M&A Strategy Leader — Corporate Development

Cardinal Health; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 135,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of Corporate Development to lead M&A deal execution, upstream strategic planning, and negotiation support. You will collaborate with external stakeholders and internal teams to evaluate, structure, and approve transactions, while guiding integration and separation planning where needed.

The role requires extensive experience in M&A, strong financial modeling capabilities, and the ability to influence senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Tax and Treasury.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in corporate development, mergers & acquisitions, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, strategy or finance preferred
• Direct experience executing M&A transactions from start to finish, utilizing strong financial capabilities and project management skills
• Direct experience with M&A valuation and financial modeling, sufficient to lead, coach, and develop team

Responsibilities

• Deal Strategy: Work with business, finance, and strategy teams to assess inorganic priorities and develop a business case for each acquisition, including detailed assessment of the competitive marketplace and quantitative support for annual operating plan and investment requirements
• Due Diligence: Identify and investigate critical due diligence items that will impact modeling assumptions and inform integration planning
• Financial Analysis: Create and review detailed financial models and valuation analyses to assess the financial impact of potential transactions. Evaluate the financial feasibility and return on investment of each M&A opportunity
• Deal Structuring: Collaborate with Tax, Legal, Accounting and Treasury teams to structure transactions
• Deal Approval: Support communications with Corporate CEO, CFO, Segment CEOs and CFOs, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer, Business Unit GMs and other members of Cardinal Health leadership. Facilitate Corporate approval process for all deals
• Integration Planning: Collaborate with Integration team and cross-functional teams to ensure a level and timing of integration consistent with business needs, budget and transaction model
• Separation Planning: Support the development of the separation plans for divestitures and the development and implementation of transition services agreements
• Compliance and Governance: Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory and Cardinal Health requirements throughout the M&A process. Maintain the highest standards of governance and confidentiality
• Deal Strategy: Work with business, finance, and strategy teams to develop a business case for each acquisition, including detailed assessment of the competitive marketplace and quantitative support for annual operating plan and investment requirements
• Due Diligence: Identify critical due diligence items that will impact modeling assumptions and inform integration planning
• Financial Analysis: Create detailed financial models and valuation analyses to assess the financial impact of potential transactions. Evaluate the financial feasibility and return on investment of each M&A opportunity
• Deal Structuring: Collaborate with Tax, Legal, Accounting and Treasury teams to structure transactions
• Deal Approval: Support communications with Corporate CEO, CFO, Segment CEOs and CFOs, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer, Business Unit GMs and other members of Cardinal Health leadership. Facilitate Corporate approval process for all deals

Skills

M&A deal execution

Financial modeling

Deal structuring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering or related field

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of Corporate Development to lead M&A deal execution, upstream strategic planning, and negotiation support. You will collaborate with external stakeholders and internal teams to evaluate, structure, and approve transactions, while guiding integration and separation planning where needed.

The role requires extensive experience in M&A, strong financial modeling capabilities, and the ability to influence senior leaders across Finance, Legal, Tax and Treasury.