Associate - EPM M&A

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
The Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Execution team you will join is focused on executing acquisitions, divestitures, and other corporate development initiatives in support of Enterprise strategic objectives. The team consists of purpose-driven professionals who can navigate both US and international initiatives.
The Opportunity
The Associate Manager, M&A Execution (GG11) is responsible for the coordination and delivery of large-scale business transformation projects across the enterprise. This role works under general guidance to ensure program governance, continuity, and stakeholder alignment. The Associate Manager will contribute to cross-functional projects that impact business and operational strategies. As MetLife continues to grow strategically, M&A excellence is critical to protecting our interests from a financial and risk perspective.
Transaction Support

• Coordinate multiple workstreams or moderately complex programs aligned to business transformation goals.
• Serve as a point of contact for project documentation, tracking, and escalation of issues.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to facilitate data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Maintain dashboards, financial trackers, and reporting tools for transformation initiatives.
• Perform moderately complex research and contribute to recommendations that support program delivery.
  Prepare executive-level materials in support of program updates and planning sessions.
• Engage with internal stakeholders and partners to align milestones, risks, and mitigation plans.

Strategy and Planning Support

• Support strategic planning activities by preparing materials and coordinating deliverables that inform leadership decisions related to enterprise M&A and transformation initiatives.

What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)

• Management Consulting and/or M&A Experience or
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively across levels and functions.
• Ability to create polished, leadership-ready materials with clear, concise messaging.
• Strong Organizational Skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Foundational understanding of program governance and business operations.
• Ability to gather and synthesize data into useful insights.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate information and support effective planning, risk identification, and decision-making.
• Strong attention to detail and accountability for delivering high-quality outputs.
• Able to navigate evolving priorities and independently progress work while leveraging input from others as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Management consulting experience strongly preferred
• BA / BS Degree
• 6+ years' experience encompassing business, finance, and technology
• 6+ years' experience managing people and/or projects
• Proficient in Excel and understanding of data models
• Proficient in PowerPoint

Job Related Skills

• Contract Management
• Project Management
• Financial Acumen / Expense Management
• Time Management
• Ability to Organize and Synthesize Multiple Data Sources
• Process Engineering

The expected salary range for this position is $95,000 - $125,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$95,000 - $125,000
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