Job Description Summary

Reporting to the SVP Strategy, Product Management, & Marketing, the Vice President, Corporate Development is responsible for overall M&A activity from market scans to pipeline management, strategic recommendations and diligence, and leadership in the execution of acquisitions that support corporate growth and profitability. This is a new position due to the Executive Leadership Team’s desire to have a focused approach to Corporate Development, with an increased level of M&A activity for the company moving forward. The VP Corporate Development will work closely with the ELT and our board.

Job Duties

• Develop a strategic and pro-active M&A function within CCC’s Corporate Strategy and Development group
• Curate and grow a pipeline of potential deals, proactively developing ideas for growth
• Represent CCC externally with M&A targets and related advisors / intermediaries
• Conduct company / competitive research and translate into actionable strategic insight
• Build investment thesis for potential acquisition targets, and organize and conduct due diligence activities to validate
• Provide regular visibility for ELT on transaction and pipeline activity
• Interact and partner with CCC’s board on deals and proposed deals

Qualifications

• Strong financial, analytical and valuation skills, including the ability to develop a strategic perspective for target identification and evaluation
• Demonstrated problem-solving /decision-making skills with the ability to understand a complex product portfolio and identify inorganic pathways to growth
• Self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity and independent work
• Excellent project management and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Experience requirements:

• Ten years of post-business school experience in corporate development or M&A
• Minimum of seven years M&A experience, preferably across a broad variety of transactions.
• Experience building and developing an efficient M&A framework, leading analysts through deals

• Software or Data as a product or service related experience highly preferred
• P&C Insurance vertical related experience a plus, but not required

Educational requirements:

• MBA from a top ten business school
• Complementary undergraduate degree from a competitive institution

About the company’s Commitment to its employees:

We offer a competitive compensation package including salary, bonus, and stock options.

We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer generous benefit plans and resources designed with employee satisfaction in mind.

What we value is simple - customers, employee commitment, collaboration and clear communication.

We hire people who will embrace the company’s goals and values, and productively contribute in ways that help us serve the customer, innovate and stay strong. We regularly measure our employee’s engagement and job satisfaction and consistently score well above industry norms – our employees love their jobs!

Why Choose CCC?

We make it a priority to keep employees enriched, healthy and happy.

• Enriched – Tuition reimbursement, leadership development opportunities and training and learning programs,
• Healthy - Wellness programs and Perkspot/employee discount program
• Happy – Recognition programs, a confidential employee assistance program and flexible work arrangements such as staggered start times

Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Chicago within the historic Merchandise Mart—a certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building

Our benefit plans include: medical, dental, vision, paid vacation/PTO/holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401 (k) plan with company match and more.

CCC Information Services was ranked #17 in the Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago, by Built in Chicago, an online community for digital technology entrepreneurs in Chicago.

Why Choose CCC

We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer generous benefit plans and resources designed with employee satisfaction in mind.
What we value is simple - customers, employee commitment, collaboration and clear communication.

We hire people who will embrace the company’s goals and productively contribute in ways that help us serve the customer, innovate, and stay strong.
We make it a priority to keep employees healthy, happy and enriched.

• Healthy - Wellness programs and Perkspot/employee discount program
• Happy – Recognition programs, a confidential employee assistance program, and flexible work arrangements such as staggered start times
• Enriched – Tuition reimbursement, training and learning programs, and leadership development opportunities

Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Chicago within the historic Merchandise Mart—a certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building.

CCC Information Services was ranked #17 in the Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago in 2017 by Built In Chicago, an online community for digital technology entrepreneurs in Chicago.

CCC is a great place to work. Join us!