Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions
About The Position
Based in Purchase, NY, the Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions will be part of the Strategy, Corporate Development and M&A team and will report to the Senior Vice President, M&A. The VP of M&A will partner with the SVP of M&A to work with our global business units to drive the execution of acquisitions and equity investments in support of Mastercard’s growth strategy. The VP, M&A will play a key role in all stages of the M&A process and partners with business units, functional M&A due diligence teams and other Mastercard stakeholders to successfully execute M&A transactions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, MBA or other advanced degree preferred
- Extensive prior experience in M&A, Corporate Development, private equity, or Investment Banking
- Experience leading complex cross-functional projects and teams under time pressure and challenging conditions
- Experience leading and mentoring high-performing teams
- Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills
- Demonstrated executive level relationship building and partnering skills
- Strong facility with valuation methodologies and other corporate finance concepts related to M&A and equity investments
Nice To Haves
- Experience with strategic transactions in payments, fintech, or technology a plus
Responsibilities
- Play a leading role in overseeing M&A and investment activities globally
- Structure and execute acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments and Joint Ventures across the organization globally
- Lead all aspects of a robust M&A process including:
- organizing, coordinating and leading cross-functional due diligence teams to assess risks and opportunities
- coordinating external financial advisors and investment bankers
- leading discussions/negotiations with the acquisition target around price, contract terms, etc.
- evaluating business cases, including go-to-market plans for synergies and integration plan and costing
- valuation against comparable transactions and utilizing discounted cash flow methodologies
- structuring of complex transactions leveraging appropriate internal tax, legal regional and external resources
- Lead acquisition/investment discussions at executive meetings
- Understanding and being able to articulate tradeoffs between value creation and risk under circumstances of ambiguity
- Lead creation of M&A deliverables such as presentations to senior executives and Board of Directors, deal closing approvals, etc.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
