Vacasa

Director of Strategic Projects

Vacasa

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Alabama • Alaska • United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Oversight of Existing Joint Ventures
  • Own and cultivate relationships with franchisees where we retain a continuing ownership stake
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for the operating partners of these businesses and identify areas where we can help facilitate their success
  • Encourage operating partners to adopt key initiatives that Casago is promoting or testing at the franchisor level
  • Develop metrics for monitoring the health of these businesses. Ensure regular and accurate reporting on these metrics and identification of any concerning trends
  • Establish and maintain consistent governance of the joint ventures, including regular board meetings and regular engagement with Casago executives
  • Build a realistic roadmap for selling these joint ventures to new franchisees in the next 2-5 years
  • M&A Pipeline Building
  • Work with our Franchise Development team to identify existing independent operators (domestically and internationally) looking to sell their businesses
  • Develop a plan for how to pair these willing sellers with willing buyers who would purchase these businesses as franchises. This could be in a series of individual transactions or bundled deal opportunities for larger buyers.
  • Create marketing materials for both buyers and sellers
  • Evaluate prospective acquisition opportunities and provide the company’s executive team with an opinion of value for the businesses
  • Negotiate deal terms that will then be appealing to prospective buyers
  • Connect sellers with interested buyers and help facilitate the transaction
  • Launch New Ventures
  • Assist the CEO in launching ancillary business ventures that will add tremendous value to the overall enterprise
  • Recruit great partners in adjacent industries to help us launch these ventures and then nurture the relationships with those partners
  • Consult with necessary stakeholders to ensure that these new ventures are appropriately structured to add value and avoid unnecessary complexity
  • Coordinate with legal, finance, and other departments to form and launch these businesses

Requirements

  • Ability to manage a team of 2-5 highly motivated analysts, operators and sales reps.
  • 5+ years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, financial modeling, and reporting,
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Hospitality Management, or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain executive-level relationships with C-suite leaders and enterprise clients
  • Capable of independently developing financial models, diligence reports, business plans, pitch books, and other key M&A materials
  • 5+ years experience in financial diligence associated with M&A activity
  • Ability to work with legal teams to draft, edit and enforce operating agreements with partners and complex contracts with vendors.
  • Exceptional presentation and communication skills with ability to influence decision-makers at all organizational levels.
Benefits
  • Health/dental/vision insurance based on hours worked
  • Employer Sponsored & Voluntary Supplemental Benefits based on hours worked
  • 401K retirement savings plan with immediate 100% company match on the first 4% you contribute
  • Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts based on hours worked
  • Paid Flex Time Off / Vacation & Sick Time
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Employee Discounts
  • Please visit our careers page to review our full benefits offerings
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
mergers and acquisitionsfinancial modelingreportingbusiness plansdiligence reportspitch booksM&A materialsfinancial diligencecontract draftingoperating agreements
Soft Skills
team managementrelationship buildingpresentation skillscommunication skillsinfluencing decision-makersstakeholder consultationnegotiationcollaborationstrategic planningproblem-solving