Director of Corporate Development

The Corporate Development Director will play a pivotal role in shaping ICL’s inorganic strategy and driving inorganic growth. The corporate development team is responsible for strategizing, sourcing, evaluating and executing company-wide mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships and investment opportunities. This position will report directly to ICL’s EVP of Corporate Development

What will your responsibilities be?

• M&A Strategy: Partner with business unit leaders to develop and execute on the company’s inorganic strategy in core and adjacent markets globally driving the company's overall growth and market positioning.
• Opportunity Identification: Identify and evaluate potential opportunities to accelerate the business while driving evaluation of the company's overall growth and strategic objectives.
• Develop Pipeline: Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop ongoing pipeline of prospective M&A targets and other investment and inorganic opportunities.
• Team Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams (both internal and external) including business, GTM, finance, tax, legal, product, HR, R&D, and others.
• Due Diligence: Lead the due diligence process and streams, including financial analysis, legal review, and operational assessments. Identify potential risks and synergies associated with M&A transactions.
• Integration Planning: Develop and support integration plans to ensure a successful integration and transition post-acquisition.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in M&A and deal making and good understanding of the overall deal process
• Experience in corporate development (preferred) or in an adjacent domain such as investment banking, strategic management consulting or a direct M&A supporting function.
• Excellent communication skills and solid cross functional team management track record.
• Strategic problem solver who can connect the dots across domains, identify trends, opportunities and risks.
• Strong analytical skills with valuation and financial modeling experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to influence and promote new ideas and concepts without formal authority.
• Ability to effectively build relationships with internal and external partners
• Exceptional project management skills and attention to data and details.
• Familiarity with legal and financial aspects of M&A transactions
• MBA highly desirable or equivalent practical experience