Director, M&A Business Development

Uft; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Uft is seeking a Director of M&A to drive the acquisition strategy and build the M&A pipeline. This crucial role involves collaborating with the Sr. VP of M&A and C-suite, reaching out to acquisition targets, negotiating deals, and managing the transaction lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a strong financial background, and the ability to analyze and assess potential deals. Join our dynamic team and help shape the future of municipal and industrial water solutions across the U.S.

Qualifications

• Excellent executive level communication skills across various mediums.
• Insightful perspective on value creation with attention to detail.
• Direct experience with accounting and corporate law.

Responsibilities

• Identify and reach out to owners of potential acquisition targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with sellers and their management.
• Negotiate deal terms, pricing, and structuring agreements.
• Assess the value and risk of each potential transaction.
• Support integration of acquired businesses post-merger.

Skills

Executive level communication

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Valuation

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics

Job description

United Flow Technologies is a platform established in July 2021 to invest in the municipal and industrial water and wastewater market. UFT has partnered with market leading businesses to create a national provider of process, pump, automation & control, and other equipment solutions. And we’re just getting started making strategic partnerships to provide clean water across the country!

The Director, M&A will play a crucial role working side by side with Sr. VP of M&A and the C‑suite to build the M&A pipeline, reaching out to owners of potential acquisition targets, building relationships and trust with them, negotiating deals, and supporting the rest of the M&A team with successful transaction execution.

This position requires travel (30%-50% weekly).

Responsibilities

• Deal Sourcing: Identify and reach out to ownership of potential acquisition target companies align with UFT’s strategic goals.
• Client Management & Communication: Build and maintain good rapport and strong relationships with sellers and their senior management (CEOs, CFOs, etc.), communicating punctually, accurately, and cordially to manage their expectations throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Portfolio Strategy: Remain educated about industry trends, the competitive landscape, and potential acquisition targets to help shape the UFT portfolio for a successful future transaction.
• Negotiation: Negotiate deal terms, pricing, and structuring agreements with potential sellers.
• Financial Analysis & Due Diligence: Remain mindful of the key value creation levers and risk mitigation elements of each transaction. Assess the value, opportunity and risk of each potential transaction, with a focus on company financials, operations.
• Post-Merger Integration: Support the integration of acquired businesses to realize the expected value from the deal by ensuring the integration team benefits from your knowledge of the overall transaction process and culture of the acquisition target.

Qualifications

• Excellent executive level communication (in person, phone & video calls, and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Insightful big picture perspective on value creation without losing focus on attention to detail, creative problem-solving, negotiation, teamwork, adaptability, strong work ethic.
• Direct experience with data analysis and valuation, accounting, and corporate law, to ensure you understand and remain mindful of key value drivers and risks in a transaction.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field.

Join our team to innovate the future of water and wastewater. You’ll collaborate with coworkers who are the best and the brightest, challenge yourself on exciting work, and help build the best water and wastewater platform company in the U.S.

UFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.