Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions

Integral Ad Science • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a global technology and data company that builds verification, optimization, and analytics solutions for the advertising industry, and we’re looking for a VP of Mergers & Acquisitions to join our team. If you are excited by technology that has the power to handle millions of transactions per second, collect tens of billions of events each day, and evaluate thousands of data points in real-time all while responding in just a few milliseconds, then IAS is the place for you! This strategic leader will play a meaningful role in the company’s end-to-end mergers and acquisitions processes. You will be involved in all aspects of our corporate development and strategic activities and will play a crucial role in the future of our company. This individual is a natural problem solver and is always curious, eager to dive in and think big to improve processes and make an impact. With direct access to senior executives, this individual will lead highly visible projects that will have a significant impact on the direction and performance of the company.

Requirements

• Be able to clearly and concisely communicate the implications of analyses and the recommended course of action to senior leaders
• Bring nuanced and deep understanding of the market landscape and market context through research, outreach and analytics
• Be able to identify, evaluate and assess the implications of trends associated with the broader media, marketing and advertising industries
• Be a team player with the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across lines of senior management and other functional leaders/teams
• Have ability to manage through ‘noise’ to isolate the critical variables to value creation and business decision making
• BA/BS degree, MBA preferred
• 8+ years in a corporate strategy, M&A, management consulting, or similar role; ideal experience is both client side paired with banking and/or private equity
• Excellent analytical skills as well as oral and written skills to communicate complex issues in a concise, straightforward way
• Experience in technology driven industries. AdTech and/or related industry experience a must
• Self-starter who can excel in a demanding, fluid, and fast-paced environment
• Brings unique experience and skills in strategy development to drive formal quantitative and qualitative analytical decision support on high-priority, strategic issues.
• Exhibits curiosity, rigor, and passion towards structuring the approach and driving analyses and conclusions around complex business questions and market opportunities

Responsibilities

• Partner with Executives and Product Leadership to develop, update and execute a M&A strategy aligned with the IAS corporate and product priorities
• Lead market research projects and company landscape analyses; drive data-driven analyses to advise decision-making; assist with IAS’ broader corporate and product strategy formulation
• Quarterback the end-to-end transaction process, including performing strategic and quantitative analysis; driving the business case and financial modeling; conducting due diligence; resolving appropriate valuation and transaction structure
• Serve as a primary point of contact to target company management during the entire transaction lifecycle
• Lead a cross-functional team involving Product, Go-To-Market, Finance, Legal, PeopleOps, IT and outside advisors during transaction execution to drive cross-functional activities and the deal process to closure
• Define integration plans and assist with post-closing integration planning and execution
• Develop and maintain a network of industry contacts, venture capital investors and investment bankers to identify industry trends and proactively build an opportunity pipeline

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, health insurance (medical, dental, vision) as well as PPO, HSA and FSA options and 401k with employer matching contributions
• eligible for an annual bonus and/or other incentive plans

What This Job Offers

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