Tenneco

Senior Director, M&A

Tenneco

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Northville • Missouri • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead end-to-end execution of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic equity investments, IPO-related transactions, spin-offs, and other public-company actions.
  • Execute transactions with a clear focus on total shareholder value creation, including value accretion, multiple expansion, capital efficiency, and strategic positioning.
  • Lead IPO and spin-off execution as part of portfolio optimization initiatives, including IPO readiness, separation planning, governance setup, equity story development, and regulatory filings.
  • Structure transactions to optimize public market outcomes, including asset perimeter, reporting structure, governance, and investor alignment.
  • Oversee comprehensive due diligence across financial, legal, regulatory, operational, tax, and ESG workstreams.
  • Prepare transaction models, valuation analyses, investment memoranda, prospectus-related analyses, and Board-level materials.
  • Manage and coordinate external advisors, including investment banks, legal counsel, accounting firms, and consultants.
  • Partner with functional, business unit teams and external advisors for operational understanding to drive overall transaction execution.
  • Partner with senior leadership to evaluate and execute capital markets actions that enhance shareholder value, including spin-offs, carve-outs, minority listings, and public exits.
  • Assess the impact of transactions on equity story, valuation metrics, market perception, and long-term value creation.
  • Support leadership in articulating transaction rationale and value creation logic to investors, analysts, and other stakeholders.
  • Monitor post-transaction performance relative to shareholder value objectives and identify follow-on actions to enhance outcomes.
  • Lead integration and separation planning to ensure delivery of transaction value, including operational readiness, governance, and reporting structures.
  • Oversee execution milestones post-close to ensure realization of intended shareholder value and strategic benefits.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of TSA evaluation in the pre-close planning phase to identify the deal perimeter and where the gaps will appear when executing the transaction.
  • Coordinate closely with Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Operations, and Investor Relations to support seamless execution.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives on transaction execution and capital markets implications.
  • Present transaction recommendations, value creation analyses, and execution updates to the Executive Leadership Team.
  • Support senior leadership in public-market communications related to major transactions and portfolio actions.
  • Manage the deal execution, providing centralized governance and coordination to keep the respective teams involved in the deal on track.
  • Drive successful execution against deal milestones by tracking milestones, making key recommendations to stakeholders, and holding cross-functional teams accountable for timely execution of deliverables.
  • Ensure transactions comply with internal governance frameworks, accounting standards (IFRS/GAAP), securities regulations, and global regulatory requirements.
  • Identify, assess, and manage execution, regulatory, market, and reputational risks associated with transactions and capital markets actions.
  • Maintain disciplined transaction governance, approvals, and documentation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
  • MBA or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred
  • 10–15+ years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or related transactional roles
  • Proven track record leading complex, cross-border M&A, divestitures, and IPO-related transactions
  • Demonstrated experience executing capital markets actions that drive shareholder value, such as spin-offs, carve-outs, or public listings
  • Strong experience engaging with C-suite executives and investor-facing stakeholders
  • Background in large, global industrial, automotive, or manufacturing organizations.
Benefits
  • Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
mergers and acquisitionsdivestituresjoint venturesIPO executiontransaction modelingvaluation analysisdue diligencecapital markets actionsregulatory filingsfinancial analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkingstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingnegotiationpresentation skillsadvisory skills
Certifications
MBACFACPACMAChartered Financial AnalystCertified Public AccountantCertified Management AccountantFinancial Risk Manager