SVP, M&A

Dow Jones; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 430,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow Jones in New York is seeking a senior executive to lead its M&A strategy. The SVP, M&A will drive inorganic growth, sourcing acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions across the enterprise.

This role requires a highly strategic leader with deep transaction experience who can operate across markets, build trusted relationships, and translate opportunities into scalable growth. You will own end-to-end lifecycle from sourcing to integration.

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading complex M&A transactions and strategic growth initiatives.
• Strong financial and strategic acumen in valuation, modeling, and synergy assessment.
• Proven ability to negotiate, influence executives, and manage cross‑functional diligence.
• Experience driving integration and post-close value realization across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Dow Jones’ M&A strategy and execution across the enterprise.
• Own the deal pipeline and identify acquisition, investment, and partnership opportunities.
• Advise CEO, CFO, and leaders on growth opportunities, market dynamics, and portfolio strategy.
• Develop an operating framework for evaluating opportunities and financial outcomes.
• Lead all phases of transactions from sourcing to close and integration.
• Define integration strategies early to align deal thesis with operating model and value creation.
• Build external relationships to generate deal flow with investors, PE firms, banks, and advisors.
• Represent Dow Jones in strategic discussions, industry conferences, and investor meetings.

Skills

M&A leadership

Financial modeling

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

About Us

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas

Full time

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SVP, M&A

About Us

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About The Role

We are seeking a senior executive to lead Dow Jones’ M&A strategy. The SVP, M&A will serve as the primary driver of inorganic growth across the enterprise, identifying and executing acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions that accelerate Dow Jones’ long-term strategic priorities.

The SVP, M&A will own the end-to-end transaction lifecycle from sourcing and evaluation through negotiation, diligence, close, and integration. The role requires a highly strategic and commercially minded leader who can operate effectively across complex markets, build trusted relationships externally and internally, and drive disciplined execution with measurable business impact.

The ideal candidate is a forward thinking corporate development executive with deep transaction expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to translate strategic opportunities into scalable growth outcomes.

You Will

• Lead Dow Jones enterprise M&A strategy and execution, aligning inorganic growth initiatives to the company’s strategic priorities.
• Own and manage the enterprise deal pipeline, proactively identifying acquisition, investment, and partnership opportunities that strengthen Dow Jones’ market position and capabilities.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, and business leaders on growth opportunities, market dynamics, competitive positioning, and portfolio strategy.
• Develop a disciplined operating framework for evaluating opportunities, prioritizing investments, and ensuring alignment between strategic rationale and financial outcomes.
• Lead all phases of transactions, including opportunity sourcing and evaluation, deal structuring and negotiation, due diligence, governance, execution, and close
• Evaluate business models, competitive positioning, customer value propositions, revenue quality, and operational performance to inform investment decisions and transaction strategy.
• Structure and negotiate transactions that align strategic objectives with financial discipline and long‑term value creation.
• Establish clear success metrics and accountability frameworks to measure transaction performance, strategic impact, and value realization post‑close.
• Define integration strategies early in the transaction lifecycle to ensure alignment between the deal thesis, operating model, strategic objectives, and long‑term value creation goals.
• Partner with business and functional leaders to lead post‑acquisition integration planning and execution across operational, commercial, technology, and organizational workstreams.
• Establish clear governance structures, success metrics, and accountability frameworks to measure transaction performance, synergy realization, and overall business impact.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the M&A and investment ecosystem, including founders, CEOs, private equity and venture capital firms, investment banks, strategic partners, and industry advisors.
• Build a robust external network to generate proprietary deal flow, surface emerging market opportunities, and strengthen Dow Jones’ position within the broader media, technology, data, and AI landscape.
• Engage regularly with market participants, investors, and operators to identify opportunities for acquisitions, partnerships, strategic investments, and capability expansion.
• Partner with senior leadership to assess market shifts, disruptive technologies, and competitive threats that may impact long‑term portfolio strategy and growth objectives.
• Represent Dow Jones externally in strategic discussions, industry conferences, investor meetings, and partner engagements.
• Build strong partnerships across Finance, Strategy, Product, Technology, Legal, Editorial, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment and execution excellence.
• Influence senior stakeholders across a complex, matrixed organization to drive alignment on priorities, investment decisions, and integration outcomes.
• Foster a culture of analytical rigor, strategic thinking, collaboration, and accountability.

You Have

• 15+ years of experience leading complex M&A transactions and strategic growth initiatives as a senior corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance executive.
• Demonstrated success executing acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions—ideally within information services, though experience in media, technology, SaaS, data, or adjacent industries is also highly valued.
• Strong financial and strategic acumen, including expertise in valuation, financial modeling, deal structuring, investment analysis, and synergy assessment.
• Proven ability to lead complex negotiations and influence senior executives and external stakeholders
• Experience managing cross‑functional diligence and integration efforts across global organizations
• Deep understanding of technology, data, AI, and digital business models
• Strong executive presence with the ability to operate effectively with CEOs, Boards, investors, and business leaders
• Proven ability to balance strategic vision with operational discipline and execution rigor

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Business Area: Dow Jones - Finance

Job Category: Finance

Union Status

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $300,000 - $430,000

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally.

It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

Req ID: 53324