Senior Director, M&A & Strategic Partnerships

Transamerica Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Transamerica Corporation is seeking a Senior Director, Corporate Development to lead inorganic growth through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, reinsurance transactions, and strategic partnerships.

You will translate market insights and financial implications into executive-ready recommendations, oversee complex transactions from evaluation to close, and guide cross-functional teams to realize sustainable enterprise value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field.
• Twelve years of experience in transaction execution, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, or related leadership roles.
• Experience leading complex transactions from evaluation through execution and transition planning.
• Strong financial analysis, valuation, accounting, analytical, and business judgment skills.
• Experience influencing executives, governance committees, and senior cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong project management and execution discipline.
• High level of integrity, discretion, professionalism, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead inorganic growth strategy across mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reinsurance transactions, strategic investments, and partnerships.
• Develop and manage the opportunity pipeline by establishing investment theses, assessing market dynamics, and cultivating strategic relationships.
• Evaluate opportunities through an enterprise lens, including strategic fit, financial impact, capital implications, regulatory considerations, and key risks.
• Lead complex transactions from evaluation through approval, negotiation, execution, and transition planning.
• Oversee valuation, financial analysis, and return frameworks that inform capital allocation and transaction recommendations.
• Advise senior leadership, governance committees, and Boards through clear, executive-ready recommendations.
• Align cross-functional leaders around strategic rationale, due diligence findings, transaction decisions, and execution priorities.
• Represent the company externally with advisors, counterparties, reinsurers, and other industry participants.
• Guide integration, separation, and value-capture planning to support achievement of transaction objectives.
• Build Corporate Development team capabilities, standards, industry insight, and execution discipline.

Skills

Financial analysis

Valuation

Accounting

Analytical skills

Business judgment

Influence executives

Stakeholder management

Project management

Execution discipline

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics

Master’s degree in business administration or related advanced degree

Job description

Transamerica Corporation is seeking a Senior Director, Corporate Development to lead inorganic growth through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, reinsurance transactions, and strategic partnerships.

You will translate market insights and financial implications into executive-ready recommendations, oversee complex transactions from evaluation to close, and guide cross-functional teams to realize sustainable enterprise value.