Director, Corporate Development (Mergers & Acquisitions)

Why Ryan?

• Competitive Compensation and Benefits

• Home Office Stipend

• Business Connectivity Reimbursement (Phone/Internet)

• Gym Membership or Equipment Reimbursement

• LinkedIn Learning Subscription

• Flexible Work Environment

• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

• Accelerated Career Path

• Award-Winning Culture & Community Outreach

The Director, Corporate Development is a key member of Ryan’s Corporate Development team, participating in and managing all acquisition activities. This is a global position offering exposure to a variety of transaction types, sizes, and complexities. This individual will have significant visibility to executive management of the firm, including working closely with Ryan’s President of Europe Asia-Pacific (EAP), and play an integral role in all facets of the M&A workflow.

Duties and Responsibilities, aligned with Key Results:

People:

• Work closely with all functional groups and business leaders within Ryan to execute on the diligence and integration plans and ensure a smooth transition into Ryan for the target companies. This role would be focused, but not exclusive to, transactions in Ryan’s Europe Asia-Pacific region.

• Work closely with Ryan’s internal legal department as well as outside counsel to manage the development of deal documentation and negotiate key aspects of the purchase agreement

• Coordinate and perform confirmatory diligence efforts (coordinate internal teams, interface with seller, develop internal reporting/read-outs) throughout the transaction process

Client:

• Effectively pitch principals of potential targets on the short and long-term benefits of the acquisition and establish and communicate post-merger roles and structure

• Prepare comprehensive diligence reports for presentations to Ryan leadership and the company’s Board of Managers

• Assist the Integration Management Office to develop post-merger transition plan

Value:

• Identify and vet targets for potential acquisition

• Conduct pre-diligence evaluation, including performing preliminary financial analysis, evaluating strategic and cultural fit, and assessing quality of targets’ clients and employees.

• Develop financial models for acquisition targets to inform valuation range and craft proposed deal terms (including the development of the term sheets/LOIs).

• Partner with Finance to measure performance of acquired companies (e.g., actual results versus business case, pro-forma income stream, and other assumptions)

• Assist with other aspects of the M&A process, as requested

Other Competencies Required:

• Strong project/program management skills, including ability to manage several projects simultaneously while working with a variety of Ryan Tax Practices and geographies.

• Ability to prioritize with excellent attention to detail; ability to organize large amounts of unorganized data into a useful format for decision making; and the ability to influence (positively) while operating in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment

• Ability to quickly establish significant credibility, trust and support within all levels of the organization (i.e. peers, subordinates and senior management) and communicate with colleagues in other functions, such as legal, finance and HR

• Strong financial analysis and modeling skills and a solid understanding of the financial aspects of both professional services firms and software companies

• Extremely strong presentation skills (in PowerPoint, Excel and Word) and comfort presenting analysis and recommendations to senior leaders in the organization

• Demonstrated leadership ability and comfort leading meetings and directing teams

• Ability to analyze complicated issues, boil them down to the key points, develop action plans and bring actions to a successful conclusion in pursuit of successful outcomes

• Ability to think critically and drive decision making by co-coordinating and aligning with multiple stake holders; ability to quickly identify issues and opportunities, extract the relevant data, and incorporate it into a strategic plan for execution

• Strong drive and persistence, with an entrepreneurial mindset and take-charge, team-first attitude with an eye for detail and commitment to quality

• Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn business models related to Ryan’s diverse businesses and possess unquestionably high ethical standards and attention to reputational and compliance risks

• Willingness to travel as needed

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree with 5 -10+ years of M&A or related experience. Experience working in a professional services environment preferred.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have advanced skills in Microsoft® Office Suite (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), and Internet Navigation and Research.

Certificates and Licenses:

Valid Driver’s License and [US Passport]. Certification or course work in project management is a plus

Supervisory Responsibilities:

From time to time this role may have supervisory responsibilities over project team members; while at other times this individual will be acting in an individual contributory role.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor working environment.

• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.

• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 30 lbs.

• Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm, clients, and interface with external vendors as necessary

• Travel Requirement (U.K. and international): 15% - 20%

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran