Synchrony

SVP, Mergers and Acquisitions

Synchrony

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $330,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • This role entails active leadership in M&A strategy development and deal origination, execution, and integration for Synchrony Financial.
  • Responsibilities include relationship management with investment banks, deal origination, screening and analysis, recommendations to Executive Leadership, leading due diligence teams to execute and close transactions.
  • Assist in the integration of acquired companies and be a leader of deal teams for acquisition opportunities.
  • Develop strategic rationale and recommendations for acquisition opportunities.
  • Maintain relationships with investment bankers, advisors, and financial services executives.
  • Originate acquisition opportunities and build a robust pipeline of deal activity.
  • Lead the structuring and analysis of acquisition opportunities.
  • Formulate and present investment theses and recommendations to Executive Leadership.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years relevant experience in corporate development, investment bank, and/or private equity investing in financial services and/or payments or consumer lending; or in lieu of completed degree, HS diploma or equivalent and 12+ years of relevant experience in the same fields
  • 5+ years’ experience leading cross functional teams in corporate development or M&A capacity
  • 2+ years’ experience with financial analysis including modeling, underwriting, due diligence, documentation and negotiations
  • 5+ years’ experience independently leading origination, due diligence processes, performing financial analysis, preparing investment memos and developing recommendations for senior management
Benefits
  • Annual Incentive Plan target of 25% of salary
  • Annual Equity target of 25% of salary
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
leadershiprelationship managementcommunicationstrategic thinkingteam managementpresentation skillsanalytical skillsdecision makingcollaborationproblem solving