Manager - School Acquisition - 8 Years Exp - Hyderabad Functional Practices: Training

Job type: Permanent

Contact name: Nandini Saxena

Contact email: [email protected]

Job ref: 137001

Published: about 21 hours ago

MANAGER - SCHOOL ACQUISITION - 7 YEARS - HYDERABAD Crescendo Global has been exclusively mandated to hire a Manager - School Acquisition for a growing education venture focused on expanding its K-12 school network through acquisitions and brand conversions. The role involves identifying established schools, building relationships with school owners and promoters, evaluating acquisition opportunities, negotiating commercial terms and managing deals through closure. The ideal candidate should have strong business development and deal-making experience, with an understanding of business valuation, due diligence and relationship-led negotiations.

Your Future Employer Our client is an education venture backed by a leading Indian edtech organisation, focused on building and expanding a network of K-12 schools across major Indian cities. The organisation aims to partner with established independent schools to accelerate its expansion through acquisitions, investments and brand conversions.

Responsibilities

- Identify and evaluate potential K-12 school acquisition opportunities across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad.
- Build and maintain a structured pipeline of prospective schools through market research, referrals, brokers, and education consultants.
- Develop long-term relationships with school owners, trustees, and promoters to understand their business objectives and acquisition interests.
- Present acquisition and brand-conversion opportunities based on the school's requirements and growth potential.
- Evaluate school financials, student enrollment, fee structures, infrastructure, and liabilities to assess business viability.
- Structure and negotiate deals involving outright acquisitions, majority investments, brand licensing, conversions, or management takeovers.




- Lead commercial negotiations from term sheet to final agreement in coordination with Legal and Finance teams.
- Coordinate financial, legal, and academic due diligence, including fee collection, statutory compliance, school affiliation, property title, and pending litigation.
- Identify potential risks and escalate critical issues that may affect deal feasibility.
- Coordinate post-acquisition transition and brand conversion with the Transformation team.
- Manage stakeholder communication to ensure continuity for school staff and parents during ownership or brand transitions.
- Maintain a stage-wise acquisition pipeline and report deal progress, conversion rates, and commercial performance to senior management.
- Develop an acquisition and due-diligence playbook to support future expansion.

Requirements

- 8-15 years of experience in Business Development, M&A;, Real Estate Acquisition, or Franchise Acquisition.
- Experience in the education sector, institutional real estate, or franchise acquisitions is preferred.
- Direct K-12 school acquisition experience would be an advantage.
- Demonstrated track record of closing relationship-led, consultative business transactions.
- Working knowledge of business valuation, property valuation, deal structuring, and commercial negotiations.
- Experience coordinating legal, financial, and operational due diligence.
- Robust relationship-building skills with business owners, promoters, consultants, and other stakeholders.
- Ability to manage sensitive negotiations with discretion and commercial judgment.
- Strong analytical, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to build an acquisition pipeline and processes from scratch in a fast-paced environment.




- Bachelor's degree is required; MBA or postgraduate qualification in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
- Willingness to travel extensively across relevant cities.

What's in it for you?

- Opportunity to build an acquisition function from the ground up.
- Ownership of the complete acquisition lifecycle, from target identification to deal closure.
- Direct interaction with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Significant involvement in business expansion and investment decisions.
- Opportunity to work in a growing education venture backed by an established edtech organisation.
- Competitive compensation package of 12-20 LPA, inclusive of variable pay.

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Disclaimer Crescendo Global specializes in Senior to C-level niche recruitment. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all candidates and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Note We receive a high volume of applications and may not be able to respond to every applicant individually. If you do not hear from us within one week, please consider your application not shortlisted for this particular opportunity. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Profile Keywords School Acquisition, Business Development, Mergers and Acquisitions, M&A;, Acquisition Strategy, Real Estate Acquisition, Franchise Acquisition, Education Sector, K-12 Schools, Institutional Real Estate, Deal Sourcing, Deal Structuring, Business Valuation, Property Valuation, Commercial Negotiation, Due Diligence, Term Sheet, Investment Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Partnerships, Business Expansion, School Management, Brand Conversion, Pipeline Management.

Important: The JD specifies Mumbai as the base location with active travel across the West Zone and Phase 1 cities. I've retained the four named cities from the JD in the responsibilities, without disclosing the client's name.

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