Lead the inorganic efforts to grow Asurion. Work with Asurion executive leadership and cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, evaluate, develop, and execute mergers and acquisitions that support Asurion’s long-term growth and value creation. Contribute to Asurion’s corporate strategy and new ventures through a focus on transactions.More specifically:
- Develop strategic themes and sectors of interest for mergers & acquisitions and pursue targets within
- Develop and continually update the strategic themes and sectors of interest for the Company
- Identify public and privately held targets in support of these themes
- Proactively maintain industry relationships to source transaction opportunities
- Develop a deep understanding of Asurion’s strategy, financials and competitive landscape in order to connect the dots between Company priorities and outside opportunities
- Present and advocate for opportunities with sound theses and rationale, rock solid analytics
- Establish credibility with Asurion’s senior most leadership, able to influence material decisions
- Contribute to Asurion’s corporate strategy and new venture formation through focus on transactions
- Manage transactions
- Lead and conduct target prospecting, dialogue initiation, opportunity evaluations, strategic rationale, comprehensive financial modeling, valuation, structuring, and execution of transactions.
- Collaborate closely with counterparts in legal, finance, human resources, business sponsors and other functional teams to perform due diligence, negotiations, contracts, and post- transaction integration activities.
- Exhibit exceptional teamwork, communication, and leadership
- Lead a team of talented corporate development professionals, develop their skills, champion careers
- Build relationships and interface effectively with constituents across the Company, including senior executives in product, operations, finance, marketing, client services, human resources
Key Attributes:
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills at the executive level
- Establishes credibility with senior executives and influence others without direct authority
- Demonstrates cross-functional leadership and relationship building
- A nose for value, a sense for what is material, and the ability to vet an opportunity quickly
- Strategic thinker, able to connect the dots between an opportunity, the business rationale, the fit and potential impact with Asurion’s business model, and a course for action
- Establishes strong working relationships both inside and outside the Company
- Manages multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously
- Highest ethical standards; excellent judgment; personal/professional integrity; proven discretion in handling confidential information
- Superior quantitative, analytic and financial modeling skills, strong attention to detail
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with strong academic track record; MBA preferred
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in mergers and acquisitions
- Experience and proven track record with a premier investment bank, private equity firm, and/or corporate development organization; technology, media, telecom industry experience preferred
- Experience leading teams performing due diligence, valuation, modeling, negotiating, and closing transactions and post-merger management activities
- Experience with venture capital backed financings and public company mergers and acquisitions
- Experience with developing and delivering effective C-level and Board level presentations
If interested, please apply here.
