Director Corporate Development

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. The role of Corporate Development Director is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and managing M&A (including joint ventures, strategic alliances, divestments) opportunities across the global footprint of the company, including building financial valuations, negotiating with potential target companies, managing due diligence, drafting strategic rationale and deal presentations, and smoothly transitioning closed transactions to the Integration Project Management Office.  A successful candidate will have demonstrated expert-level experience and skills across several dimensions: deal origination, leading deal execution in a standardized, uniform process, negotiation strategy, identification of risks and mitigations to protect transaction synergies, and conducting post-transaction reviews to incorporate lessons learned into standard operating practices for the function.  The role reports directly to the VP of Corporate Development and has high visibility and interaction with senior leadership and investment bankers as well as engaging potential third parties in the Diligence, Market Research and customer engagement processes that may be required. 

What will you be doing?

25% Actively monitoring strategic landscape to enable S+N to be proactive in M&A

      • Support generating annual M&A strategy

      • Map acquisition opportunities against strategic objectives generating a multi-year
         M&A pipeline

      • Build/maintain target library in all core and target markets, actively tracking new
         company formation, venture/PE investing, etc.

      • Keep current on strategic and technology developments and competitive
         intelligence in core and target markets proactively sharing relevant information with key
         internal stakeholders

      • Maintain tracking database for all incoming deal flow          

25% Evaluate strategic opportunities to ensure consistency with S+N strategic roadmap

      • Identify and contact appropriate business line managers to solicit input and build robust
         investment thesis and business case

      • Interface with target-company management teams, investors and their advisors

      • Participate in meetings and internal discussions regarding strategy setting as well as
         potential and live strategic activity
 

25% Manage transactional process to provide the best, risk-mitigated outcome for S+N

      • Identify, marshal, and coordinate necessary resources from across business lines and
         functional organizations

      • Draft, contribute and/or lead bid strategy and tactics

      • Drive the due diligence process to evaluate potential targets and identify areas of
         risk and opportunity, mitigations and preliminary integration considerations

      • Build financial models and perform financial analysis to determine valuation parameters
         and assess economic impact to S+N backed by robust investment thesis      

25% interfacing with targets and its investors/advisors, general project management and continuous improvement initiatives for the function

Education: MBA highly preferred, Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting, Economics, Engineering or Science required

Licenses/ Certifications: Preference for CPA certification, and/or PMP certification

What will you need to be successful?

• 8+ years of transactional M&A experience, ideally within the healthcare industry (preference for medical devices), high technology, or information intensive business.  Additional experiences in Finance, Market Intelligence, Strategic Marketing or R&D in the healthcare industry or MedTech sector is a plus.  Global experience working in a multi-divisional business also an advantage.
• Strong financial acumen: Expert-level knowledge in advanced financial statement analysis and valuation techniques, and transaction structuring including considerations for treasury, tax and accounting
• Displays a strategic mindset to understand core and target markets, our global portfolio direction, macro and micro industry dynamics, competitive landscape, and the M&A environment and resulting implications for the company
• Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills to obtain positive outcomes and make decisions that align with strategic direction of the company
• Must be comfortable presenting information to senior leadership, building positive relationships with potential target companies, networking for deal origination, and leading cross-functional teams in a global matrix
• Possess strong leadership and project management qualities including experience coordinating cross-functional teams for buy-side due diligence and preliminary integration planning, and ability to be both patient and perseverant during the M&A process in order to achieve the right business objective for S+N
• Work well with large volumes of data for analytical purposes and be able to translate that to non-finance colleagues
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Driven to deliver high quality and accurate outputs on time and in professional manner
• Understanding of IFRS accounting standards is a plus
• A proactive and energetic individual who has the capacity to work on their own initiative or within a team environment
• Expert level of communication abilities to translate and convey information effectively to a variety of audiences using a range of mediums (written, verbal, digital)

Travel Requirements:  25%-40%

You Unlimited.

• Inclusion + Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website https://www.smith-nephew.com/

• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Options, Tuition Reimbursement  

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day  

• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program 

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles)  

• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship  

• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!  

Smith+Nephew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.