Strategic M&A Leader for Growth & Partnerships

TKDA; BLOOMINGTON, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Employee ownership

Competitive 401(k) match

Job summary

TKDA seeks a strategic leader to drive growth through acquisitions, identifying opportunities, evaluating targets, and leading deal execution. The role partners with the CEO and executives to shape long-term growth in architecture, engineering, and consulting services.

The Head of Corporate Development & Acquisitions will build a robust acquisition pipeline, perform market research, and manage due diligence and integration activities across the deal lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, engineering, architecture, or a related field required.
• MBA or other advanced business degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, private equity, engineering or architecture consulting, strategic growth, or business development.
• Experience leading acquisition transactions from sourcing through integration.
• Experience within the architecture, engineering, environmental consulting, or professional services industry is strongly preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills.
• Experience managing due diligence and transaction processes.
• Proven negotiation and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with executive leaders and external stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to work with highly confidential information and navigate complex business situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead TKDA's growth-through-acquisition strategy, identifying opportunities that strengthen the firm's service offerings, talent base, geographic presence, and client relationships.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of acquisition and partnership opportunities aligned with the firm's strategic growth objectives.
• Conduct market mapping, competitive intelligence, and industry research to identify high-potential acquisition targets and emerging market opportunities.
• Build investment theses and business cases that evaluate strategic fit, cultural alignment, financial performance, growth potential, and integration considerations.
• Lead the acquisition process from initial outreach through closing, including valuation assessments, due diligence coordination, negotiation support, and transaction execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence activities, including financial, operational, legal, technology, human resources, cultural, and client evaluations.
• Lead integration planning efforts before transaction close to ensure a seamless transition.
• Partner with business leaders to execute integration activities that preserve culture, retain key talent, maintain client relationships, and accelerate value creation.
• Monitor post-acquisition performance, integration milestones, and synergy realization to ensure successful outcomes.
• Provide regular acquisition pipeline and strategic growth updates to executive leadership.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and metrics to track acquisition activity, integration progress, and business outcomes.
• Present acquisition opportunities, recommendations, and transaction updates to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Relationship-building

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, engineering, architecture, or related field

MBA or other advanced business degree

Job description

TKDA seeks a strategic leader to drive growth through acquisitions, identifying opportunities, evaluating targets, and leading deal execution. The role partners with the CEO and executives to shape long-term growth in architecture, engineering, and consulting services.

The Head of Corporate Development & Acquisitions will build a robust acquisition pipeline, perform market research, and manage due diligence and integration activities across the deal lifecycle.