Manager, Transaction

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Organization:

SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Bay

Position Overview:

In partnership with executive leadership and other key stakeholders, leads the structured execution of strategic transactions that advance organizational growth and partnership objectives, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, affiliations, and other complex arrangements. Within the strategy and business development function, drives discipline and rigor to opportunity evaluation, financial and operational analysis, and transaction execution from diligence through closing.

Accountable for advancing transaction workstreams, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment across the full lifecycle, from end-to-end. Applies financial expertise, analytical precision, and knowledge of healthcare transactions to inform decision-making, optimize deal structures, and mitigate risk. Serves as a central integrator across cross-functional teams, reinforcing standardized processes and enabling efficient, high-quality transaction outcomes within a not-for-profit healthcare environment.

In partnership with executive leadership and key stakeholders, this role leads the execution of strategic transactions that advance organizational growth and partnership objectives, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, affiliations, and other complex arrangements.

Within the strategy and business development function, this role provides leadership, direction, and oversight to transaction activities—ensuring disciplined evaluation, rigorous financial and operational analysis, and effective execution from diligence through closing.

Accountable for managing and developing a team responsible for transaction workstreams, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment across the full lifecycle. Applies deep financial and strategic expertise to guide decision-making, optimize deal structures, mitigate risk, and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Job Description:

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

• 6 years recent relevant experience

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Experience in financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence.
• Experience in corporate development, investment banking, transaction advisory, public accounting, or healthcare finance.
• Progressive responsibility in corporate development, investment banking, transaction advisory, public accounting, or healthcare finance, with demonstrated experience leading projects or teams.
• Strong financial acumen, including advanced understanding of financial modeling, valuation, and complex transactions.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including team management, coaching, and performance oversight.
• Experience leading or overseeing mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic transactions.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and transaction structures.
• Experience directing due diligence processes across financial, operational, and regulatory domains.
• Strong analytical thinking, judgment, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives through others in a matrixed environment.
• Effective executive communication and influencing skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Job Shift:

Days

Schedule:

Full Time

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

As Needed

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $143,478.40 to $215,217.60 / annual salary

The compensation range may vary based on the geographic location where the position is filled. Total compensation considers multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.