A coordination and document flow. Unblock commercial issues and preserve alignment between sellers and buyers. Manage exclusivity integrity and prevent process drift. Drive the transaction through to completion in coordination with legal and accounting advisors. Track leakage and exclusivity adherence, enforce fee protection, non‑circumvention and process compliance across all stages. Qualifications 3+ years of SME M&A experience from a broker, advisory firm or deal platform. Evidence of end‑to‑end deal execution under time constraints, demonstrating the ability to close transactions in fast‑moving environments. Strong ability to manage emotionally‑driven sellers and impose price realism while maintaining trust and rapport. Comfort with lightly‑tooled processes and high manual throughput in the early stages of platform building. Fluency in UK SME deal structures, Share Purchase Agreement terms, and payment mechanisms including earn‑outs and deferred consideration. Comfortable interfacing with legal counsel and financial buyers, coordinating between multiple parties throughout the transaction. High‑output mindset with fast adoption of new workflows and consistent delivery of iwoca‑grade customer experience. Strong commercial instinct when originating relationships, working through incomplete information and maintaining deal velocity. Bonus: experience partnering with M&A lawyers and accounting firms; traditional SME brokers; digital‑enabled deal platforms; background with imperfect financial data within the £500k‑£10m enterprise value range; track record of originating mandates directly from business owners; understanding of financial due diligence outputs. Salary & Compensation Base salary: £50,000 – £100,000, depending on experience. Performance‑linked incentive based on a fixed percentage of the transaction fees you generate – typically 1.5× to 2.5× base. Benefits Flexible working hours. Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership. Private GP service for you, partner and dependents. 25 days holiday per year + extra birthday day + option to buy or sell 5 extra days & unlimited unpaid leave. One‑month fully paid sabbatical after four years. External counselling and therapy sessions. 3% pension contributions on total earnings. Employee equity incentive scheme. Generous parental leave & nursery tax benefit scheme. Electric car scheme & cycle‑to‑work scheme. Two company retreats a year. Learning & development budget for everyone. Company‑wide talks with internal and external speakers. Access to learning platforms such as Treehouse. About iwoca Since 2012 we’ve revolutionised how small businesses access finance, delivering billions in funding to more than 150,000 businesses across Europe. We combine cutting‑edge technology and data science with genuine human understanding to make finance feel less like a barrier and more like a superpower. Culture At iwoca we prioritise learning, growth and support, investing in the professional development of our team. We value diverse thought and skill, encouraging exploration to innovate and improve our products and services. #J-18808-Ljbffr