Corporate Development Director (12 Month FTC) in London

• The Corporate Development Director leads end-to-end execution of M&A deals, joint ventures, market monitoring and strategic assessment across EMEA, including financial modelling and data valuation
• This role is key to strategic planning, business case development and new business initiatives
• The Director builds strong partnerships across major functions and develops internal consulting capabilities to support strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and real estate investments
• Reporting to the VP of Corporate Development for EMEA, this role leads the regional deal lifecycle from origination through signing, working with senior leaders throughout the region
• Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract role
• Establishes and leads M&A strategy and execution for the region, partnering through due diligence and beyond
• Sources and analyzes accretive acquisition and partnership opportunities
• Leads cross-functional teams through sourcing, due diligence and transaction processes
• Drives development of operational models and synergy forecasts for targets, including review and acceptance of potential dyssynergy motions
• Leads negotiations (with Legal support) and closing of M&A transactions, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
• Represents and drives deal approvals at Senior Executive and Board level
• Supports buyside and sellside M&A processes, identifies deal issues and resolves them with teams
• Develops deal valuation frameworks (comparable companies, precedent transactions, discounted cash flow, investment return models, pro forma accretion/dilution analyses)
• Works with Treasury to support transaction financing
• Supports development of M&A thesis with Business Unit Heads
• Develops transaction timelines and storyboards presentations for Senior Executive discussions
• Communicates with stakeholders to ensure alignment on deal pipeline and resource allocation
• Defines and executes processes for evaluating sectors and identifying targets to support growth strategy
• Tracks deal and investment activity, especially for Data Center expansion
• Analyzes structural alternatives (build vs. buy, equity investment vs. partnership vs. acquisition)
• Develops insights based on tracking strategic actions across the regional ecosystem
• Tracks and analyzes performance metrics for regional strategic initiatives
• Develops and maintains reporting frameworks for deal outcomes, pipeline progress, and ROI
• Delivers timely performance reports to senior stakeholders
• Drives business insight and alignment on assumptions for operational models and synergy forecasts
• Develops deal valuation frameworks for organic deals, M&A, and JV (including comparable companies, precedent transactions, discounted cash flow, organic vs. inorganic options, accretion/dilution and other pro-forma metrics)
• Manages strategic initiatives and dependencies with applicable power strategies
• Determines interplay with global Corporate Strategy, Power, and Product organizations
• Collaborates with GDC, Global Real Estate, and Data Center Operations for capex planning and approvals
• Identifies business issues requiring project management
• Develops Executive staff and Board presentation materials
• Manages and reports on complex strategic initiatives
• Leads internal consulting projects focused on new markets/products, growth, and profitability improvements
• Provides short-term consulting and performance improvement support to Executive team
• Runs interdepartmental working group meetings and interviews HODs and Country Managers to troubleshoot issues
• Hosts and facilitates cross-departmental meetings
• Documents and recommends actions to senior team members
• Provides summary notes and follow-up communications to working teams

• Previous experience in data centers, digital infrastructure, or TMT preferred
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; collaborative team orientation
• Extensive experience, preferably at a leading investment bank, consulting firm, private equity, or corporate finance/development at a technology firm
• Strong commercial judgment, work ethic, professionalism and intellectual curiosity
• Excellent analytical and financial analysis skills
• Undergraduate degree with strong academic background; MBA, CFA or CPA preferred but not required

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