Director, Corporate Development

About Momentive Technologies

Momentive Technologies applies advanced materials science to design and manufacture ultra-high-performance quartz materials, quartz crucibles, and ceramic products that are vital to a variety of high-growth end markets, including the silicon and compound semiconductor industries, electronics, and aerospace components. These solutions enable the production of logic and memory chips, power control devices and multiple systems for electric vehicles, integrated circuits, power control devices, data servers, and aerospace applications.

Recognized for the purity, performance, consistency and stability of its products, Momentive Technologies has been delivering innovative solutions for over 130 years and continues to impact emerging trends like electrification, digitalization, renewable energy and artificial intelligence. The Company, headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio, has operations across the globe and serves customers in more than 30 countries.

Director, Corporate Development

The Director, Corporate Development leads all aspects of the corporate strategy, organization's strategic initiatives and inorganic growth initiatives. The candidate will work with business units and corporate functions to formulate a portfolio strategy for the company and competitive strategy for the business units. The candidate will also lead M&A initiatives to achieve growth through identifying acquisition targets, cultivating relationships with leadership at acquisition targets, preparing financial analysis, building acquisition business cases, and undertaking negotiations to complete acquisitions. This position may oversee integrations following acquisitions. Additional focus areas include strategic analysis, industry and company research and competitive analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior management to define strategic priorities and align corporate development activities with overall business goals.
• Analyze industry trends and competitive landscape to identify potential growth opportunities
• Develop/update corporate and competitive strategy for business units
• Lead the end-to-end M&A process including target identification, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, and deal structuring.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis, including financial modeling, to assess potential acquisition targets.
• Manage cross-functional teams with a hands-on, team-oriented approach
• Ensure effective management of post-closing deal terms and hand-off to integration teams
• Analyze the pro forma implications of strategic partnerships and M&A transactions on company's growth trajectory, business mix and margin
• Perform due diligence, including financial analysis and risk assessments in support of proposed transactions
• Prepare and/or oversee the preparation of presentations which outline the strategic and financial rationale for transactions for senior management and the Board of Directors

Required Qualifications:

• +15 years of professional experience in manufacturing company or consulting firm
• Engineering, finance or business degree
• Proven track record of leading projects and cross-functional teams, business/financial analysis, and presentation of results and recommendations to management
• Superior analytical skills, creativity in problem solving, research capabilities, and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to develop concise and effective communications tailored to specific audiences
• Comfort working on a cross-functional team in a dynamic, fast-moving, and high stakes work environment
• Strong project management skills
• Results oriented, metrics driven leader focused on continuous improvement.
• Effective written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Semiconductor Industry

Key Relationships:

• Vice President of Quartz Business Unit, Global Business Directors, Senior Director of Global Production Operations, Commercial and Supply Chain Teams, Site Leaders, Supervisors and Operations employees

Travel Requirements:

• 10% of travel

EEO Statement

We treat all our associates and candidates as equals. We require all associates and managers to do so too and comply with employment laws and regulations. All personnel actions are conducted in the spirit of equal employment. We are committed to recruit, train, promote and retain associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.