Job description

PEMA Overview

Marsh Specialty’s PEMA practice leverages deep global expertise to support private equity, infrastructure, alternative asset managers, and corporate buyers across the full investment lifecycle.

We advise clients from acquisition to exit on transactional risk, insurance, portfolio solutions, and infrastructure financing. Our global team of 150+ professionals combines specialist knowledge with practical, commercial insight.

About the Role

Marsh Specialty is seeking a Client Advisor / Assistant Vice President to help grow our PEMA business across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

This role will support private equity firms, corporates, infrastructure sponsors, and financial institutions with due diligence, transactional solutions, regional infrastructure advisory, portfolio solutions, and strategic consultancy.

Based in Dubai, the role includes regional travel and close collaboration with Marsh colleagues across multiple practices.

What You’ll Do

Support the growth of Marsh Specialty’s PEMA business across MEA

Advise clients on M&A insurance, transactional risk, and infrastructure solutions

Build and manage relationships with investment funds, corporates, insurers, law firms, and advisors

Deliver due diligence reports and coordinate multi-workstream projects

Support infrastructure advisory, project finance, and risk management work

Contribute to thought leadership, business development, and team mentoring

Work across Marsh practices to deliver integrated client solutions

What We’re Looking For

5+ years’ experience in M&A advisory, private equity, infrastructure finance, project finance, or infrastructure advisory

Strong knowledge of transaction documents and deal processes

Experience working in fast-paced, client-facing environments

Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

Tertiary qualification in Risk, Finance, Commerce, Business, or a related field

Regional experience in the Middle East or emerging markets is preferred

Why Join Marsh?

Work on complex, high-profile transactions and infrastructure deals

Join a collaborative, high-performing team with global reach

Build your profile through client advisory, thought leadership, and business development

Access strong career development opportunities within a leading global organization

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.