Director / Associate Director - Corporate Development & Investments
The Adecco Group is the world's leading provider of HR Solutions. We deliver recruitment and career services to organisations and individuals across the employment life-cycle. In Australia, Adecco has over 50 years industry experience making us the most qualified provider and leading supplier of casual and permanent staff.
About Us
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced commercial leader to join a well-established international investment and business group with a significant presence across the Asia-Pacific region.
Reporting directly to the executive leadership team, this position will play a key role in identifying, evaluating and executing current business and investment opportunities while driving strategic growth initiatives across Australia and New Zealand.
The role works closely with senior stakeholders across Australia, Japan, and the broader Asia-Pacific region, including regular collaboration with Japanese stakeholders and affiliated group companies. Candidates with Japanese language skills or experience working within Japanese corporate environments are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
This position combines strategic planning, investment evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and business development. The successful candidate will help drive long-term growth through strategic investments, partnerships, acquisitions, and new business ventures across a diverse portfolio.
Key responsibilities include:
Identifying and developing new business and investment opportunities
Conducting commercial assessments, market analysis, financial evaluation, and business case development
Leading due diligence processes and supporting transaction execution
Developing strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and commercial collaborations




Driving growth initiatives across existing and emerging sectors
Building relationships with investors, industry leaders, government stakeholders, and external partners
Advising executive management on market opportunities, industry developments, and strategic priorities
Representing the organisation in negotiations, industry forums, and stakeholder engagements
Your Profile
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
Extensive experience in business development, corporate development, investment, strategy consulting, private equity, investment banking, or a related commercial leadership role.
Demonstrated experience evaluating and executing investments, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, or growth initiatives.
Strong commercial, financial, and stakeholder management capabilities.
Experience preparing business cases, investment proposals, and strategic recommendations for executive-level decision makers.
Excellent relationship-building, negotiation, and influencing skills.
Experience working across the Asia-Pacific region or within multinational organisations.
Japanese language capability and/or experience working with Japanese companies, investors, trading houses, or corporate environments is highly desirable.
An understanding of Japanese business culture and decision-making processes will be viewed favourably.
Experience within Healthcare &Wellness;, Food & Nutrition, Retail & Consumer, Digital Services, orother consumer-related sectors will be highly regarded.
What's on Offer
Executive-levelexposure and influence
Opportunityto lead high-profile strategic investment initiatives
Stronginternational collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region
Diverseportfolio of growth, investment, and partnership opportunities
If you are a commercially minded leader with a passion forgrowth, investments, and strategic partnerships, we would love to hear fromyou.
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📌 Director / Associate Director - Corporate Development & Investments (Sydney)
🏢 Adecco Australia
📍 Sydney