IoT Corporate Development Lead – Growth & M&A Strategy

Vodafone; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly bonus

Company car

Annual leave 28 days + holidays

Private pension

Private medical & dental

Share save scheme

Discounts: Vodafone retail

Job summary

Vodafone IoT seeks a Senior Manager Corporate Development to shape and deliver the inorganic growth agenda, identifying strategic opportunities and driving them from origination through execution. You will work with IoT Leadership, Group M&A, and cross-functional experts to translate market insights into value-creating partnerships, investments, and deals.

You will lead due diligence, business case development, and integration planning while coordinating with Legal, HR, Finance, Product,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, or a similar strategic role.
• Proven track record in M&A, including deal execution and post-merger integration.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in IoT, telecoms, or technology sectors.
• Ability to drive alignment across multiple teams / functions – internally and externally.
• Desirable: MBA from a leading business school desirable

Responsibilities

• Strategic Execution: Deliver the corporate development strategy for Vodafone IoT, aligned with IoT Strategy, Group priorities.
• Corporate Development & Transactions: Lead Vodafone IoT’s inorganic growth opportunities in partnership with Group M&A, including target origination, strategic assessment, business case development, due diligence, transaction execution and integration planning.
• Strategic Opportunity Assessment: Lead rigorous analysis of acquisition, investment and partnership opportunities to assess market attractiveness, strategic fit, capability enhancement, value creation potential and execution risk.
• Cross-functional Alignment: Align Legal, HR, Finance, Product, Technology, Sales and Commercial teams to evaluate, execute and realise value from strategic opportunities, ensuring decisions are commercially robust and operationally deliverable.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Translate complex insights into compelling, fact-based narratives for internal and external stakeholders, including Vodafone Group and Liberty Global

Education

MBA desirable

Job description

Vodafone IoT seeks a Senior Manager Corporate Development to shape and deliver the inorganic growth agenda, identifying strategic opportunities and driving them from origination through execution. You will work with IoT Leadership, Group M&A, and cross-functional experts to translate market insights into value-creating partnerships, investments, and deals.

You will lead due diligence, business case development, and integration planning while coordinating with Legal, HR, Finance, Product,