Strategic & Corporate Development Associate

Strategic & Corporate Development Associate OUR MISSION To become the car-changing destination of choice. By combining technology, media and deep automotive expertise, we've turned how people buy, sell, advertise and lease cars on its head. What started as a simple reviews site is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe. Last year alone we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site, while £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car service. In 2024 we went big and acquired Autovia — creators of AutoExpress and Evo magazines — doubling our audience overnight. Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with almost 10m subscribers and over 1.1 billion annual views, while we sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350 million. And we’re a long way from done! THE CEO OFFICE @ CARWOW The CEO Office & Corporate Development team is Carwow’s strategic nerve centre. We operate as the CEO’s extended brain, translating top-level ambition into sharp strategic analysis, Board-ready decisions, and decisive action. We own three things: the end-to-end M&A and corporate development agenda (origination, valuation, diligence, integration planning); the Group’s long-range strategic plan and Corporate narrative; and execution support on the highest-priority cross-functional initiatives the CEO is personally invested in. We’re small, senior and high-leverage. Every person on this team punches well above their weight and gets direct line-of-sight to the most consequential decisions being made at Carwow. YOUR MISSION As Strategic & Corporate Development Associate, you’ll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the Director to deliver sharp strategic analysis, polished Board-quality materials, and reliable execution support across the CEO Office agenda and live corporate development activity. This is not a rotational strategy seat. You’ll be in the room on real deals and real CEO priorities from day one, supporting target screening, contributing to business cases, drafting Board and investor materials, and helping move the most important strategic projects forward. Success looks like: you make the Director and, more importantly, the CEO meaningfully more effective. Materials going to the Board and potential investors are clean, tight and insight-led. Analyses you produce stand up to scrutiny. You spot the second-order implication nobody else has flagged. And you do it all with the discretion and trustworthiness a CEO Office demands. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Strategically support the Office of the CEO: - Board & Investor Materials: Support the development of Board materials and investor communications, partnering with Finance and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure clarity, consistency and strategic alignment. Build slides, draft briefs, pull supporting analysis, and help coordinate inbound investor questions and requests. - Strategic Projects & Execution Support:Contribute to strategic and cross-functional projects under the CEO Office’s direction, translating priorities into workstream plans, tracking progress against key metrics, and surfacing risks or dependencies that need escalation. - Insight, Analysis & Decision Support: Conduct focused strategic analysis (market, competitive, commercial, financial) on questions raised by the CEO and senior leadership, translating findings into clear recommendations that inform decision-making. - Corporate Development & M&A Support: - Pipeline & Opportunity Identification: Perform target screening, competitive landscape analysis, and early-stage diligence on potential opportunities. Help build and maintain a pipeline of acquisition, investment, and partnership opportunities aligned to company strategy. - Deal Evaluation & Business Case Development: Contribute to business cases, scenario planning and supporting analyses for M&A, investments and new ventures, helping tra ... (truncated, view full listing at source)