Corporate Development & Capital Investment Manager

UL Solutions; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401K retirement plan

Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 12+浮动

Job summary

UL Solutions, a global leader in safety science, seeks a finance professional to support corporate development and capital planning. The role covers M&A process management, valuation, due diligence, deal structuring, and multi-year capital forecasting with senior leadership collaboration.

You will lead projections for acquisitions and investments, drive budgeting, and contribute to strategic decision-making across business units. This hybrid role is based in Northbrook or Chicago.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 6–8 years in corporate development, strategic finance, investment banking, private equity or FP&A.
• Advanced degree and/or CPA a plus; global M&A experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supports acquisition target identification and investment opportunities.
• Ensures growth aligns with strategic initiatives.
• Develops financial projections for targets and investments.
• Performs discounted cash flow analyses for valuations and returns.
• Leads capital forecasting and multi-year planning with stakeholders.
• Supports post-investment return analyses and portfolio metrics.
• Manages due diligence across acquisitions and large investments.
• Prepares presentations for executive leadership and Board approvals.
• Leads transaction negotiations with legal teams.
• Adheres to Code of Conduct and security practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

M&A execution

Forecasting models

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Financial statement interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration

Advanced degree and/or CPA

Job description

Dual role responsible for supporting both corporate development and capital planning initiatives at UL Solutions. On the corporate development side, this individual manages the M&A transaction process, including valuation, due diligence, deal structuring, and presentation. Within capital planning, this individual leads capital forecasting and multi-year capital planning models and will also support strategic investment opportunities under consideration. Role involves substantial collaboration and presentation interaction with the UL Solutions senior leadership team, including Customer Operating Unit, Segment and Corporate Function leaders.

Responsibilities

• Supports business leaders in the identification of acquisition targets and cultivation of new investment opportunities.
• Ensures growth opportunities are aligned to strategic initiatives.
• Manages the development of financial projections for acquisition targets and investment initiatives.
• Performs discounted cash flow analysis to determine valuations and/or financial returns.
• Capable of performing other valuation / returns analysis as necessary.
• Drive capital forecasting, and multi-year capital planning models, coordinating with key stakeholders to track project-level progress and consolidate details to drive budgeting and prioritization decisions.
• Lead post-investment return analyses for large strategic capital investments and develop portfolio-wide tools, methodologies, and performance metrics to enhance investment tracking, accountability, and capital allocation decisions.
• Manages the due diligence process for both acquisitions and large strategic investments, coordinating activities across multiple workstreams and integrating the findings into final analysis and investment evaluation.
• Assist with the preparation of presentations that support the approval of acquisitions or capital investments by the UL Solutions executive leadership team and the Board of Directors.
• Leads transaction negotiations in conjunction with the legal team to work towards signing and closing of the transaction
• Reads and follows the UL Solutions Code of Conduct, and follows all physical and digital security practices.
• Performs other duties as directed.

Qualifications

• University degree (Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree) in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration plus generally six to eight year’s professional level experience in corporate development, strategic finance, investment banking, private equity and FP&A.
• Advanced degree and/or CPA.
• Global M&A experience a plus.
• Ability to execute all phases of a transaction.
• Ability to develop and oversee enterprise forecasting models, conduct project return analyses, and leverage complex datasets and stakeholder insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Ability to interpret financial statements and analyze historical performance for possible M&A opportunities and internal strategic investments. Can independently develop financial projections for Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements.
• Ability to assess investment opportunities against strategic priorities and develop the supporting analyses and materials needed to advance capital investment decisions.
• Ability to gather and interpret complex information from diverse sources in a wide variety of forms. Ability to identify issues, collect data, establish facts, and present conclusions in situations where few decisions-making guidelines exist.

This is a hybrid role based out of our Northbrook or Chicago office.

What we offer:

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career . The estimated salary range for this position is $130,000 to $160,000 and is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors. This position is eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary. This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

About Us

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

About the Team

At the core of our expanding organization is our Finance team. We’re a growing group of professionals, based around the world, who share ideas, work together and innovate to drive strategic growth and ensure financial integrity. Whether you’re an expert in taxes, treasury, accounting, financial planning and analysis or corporate strategy and development, we’re always looking for ambitious finance professionals who want to make an impact at a publicly traded company that’s leading the way in safety science. Join our team, be part of our global community and drive the success of our mission-driven organization.