Director of Mergers (merger control and regulation)

Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
London or Scotland - United Kingdom
S: c£95,000 plus benefits

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the UK's main competition and consumer authority. Our aim is to make markets work well for consumers, businesses and the wider economy. From investigating mergers that could restrict competition, to conducting market studies and investigations and enforcing competition and consumer law – the interests of the consumer are at the core of all CMA activity.

As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the EU, the CMA's role is becoming even more important as the diversity, number, and complexity of the cases we work on increases, particularly within the sphere of merger control.
As Director of Mergers, you will have a pivotal and influential role in ensuring that mergers do not substantially lessen competition and lead to worse market outcomes for UK consumers, for example, through higher prices, lower quality or reduced choice. In addition to complex and high-profile casework, you will also play a key role in shaping the CMA's mergers policy and, as a member of the CMA's senior leadership team, contribute to setting the strategy for developing the organisation as a whole.
Reporting to the Senior Directors of Mergers, you will be responsible for the high-quality, robust and efficient delivery of the CMA's merger control portfolio. You will lead teams of multi-disciplinary professionals to manage high-profile and complex merger cases, including senior engagement with major UK companies and their legal and economic advisers.

In addition to casework, you will play a key part in shaping the CMA's mergers policy and practice, in particular by helping to design and continually improve the way we work in merger control. You will play a central role in addressing the challenges raised by novel substantive and procedural issues in global and UK merger control, including in particular those raised by the UK's forthcoming exit from the EU. The role also involves a significant amount of external representation with senior external stakeholders across other competition and regulatory authorities in the UK and abroad, as well as Government, the media, the advisory community and other interested parties.

The successful candidate will possess an outstanding track record of advising on and executing complex merger control, competition, markets or regulatory cases. This will include extensive experience of leading and motivating teams to deliver robust, high quality and timely outcomes. You will also possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven experience influencing and building relationships with senior internal and external decision-makers.

The CMA is a hugely rewarding and stimulating place to work – an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so.

In return we offer generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme, at least 25 days leave (increasing to 30 over five years), and generous maternity/paternity leave provision. You can also take advantage of interest-free season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, our employee wellbeing programme and favourable consideration of flexible working.

Applications welcome from candidates who wish to be based within either our London or Scotland offices.

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Closing date: 15 October 2018.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds.

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