Director, M&A

OUTCOMES OPERATING INC • West Des Moines, IA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Mergers & Acquisitions will advance the company’s growth strategy by identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and other strategic investment opportunities. The role leads financial and strategic analysis, due diligence, transaction execution, and integration planning in close partnership with executive leadership and cross-functional teams. The successful candidate combines financial and analytical capabilities with business judgment and executive presence, and can manage complex transactions from initial evaluation through closing and post-transaction integration.

The position is based at the West Des Moines, Iowa office. The salary range is undisclosed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field required.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in corporate development, M&A, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading M&A transactions from evaluation through closing.
• Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills.
• Experience coordinating complex due diligence involving multiple functional stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, transaction structures, and deal economics.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong judgment and ability to work with highly confidential information.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Experience within healthcare, pharmacy, healthcare technology, SaaS, or adjacent industries.
• Experience with both financial and operational aspects of acquisitions.
• Experience with post-merger integration and synergy tracking.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory and compliance considerations.
• Prior experience working within a private equity-backed or acquisitive organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate acquisition opportunities aligned with the company’s strategic and financial objectives.
• Assess potential acquisition targets, strategic partnerships, and other investment opportunities; develop business cases and recommendations.
• Conduct market, industry, competitive, and company-specific analyses and maintain and evaluate the acquisition pipeline.
• Build and maintain financial models, including valuation, accretion/dilution, return, and scenario analyses.
• Evaluate target financial performance, transaction economics, deal structure, synergies, risks, and expected returns; prepare analyses for executives and stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional due diligence across Finance, Legal, HR, Technology, Operations, Compliance, and other areas.
• Manage transaction workstreams, timelines, deliverables, data requests, and external advisors.
• Support negotiation and evaluation of transaction terms with executive leadership and legal counsel, identify material risks, and support transactions through signing and closing.
• Partner with functional leaders to establish integration plans, priorities, ownership, and success measures; translate diligence findings into actionable plans.
• Support Day 1 readiness and post-close execution, and track synergies, milestones, risks, and business outcomes.
• Identify lessons learned and improve the company’s M&A processes and playbooks.
• Develop clear, concise presentations and recommendations for senior executives and other decision-makers.
• Build working relationships across Finance, Legal, HR, Operations, Technology, and business leadership; coordinate throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Manage relationships with investment bankers, attorneys, consultants, accounting firms, and other external advisors as appropriate.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Voluntary benefits
• HSA and FSA
• Fertility and family planning benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance program
• Employee resource groups
• Flex PTO for exempt associates and up to 15 PTO days in the first year for non-exempt associates
• 11 paid holidays
• Corporate wellness program
• 401(k) plan with pre-tax and Roth contribution options and employer match beginning the first quarter following one year of employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director