Corporate Development Director

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt seeks a Corporate Development Director to lead sourcing, evaluation, and execution of M&A activities. You will manage data rooms, develop board-ready materials, and oversee integrations while building relationships with education companies.

The role requires 5+ years in investment banking with strong financial modeling skills, excellent Excel/PowerPoint, and the ability to work with senior leaders. Hybrid work from NY area and 10% travel expectation.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Business or Finance required.
• 5+ years in investment banking with M&A.
• Strong communication with senior leaders.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Solid understanding of company markets, products, and tech.
• Ability to travel 10%.

Responsibilities

• Manage acquisition opportunities and data room oversight.
• Develop presentation materials for executives and board discussions.
• Oversee integration activities.
• Build relationships with education companies.
• Demonstrate outstanding financial modeling.
• Manage multiple priorities.

Skills

Investment banking

M&A

Financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Stakeholder comms

Relationship building

Travel 10%

Education

BA/BS in Business or Finance

MBA preferred

Job description

Job Title: Corporate Development Director

Location: Hybrid Remote Work Option - Must live within 50 mile radius of New York office

Purpose of the Role

To assist in the sourcing, evaluation, and execution of M&A activities including valuation, market analyses, presentation development; deal management; integration planning and management. Provide support on other activities as they develop.

Job Responsibilities

• Managing acquisition opportunities, including data room oversight, financial analyses, and document review
• Development of presentation materials for executives and board of directors’ discussions
• Managing integration activities
• Developing and maintaining industry relationships with emerging education companies
• Outstanding financial modeling skills
• Experience in managing data rooms.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to think creatively about problem solving and opportunity evaluation
• Proactive approach to responsibilities
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

Requirements: Experience & Education

Required

• BA/BS Degree in Business or Finance
• Minimum of 5 years Investment banking experience, including M&A
• Professional demeanor and ability to effectively communicate with senior leaders and external counterparts
• Strong work ethic including attention to detail
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong ability to build collaborative internal and external business relationships
• Strong analytical skills; ability to think creatively about problem solving and opportunity evaluation
• Possesses a solid understanding of Company's markets, products, players, and technologies.
• Team player with the ability to build consensus across various internal and external stakeholders
• Proactive approach to responsibilities
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Outstanding financial modeling skills
• Ability to travel 10% of the time (via, car, train, and/or airplane)

Preferred

• Masters or MBA preferred

Physical Requirements

• Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing)
• The person in this position needs to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer
• Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls and online meetings

ABOUT US

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.