Director, Corporate Development and M&A Business Development
Leonardo DRS
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Arlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Lead the full lifecycle of inorganic growth initiatives, including deal sourcing, evaluation, diligence, negotiation, and closing
- Partner with senior leadership to identify strategic opportunities that enhance the company’s portfolio, accelerate growth, expand capabilities, and drive synergies
- Build and maintain a strategically aligned pipeline of acquisitions, investments, and divestitures
- Conduct continuous market scanning to identify targets, emerging technologies, and partnership opportunities
- Assist in the sourcing of proprietary deal flow by building relationships with investment banks, advisors, private equity, and industry networks
- Co-lead end-to-end deal execution: modeling, valuation, transaction structuring, negotiation support, and Board-level materials
- Perform strategic, financial, operational, and commercial analyses to assess value creation and risks
- Coordinate cross-functional diligence teams (finance, legal, HR, operations, etc.) and manage diligence timelines
- Partner with legal and external advisors on transaction documentation, data rooms, and regulatory issues
- Help develop plans for revenue synergies, cost efficiencies, cultural alignment, and operational continuity
- Track and report post-merger performance, synergy realization, and ROI
- Provide leadership with insights on competitive landscape, consolidation trends, and potential disruptors
- Support long-term strategic planning, portfolio optimization, and capital allocation decisions
- Prepare executive- and Board-ready presentations articulating strategic rationale, deal economics, and preliminary integration plans
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or corporate finance
- Demonstrated track record executing transactions from origination through close, preferably in defense or broader industrial sectors
- Strong command of valuation methodologies (DCF, comparables, precedent transactions), financial modeling, and analysis
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills; ability to synthesize complex issues into clear recommendations
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills and experience with financial platforms such as FactSet
- Strong executive communication skills (written, oral, presentation); experience preparing Board-level materials
- Professional presence and ability to interact effectively with senior management and Board members
- High emotional intelligence and ability to build trust across technical, operational, and financial teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and competing priorities with strong attention to detail
- Discretion handling sensitive, confidential information
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company contribution to a health savings account
- Telemedicine
- Life and disability insurance
- Legal insurance
- 401(k) savings plan
- Wellness programs focusing on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
- Flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program
- Competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
financial modelingvaluation methodologiesDCFcomparablesprecedent transactionstransaction structuringstrategic analysiscommercial analysisoperational analysisrisk assessment
Soft skills
analytical skillsquantitative skillsexecutive communicationpresentation skillsemotional intelligencerelationship buildingattention to detaildiscretionability to synthesize complex issuesability to work under tight deadlines