Director, Corporate Development

About the role

ADP is hiring a Director, Corporate Development. Are you an investment banking, corporate development, or transaction advisory professional with experience evaluating acquisition opportunities, supporting M&A transactions, and developing analyses that inform strategic investment decisions? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, and presenting complex analyses to senior executives and deal teams are critical to success? As Director, Corporate Development, you will provide support to the Corporate Development Group and Business Unit leaders on specific mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and strategic partnership initiatives. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, you will assist in identifying, analyzing, and executing potential acquisition opportunities in accordance with ADP’s strategic and financial growth objectives. Additionally, you will support corporate divestiture and other strategic investment activities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Monitor potential areas of profitable growth and potential acquisition targets through market, industry, and competitive research and company profiling.
• Leverage third-party market intelligence tools (e.g., CB Insights, Pitchbook) to gather data and perform analysis on private market investment (i.e., VC, PE) activity in HR Technology to support the organization’s understanding of current market dynamics.
• Assist in the analysis of financial and other available business information of target companies with a view towards their tactical and strategic fit with ADP.
• Assist in the preparation of financial and qualitative analyses and presentations, enabling senior management at the business unit and parent company level to make informed investment decisions.
• Support the acquisition team as needed throughout the transaction process from origination through to closing.
• Collaborate with the appropriate company departments (e.g., Product and Technology, Finance, Legal, Human Resources) as well as any external advisors throughout the transaction and due diligence processes.
• Align with Corporate and BU strategy teams during the strategic planning process on key initiatives that have a business/corporate development orientation and assist with evaluation of buy/build/partner analyses.
• Work closely and build strong relationships with business unit peers as well as those in supporting corporate functions to ensure effective communication and smooth transaction processes.
• Perform other related duties as assigned, including tracking group activity, inbound investment opportunities, etc.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant investment banking, corporate development, transaction advisory, or financial advisory experience, including at least 2-3 years of direct M&A-focused investment banking experience, complemented by experience in transaction advisory,