Corporate Development Manager

UL Solutions; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus target payout of 20%

Health benefits including medical, dental, vision

401K retirement savings

Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 12 holidays, and 72 hours sick time

Job summary

UL Solutions is looking for a candidate to manage M&A transactions from valuation to execution in a hybrid role based in Northbrook or Chicago. The ideal applicant will have a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business administration, alongside 6-8 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, or related fields. Responsibilities will include supporting acquisition target identification, financial analysis, and managing the due diligence process. The estimated salary range is $145,000 to $155,000 with additional health and retirement benefits.

Qualifications

• 6 to 8 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or M&A.
• Ability to execute all phases of a transaction.
• Global M&A experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage M&A transactions including valuation, due diligence, and analysis.
• Support business leaders in identifying acquisition targets.
• Develop financial projections for acquisition targets.

Skills

Financial analysis

Valuation techniques

Due diligence

Transaction management

Negotiation

Education

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

Advanced degree and/or CPA

Job description

Responsible for the management of M&A transactions activity including valuation, due diligence, analysis, deal structuring, and presentation. Manages critical aspects of the transaction process for potential mergers and acquisitions, minority investments and joint ventures. Develops in-depth analysis of economic, industry, customer, competitor, and financial data to prepare summaries on potential acquisitions. Substantial work, collaboration and presentation interaction with the UL Solutions senior leadership team, including Customer Operating Unit, Segment and Corporate Function leaders.

Hybrid role based out of the Northbrook or Chicago office.

Responsibilities

• Supports business leaders in the identification of acquisition targets through the analysis of customers, products, markets, geographies, and competitors. Ensures acquisition opportunities are aligned to corporate strategic objectives.
• Manages the development of financial projections for acquisition targets. Performs discounted cash flow analysis to determine valuations. Capable of performing other valuation or returns analysis including comparable company and precedent transaction analysis, accretion/dilution analysis, and return on invested capital.
• Analyzes acquisition targets’ revenue and cost trends for the due diligence process.
• Develops evaluation criteria to analyze the costs and synergies of potential acquisition opportunities.
• Manages the due diligence process for acquisitions, coordinating activities across multiple workstreams and integrating the findings from Legal, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Human Resources, and Operations into final analysis and deal evaluation.
• Assists with the preparation of presentations that support the approval of acquisitions 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 six to eight years of professional level experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity or a mergers and acquisitions function in a corporate environment.
• Advanced degree and/or CPA.
• Global M&A experience a plus.
• Ability to execute all phases of a transaction.
• Ability to interpret financial statements and analyze historical performance for possible M&A opportunities.
• Ability to independently develop financial projections for Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow Statements.
• Ability to analyze and interpret a wide variety of materials including financial reports, technical reports and legal documents.
• Ability to gather and interpret complex information from diverse sources in a wide variety of forms; identify issues, collect data, establish facts, and present conclusions in situations where few decision‑making guidelines exist.

Benefits

• Estimated salary range: $145,000 to $155,000, based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, geographical location, and other factors.
• Eligible for annual bonus compensation with a target payout of 20% of the base salary.
• Health benefits including medical, dental, vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health.
• Retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country.
• Paid time off: vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days), and sick time off (72 hours).