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Director of Corporate Development (M&A)

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Molex's Corporate Development & Strategy team is seeking a Director of Corporate Development to join its M&A team.

Molex's M&A team supports Molex's corporate and division leadership with sourcing, analyzing, and executing M&A opportunities in addition to other investments and divestitures.

What You Will Do

The Director of Corporate Development will work collaboratively with Molex leadership to evaluate and execute acquisition, investment, and divestiture opportunities.

In this role, you will primarily focus on Molex's core electronics businesses including opportunities in the consumer, datacom, industrial, transportation, and aerospace and defense industries.

You will work closely with business and strategy teams to develop and manage an active target pipeline, analyze various opportunities, and execute transactions.

This role is based out of Molex's Chicago (IL) office.

There is also an expectation of work in Molex's corporate headquarters based in Lisle (IL) as appropriate given the importance of fostering relationships and collaborating with senior leaders across the company.

This role will require travel (estimated at 20% of time) to engage with target companies, industry conferences, and internal Molex teams.

The Director of Corporate Development is expected own the end-to-end M&A process from developing the pipeline funnel through deal completion.

This role is positioned as a critical thought partner to Molex leadership as the company analyzes and executes on inorganic investment opportunities.

In this role, you will focus on:

Target Pipeline Development : Partner with the Molex leadership to develop, refine, and set strategic priorities and develop action plans, milestones, and tracking mechanisms to drive execution and implementation


* Understand strategic priorities of business and support decision making on M&A focus areas


* Support division and strategy teams on identifying potential targets and developing investment theses


* Drive consistent pipeline review process for identified targets


* Maintain engagement and build relationships with potential target companies


* Engage with relevant stakeholders (investment banks, private equity firms) to facilitate deal activity


* Monitor and evaluate key market trends, dynamics, value chain participants and translate into actionable insights for Molex leadership

Deal Execution: Lead teams and serve as a trusted advisor to Molex leadership throughout M&A process


* Apply agile and disciplined process to effectively guide organization through M&A process


* Analyze acquisition opportunities and develop succinct, thorough investment evaluations


* Lead team in developing appropriate financial cases to analyze economic returns and valuation


* Learn and apply Molex and Koch decision making and investment frameworks


* Lead cross-functional team of subject matter experts to effectively diligence target company


* Facilitate de...


  • Rate: Not Specified
  • Location: Chicago, US-IL
  • Type: Permanent
  • Industry: Finance
  • Recruiter: Molex
  • Contact: Not Specified
  • Email: to view click here
  • Reference: 167311-en_US-US-IL-CHICAGO-001
  • Posted: 2025-03-16 07:12:09 -

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