M&A Director

CBRE, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE, Inc. is seeking an M&A Director to drive end-to-end diligence, integration, and separation strategies for high-value transactions. You will connect diligence to deal thesis, design integration approaches, and provide senior leaders with clear, decision-ready insights.

You will collaborate with Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, HR and sponsors, guiding cross-functional teams and shaping value realization across the deal lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 8–12 years of M&A, strategy, operations, or advisory experience.
• Advanced degree in business or related field is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence, integration and separation planning, execution, and tracking for complex transactions end to end.
• Translate diligence findings into deal thesis and integration approach for senior leadership.
• Synthesize cross-functional findings into clear, actionable assessments and tradeoffs.
• Frame risks and opportunities and escalate issues as needed.
• Design transaction-based integration or separation plans and drive value realization.
• Coordinate LOI through close with clear, executable milestones.
• Lead virtual cross-functional teams and manage deliverables and timelines.
• Collaborate with leaders across Finance, Legal, HR, Tax, IT, and business units.

Skills

Due diligence

Integration planning

Cross-functional leadership

Executive presence

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Microsoft Office 365

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced degree (MBA/related)

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

About the Role

As a CBRE M&A Director, you will lead the diligence and integration of complex, high-value transactions end to end. Within the M&A Diligence & Integration function, you will connect due diligence findings to the deal thesis, design the integration approach, and give senior leadership the clarity they need to make sound decisions and realize the value each deal was intended to create. You will work alongside Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, HR, business sponsors, and other stakeholders across the deal lifecycle.

This job is part of the Mergers & Acquisitions function, responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing M&A transactions to drive corporate growth.

This role offers the flexibility to work from any CBRE office within the United States.

What You'll Do

• Lead confirmatory due diligence, integration and separation planning, execution, and performance tracking on complex transactions end to end
• Understand and operationalize the business strategy, ensuring diligence and integration serve the commercial intent of each deal
• Synthesize confirmatory due diligence findings across functional workstreams into leadership-ready assessments of what is material, what requires a decision, and what the tradeoffs are
• Contextualize and frame risks in terms of their impact on the deal thesis, escalating issues and opportunities as appropriate
• Design the integration or separation approach, matched to each transaction's strategic intent, and lead execution of plans that preserve and create value
• Translate commitments made to targets into clear and consistent plans from LOI through close
• Mobilize and lead virtual cross-functional teams, managing to schedule and deliverables and driving urgency on key milestones
• Build effective partnerships across teams, clarifying roles and responsibilities and resolving cross-functional issues and prioritization
• Maintain visibility into whether integrations are delivering the value that was underwritten, facilitating reviews and flagging when off track
• Share best practices from prior transactions across the enterprise and document deal learnings to drive continuous practice improvement
• Lead by example and model behaviors consistent with CBRE RISE values

Strategic Working Relationships

• Business leaders and deal sponsors
• Corporate Development team
• Functional leaders across Finance, People, Legal, Tax, IT, and other areas

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of experience in M&A, strategy, business operations, transaction advisory, management consulting, or a related field. An advanced degree in business or a related field is a benefit. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Proven ability to synthesize cross-functional findings and frame risk and tradeoffs for senior stakeholders — not simply produce or coordinate functional outputs
• Demonstrated success building the case for change and driving complex, multi-stakeholder programs to results
• Strong executive presence and credibility with deal sponsors, Corporate Development, and senior leadership
• Outstanding relationship-building, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to distill complexity into clear choices
• Able to make decisions within short timeframes and with limited information
• Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions
• Detail-oriented, expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 products

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).

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