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Director Corporate Development
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Smith+ Nephew .
Life Unlimited. At Smith+ Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. The Director Corporate Development is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and managing M&A 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. The role reports directly to the VP of Corporate Development and has high visibility and interaction with senior leadership, investment bankers and potential third parties throughout the diligence, market research and customer engagement processes.
What will you be doing?
Actively monitor the strategic landscape to enable S+N to be proactive in M&A.
Support generating the annual M&A strategy and map acquisition opportunities against strategic objectives.
Build and maintain a target library in core and target markets, actively tracking new company formations, venture/PE investing, etc.
Keep current on strategic and technology developments and competitive intelligence, proactively sharing relevant information with key internal stakeholders.
Maintain a tracking database for all incoming deal flow.
Evaluate strategic opportunities to ensure consistency with the S+N strategic roadmap, identify and contact appropriate business line managers, 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 and potential live strategic activity.
Manage the transactional process to provide risk‑mitigated outcomes: identify, marshal, and coordinate necessary resources; draft, contribute and/or lead bid strategy and tactics; drive the due diligence process; build financial models and perform analysis to determine valuation parameters and assess economic impact.
Interface with targets and their 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 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.
Strong financial acumen: expert-level knowledge in advanced financial statement analysis and valuation techniques, and transaction structuring including considerations for treasury, tax and accounting.
Strategic mindset to understand core and target markets, the global portfolio direction, macro and micro industry dynamics, competitive landscape, and the M&A environment.
Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Comfortable presenting information to senior leadership, building relationships with potential target companies, networking for deal origination, and leading cross‑functional teams in a global matrix.
Strong leadership and project management qualities, including experience coordinating cross‑functional teams for buy‑side due diligence and preliminary integration planning.
Analytical ability to work with large volumes of data and translate findings to non‑finance colleagues.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Driven to deliver high‑quality, accurate outputs on time and in a professional manner.
Understanding of IFRS accounting standards is a plus.
Proactive and energetic, capable of working on own initiative or within a team environment.
Expert communication abilities to convey information effectively to a variety of audiences.
Travel Requirements 25%–40%.
You Unlimited.
Inclusion + Belonging: committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving.
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, 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.
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Director Corporate Development
role at
Smith+ Nephew .
Life Unlimited. At Smith+ Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. The Director Corporate Development is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and managing M&A 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. The role reports directly to the VP of Corporate Development and has high visibility and interaction with senior leadership, investment bankers and potential third parties throughout the diligence, market research and customer engagement processes.
What will you be doing?
Actively monitor the strategic landscape to enable S+N to be proactive in M&A.
Support generating the annual M&A strategy and map acquisition opportunities against strategic objectives.
Build and maintain a target library in core and target markets, actively tracking new company formations, venture/PE investing, etc.
Keep current on strategic and technology developments and competitive intelligence, proactively sharing relevant information with key internal stakeholders.
Maintain a tracking database for all incoming deal flow.
Evaluate strategic opportunities to ensure consistency with the S+N strategic roadmap, identify and contact appropriate business line managers, 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 and potential live strategic activity.
Manage the transactional process to provide risk‑mitigated outcomes: identify, marshal, and coordinate necessary resources; draft, contribute and/or lead bid strategy and tactics; drive the due diligence process; build financial models and perform analysis to determine valuation parameters and assess economic impact.
Interface with targets and their 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 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.
Strong financial acumen: expert-level knowledge in advanced financial statement analysis and valuation techniques, and transaction structuring including considerations for treasury, tax and accounting.
Strategic mindset to understand core and target markets, the global portfolio direction, macro and micro industry dynamics, competitive landscape, and the M&A environment.
Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Comfortable presenting information to senior leadership, building relationships with potential target companies, networking for deal origination, and leading cross‑functional teams in a global matrix.
Strong leadership and project management qualities, including experience coordinating cross‑functional teams for buy‑side due diligence and preliminary integration planning.
Analytical ability to work with large volumes of data and translate findings to non‑finance colleagues.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Driven to deliver high‑quality, accurate outputs on time and in a professional manner.
Understanding of IFRS accounting standards is a plus.
Proactive and energetic, capable of working on own initiative or within a team environment.
Expert communication abilities to convey information effectively to a variety of audiences.
Travel Requirements 25%–40%.
You Unlimited.
Inclusion + Belonging: committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving.
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, 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.
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