Director, Corporate Development

T-Mobile•Bellevue, WA

1d•$191,300 - $258,800

About The Position

T-Mobile is in pursuit of exceptional talent to join our executive team. We’re committed to excellence and innovation, and we are on the lookout for a leader who can steer our company towards new heights of success. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and leading a talented team of professionals. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of success, demonstrating a keen ability to navigate complex challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. As a key member of our executive team, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing our organizational strategy and contributing to our continued growth and market leadership. Join us in our commitment to driving innovation, inspiring collaboration, fostering a positive company culture, and achieving unparalleled success. T-Mobile's Corporate Development Team is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing the company's strategic acquisitions, investments and joint ventures. The Director will be involved in identifying prospective target opportunities, performing strategic and quantitative analysis, coordinating due diligence, determining appropriate valuation and structure, conducting negotiations, driving activities to closure, and preparing for integration. The Director will be a highly motivated, self-driven professional with the ability to think broadly and strategically about an industry, apply it to T-Mobile’s business and make informed, analytics-based recommendations to drive acquisition and investment decisions.

Requirements

6+ years progressive and diversified M&A experience in a fast-paced deal environment working in corporate development with a large complex technology company, investment banking, venture capital, telecom, or other business organizations of significant scale; wireless, residential broadband and/or technology industry experience highly desired.
Strong analytical skills, fluency in performing rigorous financial, valuation and broad quantitative analyses and familiarity with accounting & key operational metrics.
Basic understanding of contracts and ability to work with and manage a legal team.
Experience in a results-driven, entrepreneurial work environment.
Strong business acumen with constructive and proactive approach to problem solving.
Demonstrated capability to efficiently present complicated and nuanced topics to executives.
Must be able to present tradeoffs, risks and rewards in a fashion that drives decisions and alignment.
Bachelor’s degree in business (finance, accounting), economics, engineering or other quantitative fields; MBA Preferred.
Highly motivated and self-directed, thrives while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, results driven environment
Strong collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to build trust through cross-functional relationships across an organization to achieve common goals
Excellent judgment, discretion with sensitive information, mature personality, and experience working and communicating with executives
Listen and understand a variety of points of view balancing concerns with data for better decision making
Flexible, self-starter, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment
Desire for a high level of responsibility and ownership and ability to work with minimal supervision
Creative problem solver and solutions provider
Ability to prioritize multiple projects; detail oriented and organized
At least 18 years of age
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

wireless, residential broadband and/or technology industry experience highly desired.
MBA Preferred.

Responsibilities

Evaluates new business opportunities, including acquisitions and investments; analyzes business plans and market potential and develops valuation support, through the lens of financing options, market risks and likelihood of execution.
Leads mergers & acquisitions projects, including contract negotiations and financial and technical analysis, manages due diligence efforts across the company, develops bid strategies and proposals for internal and external communications.
Evaluates and negotiates complex, multi-million/billion-dollar transactions with investment bankers and Director/VP/C-level counterparts at target companies.
Prepares approval papers for T-Mobile’s M&A committee and Board of Directors.
Responsible for all aspects of the transaction; carry out tasks by managing a cross-functional team involving persons from T-Mobile’s business units and corporate legal, finance, tax, human resources, and other functional teams.
Manages inside/outside counsel to drive deal required documentation.
Provides strategic advice to T-Mobile’s senior leadership team on M&A, strategic partnerships, and general corporate strategy.
Research, build and grow a pipeline for ongoing M&A activity.
Build relationships with business unit leaders to understand their business goals and objectives.
Work closely with T-Mobile’s corporate strategy team to understand how ideas are developed and high-level strategies can impact the M&A activities.