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Senior Director, Corporate Development

Posted One Month Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
174K-287K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
174K-287K Annually
Senior level
Leads corporate development activities, including identifying, evaluating, valuing, negotiating, and executing acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, and investments. Oversees due diligence, transaction documentation, M&A strategy, and post-acquisition integration while presenting recommendations to senior leadership. Builds and leads a high-performing team, recruits and develops talent, and manages cross-functional internal and external resources across complex transactions.
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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
You will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and negotiating acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, and start-ups in current and new business. You will also manage the assessment and valuation of new business opportunities and lead a team of managers.
How you will contribute
You will:
  • Lead all aspects of transaction execution including project management, due diligence and valuation, negotiation, documentation. You will work closely with business teams, internal functional experts (e.g. legal, accounting, tax, etc.), and outside advisors to support execution.
  • Shape M&A strategy and opportunity identification. You will collaborate across the company to help assess and prioritize M&A transactions that best align with corporate strategy and growth objectives. In addition, you will draw conclusions from various sources to make recommendations that contribute to the success of our inorganic growth initiatives.
  • Support post-acquisition integration by ensuring that cross-functional teams are executing on their respective M&A integration plans.
  • Create, deliver and present high-quality presentation materials and recommendations to senior leaders and decision makers.
  • Build a high-performing Corporate Development team. You will also recruit and develop talent, drive our talent agenda and develop and guide a team of managers.

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
  • TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Significant experience in an investment bank, private equity, venture capital or corporate development group. Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills. Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities with aggressive timelines. The ability to effectively plan, prioritize, execute and follow-up in a timely manner and anticipate problems and roadblocks.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Consumer industry experience preferred.
  • LEADERSHIP SKILLS: Effective in leading, influencing, motivating and achieving goals through formal and informal channels. Flexibility to manage projects across time zones and adapt certain approaches to different cultures and working styles. Comfortable performing in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing internal and external resources.
  • GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET: Willingness to challenge assumptions and the status quo to help establish best practices and leading M&A capabilities as a team.
  • INTEGRITY: Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values, policies and external regulations

You will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and negotiating acquisitions, partnerships, alliances, joint ventures, and start-ups in current and new business. You will also manage the assessment and valuation of new business opportunities and lead a team of managers.
Salary and Benefits:
The base salary range for this position is $174,100 to $287,265; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results and eligibility to participate in our long-term incentive program. In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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Job Type
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Corporate Development
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