Director of M&A, Integration & Strategy Finance

Waters Corporation • Milford, MA

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About The Position

Waters is seeking a Director to join its global Strategic Planning and M&A Finance team. This highly strategic role spans M&A, post-merger integration, value creation, and corporate strategy, with significant exposure to Executive Committee-level senior leadership. The Director partners with senior business and functional leaders to evaluate and execute acquisitions, identify and drive value creation opportunities, solve complex business problems, evaluate strategic and financial trade-offs, and translate priorities into measurable financial outcomes. The role also establishes processes, governance, and analytical frameworks to drive integration and value creation, creating structure and accountability in a complex and evolving environment. It combines M&A execution, strategic problem solving, financial analysis, governance design, and execution.

Requirements

• Significant experience in M&A execution, including valuation, deal modelling, and due diligence, gained at an investment bank, private equity firm, or corporate development team.
• Expertise in financial modelling, including merger, LBO, and DCF models; scenario analysis; value capture tracking; and strategic evaluation of complex business situations.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management experience, including the ability to influence senior leaders and challenge constructively.
• Strong communication skills, including experience presenting to senior executives and translating complex analyses into clear recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working across cross-functional and global teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a top-tier investment bank or private equity firm is strongly preferred, ideally complemented by experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm.
• Experience in post-merger integration (PMI), strategic planning, or value creation.
• Familiarity with financial systems and data visualisation tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end acquisition process, including target screening, valuation, due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation support, and closing; prepare investment recommendations for senior management and the Board.
• Lead financial oversight of integration and value capture programmes, translating deal theses into integration plans and synergy targets and partnering with business workstreams on priorities, governance, risks, and execution.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks to monitor performance, manage risks, track delivery against targets, and escalate issues affecting value capture.
• Support the development and monitoring of integration and value capture business plans, including synergy initiatives, operational improvement actions, investment prioritisation, and financial delivery milestones across cost and revenue programmes.
• Lead development of financial models for M&A transactions, integration, synergy delivery, scenario analysis, and broader strategic initiatives.
• Translate operational initiatives into measurable P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet impact to support strategic decision-making and execution.
• Develop and deliver updates, presentations, and recommendations for senior management and Board review, clearly communicating deal rationale, progress, risks, and value delivery.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Commercial, HR, IT, Legal, and Tax teams, as well as external advisors, on due diligence, integration execution, strategic initiatives, and organisational alignment.
• Contribute to high-priority projects, including strategic investments, transformation initiatives, long-term planning, and operational efficiency programmes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed