VP Corporate Development

Generac•Waukesha, WI

About The Position

Generac is seeking a Vice President of Corporate Development to shape and accelerate the company’s next phase of growth. This enterprise leadership role sets and executes corporate development strategy across mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, and emerging growth opportunities, while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and the Board. The role also strengthens and evolves the Corporate Development function by bringing greater rigor, scalable processes, and strong cross-functional partnership across Generac’s global, multi-segment organization. The VP partners with executive leadership to define enterprise-level corporate development priorities aligned with long-term growth and value creation. The role leads end-to-end transactions and portfolio activities, advises on inorganic growth and strategic alternatives, and represents Generac externally in M&A discussions and negotiations. It also builds and develops the Corporate Development team and supports enterprise and business-group strategic planning. The position requires a bachelor’s degree, at least 10 years of M&A experience, including evaluation and diligence of acquisition targets and integration, and at least 15 years of experience in corporate/business development, business strategy, investment banking, or consulting. Preferred qualifications include a finance, accounting, economics, or business concentration; an MBA; previous investment banking experience; and a valid driver’s license with the ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally. The role involves frequent computer-based work, talking and hearing, use of hands, standing and walking, occasional stooping, bending, or reaching, and occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds. Travel may be up to 50% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Ten years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions, including evaluation and diligence of acquisition targets, due diligence, and integration.
Fifteen years’ experience in a corporate/business development, business strategy, investment banking, or consulting environment.
Ability to operate effectively across a highly matrixed enterprise with multiple business presidents and core-function leaders.
Strong quantitative skills and experience leading and teaching financial modeling, including general financial analysis.
Track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated communication skills, including preparing organized and persuasive corporate presentations and facilitating groups.
Deep knowledge of transaction documentation.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and execute multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong strategic thinking, quantitative and qualitative analytical abilities, and creative problem-solving skills.
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Strong knowledge and use of AI in day-to-day processes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in finance, accounting, economics, or business.
Master of Business Administration.
Previous investment banking experience.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel up to 50% of the time, domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

Partner with executive leadership to define and prioritize enterprise-level corporate development strategy aligned with long-term growth and value creation objectives.
Advise the Executive Leadership Team on inorganic growth, strategic alternatives, strategic investments, and portfolio optimization alternatives.
Lead the Corporate Development function by enhancing processes, driving governance, and building cross-functional relationships.
Lead end-to-end transaction execution, including target identification, valuation, diligence, negotiation, structuring, and closing.
Develop investment theses, strategic rationales, and scenario-based recommendations for complex transactions.
Oversee integration strategy and execution with business leaders and finance, legal, compliance, and operations teams, driving value realization in a highly matrixed environment.
Evaluate and execute divestitures and strategic exits as part of broader portfolio management.
Identify and execute strategic minority, venture, and structured investments in public and private contexts.
Maintain relationships across the investment banking, private equity, and industrial ecosystem.
Represent Generac in external M&A discussions and negotiations.
Partner with legal, compliance, and finance teams to assess and manage financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational risk across the transaction lifecycle.
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Corporate Development team with clear roles, accountability, and succession planning.
Maintain and enhance M&A processes and analytical rigor, and introduce best-practice tools for enterprise-level execution.
Support the enterprise strategic planning process as a business-group resource.
Support business-group staff as a consultant to improve the efficiency of strategic planning processes and their outputs.
Continuously improve processes and tool sets to support business-group consistency and success, enterprise-level strategic objectives, and their communication strategy.