Business Development Advisor – Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Findlay, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Business Development Advisor – M&A will report to the Business Development Director, M&A and be based out of MPC's Findlay, Ohio campus. The Advisor role is responsible for leading all phases of the deal life cycle from deal origination and opportunity analysis, through post-close integration. Working closely with Corporate Strategy, Portfolio Optimization, and other key business partners, the M&A advisor identifies and executes opportunities to accelerate existing strategies through inorganic growth.

Requirements

Bachelors required; MBA preferred
Business, Engineering, or Law preferred
7+ years of relevant experience
Experience with M&A and commercial contract development strongly preferred
Strong communication and collaboration skills required
Self-starter, naturally curious, and comfortable challenging the status quo
Continuous improvement mindset

Responsibilities

Leads all phases of the deal life cycle
Coordinates the development and execution of legal agreements with Law
Organizes and leads meetings with internal subject matter experts (SME’s) to support opportunity analysis and due diligence processes
Engages and coordinates activities with third-party advisors/banks to support M&A transactions
Leads proactive screening efforts to identify top acquisition targets to advance MPC/MPLX strategies
Develops and maintains a repository of top M&A opportunities
Establishes and monitors leading indicators to inform decision timing of M&A opportunities
Conducts post-deal lessons learned reviews to identify work process improvement opportunities
Engages with external subject matter experts to benchmark MPC M&A work processes and capabilities against industry best practices
Maintains and continuously improves an M&A toolkit for all phases of the deal life cycle