Senior Director, Corporate Development

GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 220,000 - 385,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Senior Director of Corporate Development who will report to the Vice President of Corporate Development and build a best-in-class function. You will lead transactions across acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, and restructurings, driving evaluation, negotiation, and integration.

You must show outstanding relationship skills with internal teams and external partners, think strategically, and execute tactically to close transactions.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and MBA (preferable) with 10+ years in the M&A technology sector.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills.
• Hands-on deal leadership experience.
• Strong leadership and program management skills with cross-functional consensus-building.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities; strategic agility and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support corporate development transactions through all phases of the transaction lifecycle.
• Partner with product leaders to identify strategic gaps and evaluate build/buy/partner options.
• Develop understanding of the competitive landscape and establish industry relationships.
• Collaborate with deal leads and cross-functional teams on diligence and value drivers.
• Perform valuation and pro forma analyses to capture trends and integration costs.
• Present clear rationale and risks to executives and boards; prepare recommendations.
• Build detailed M&A models and track integration expenses and synergies.

Skills

Financial modeling

Deal leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

MBA

Job description

About GlobalFoundries:

GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit www.gf.com.

Summary of Role:

The role will report directly to the Vice President of Corporate Development and will build and lead a best-in-class corporate development function. The Senior Director Corporate Development will lead transaction activities ranging from identifying, evaluating and driving public and private company acquisitions, joint ventures, asset divestitures and restructurings, minority investments and other critical initiatives. This role will require a balance of leadership and support for all aspects of the transaction evaluation and execution process, including: idea generation, deal sourcing and screening, valuation, due diligence, negotiation and structuring, driving collaboration and approvals and integration. The Senior Director, Corporate Development must exhibit outstanding relationship skills with both external parties and internal teams. They must be able to think creatively and strategically about new opportunities, but also act very tactically to develop and complete transactions.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead and support corporate development transactions through all phases of the transaction lifecycle
• Partner with Product Line leaders to identify and prioritize strategic gaps, evaluate build/buy/partner options and collaborate on target selection criteria and recommendations
• Develop a deep understanding of the competitive landscape and assist in establishing relationships with key players in the industry
• Collaborate with primary deal leads and broader cross-functional teams to drive focused diligence processes which vet key assumptions and value drivers
• Conduct detailed analyses including valuation and pro forma case modeling which capture target company trends, deal alignments and integration costs in detail
• Articulate clear rationale and risks associated with proposed transactions through spoken and written communications with deal sponsors, functional leadership and senior executives, taking into account GlobalFoundries overall interests
• Develop presentation materials to provide recommendations to the executive team and the board
• Build detailed models for potential M&A transactions
• Track integration expenses and synergies including one-time integration costs

Other Responsibilities

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and MBA (preferable) 10 plus years of proven experience in the M&A technology sector, which could include banking, consulting or private equity experience
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills
• Hands-on deal leadership experience
• Strong leadership and program management skills with the ability to work and build consensus with multiple cross-functional teams
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes resulting from a dynamic and growing business environment
• Self-starter with flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adjust near-term role to business needs
• Comfortable with a team-oriented and collaborative approach to achieving impact
• Positive attitude and understanding of the GlobalFoundries culture
• Excellent interpersonal, including strong oral and writing capabilities; ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior leadership and external partners / counterparties
• Strong strategic agility, critical thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to deal with time pressure
• Strict attention to detail

Expected Salary Range

$220,000.00 - $385,000.00 The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

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An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory. All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third‑party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law

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