North American Joint Venture Director Job at Jacobs in Dallas

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Base pay range

$140,700.00/yr - $219,800.00/yr

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Overview

The Joint Venture Director leads financial oversight and business partnering across Jacobs’ joint venture portfolio. This senior role is accountable for delivering rigorous financial governance, accurate reporting, and insightful analysis, while shaping and executing a strategic vision to enhance joint venture performance and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of direct reports and provide leadership, guidance, and performance direction to a broader matrixed team of project controllers embedded within joint venture and regional project teams.
• Oversee the largest and most complex joint ventures in the portfolio, serving as the primary finance partner to joint venture boards, senior operational leaders, and external partners.
• Anticipate challenges, navigate complexity, and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes with minimal oversight.
• Provide direct leadership to your immediate team, including performance management, coaching, development, and workload prioritization.
• Provide matrix leadership to a JV community of practice, ensuring consistent standards, aligned priorities, and coordinated delivery across geographies.
• Serve as the key finance contact for JV boards, partners, and internal senior leadership, in close partnership with regional finance directors.
• Build relationships with geographic financial managers, operational leaders, and corporate functions to resolve complex issues and align on priorities.
• Conduct gap analyses of current JV processes versus future vision and develop a business case for change with resource requirements.
• Lead process and technology improvements as structured initiatives with milestones and executive steering committee engagement.

Financial Reporting

• Lead month-end close reviews, ensuring accuracy and timely escalation of issues.
• Oversee EAC/RevRec processes for active JVs, ensuring accurate revenue recognition.
• Review monthly financial statements for active JVs prepared by the corporate accounting JV team.
• Direct variance analysis, explain deviations from budget/forecast, drive corrective actions, and share results with JV project teams and regional finance managers.
• Partner with the corporate JV accounting team to prepare reporting reflecting Jacobs’ bottom-line impact, including consolidation method, affiliate project performance, and intercompany eliminations.
• Manage the JV portfolio as a shadow P&L across BI Americas, providing portfolio reporting to leadership.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes for key JVs, challenge assumptions, secure approvals, and ensure timely submission of forecasts and materials to geographic financial managers.
• Partner with operational and finance leaders to ensure budgets are realistic, risk-adjusted, and aligned to delivery plans.

Joint Venture Governance & Compliance

• Lead JV agreements, amendments, and questionnaires with Legal, Tax, and FM/Ops to establish and share best practices.
• Ensure compliance with JV governance requirements, including reconciliations, SOX controls, partner reporting obligations, and audit readiness.
• Oversee preparation of financial materials for JV board meetings with clear communication of performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Maintain the JV master list and ensure timely updates to agreements, signatories, and compliance records.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Direct cash flow analysis and oversee partner distributions and capital calls.
• Promote best practices in cash collections, AP/AR processes, and DSO/WIP management to optimize working capital.
• Oversee JV set-up and dissolution processes, collaborating with relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in financial management, ideally in joint ventures or complex multi-entity environments.
• Ability to operate strategically and tactically, managing ambiguity and delivering results in high-pressure environments.
• Strong people leadership skills with experience managing both direct reports and matrixed teams across regions.
• Deep expertise in financial analysis, business planning, and accounting; expert-level Excel and ERP (Oracle) skills, with Power BI or similar a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change across organizational boundaries.
• Strong communication skills with the gravitas to present complex information to senior leadership and external partners.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable performance improvements through process optimization and governance improvements.

Director-Level Expectations

• Operate with broad latitude and autonomy, making high-impact decisions.
• Anticipate and resolve complex problems with significant business implications.
• Lead multiple teams or a portfolio of activities, aligning resources with strategic priorities.
• Model inclusive, inspirational leadership and full ownership of scope and results.

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, stock purchase option, and eligibility for deferred compensation plans. Jacobs offers an unlimited U.S. Personal Time Off policy for full-time salaried employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. Some roles may be eligible for additional rewards including merit increases, discretionary bonuses, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $140,700.00 to $219,800.00. Within the range, pay is determined by location and factors such as skills, experience, and education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on September 08, 2025. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

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