Director, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Asst. Corporate Secretary

Overview

This senior leadership role within the organization’s Legal team serves as a strategic advisor to Corporate Development and executive leadership. The Director, M&A leads the legal execution of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, and other high-impact strategic transactions that support the organization’s long-term growth.

The role partners with Finance leaders, Segment VPs, Corporate Development, Finance, HR, Tax, and other functional stakeholders. Responsibilities span the full M&A lifecycle—from upfront deal evaluation through integration—supporting disciplined execution, risk management, and alignment with organizational priorities.

Reports to the Corporate Secretary and Vice President, M&A, Securities & Governance, with strong partnership to the SVP, Corporate Development.

Responsibilities

• Architect and execute public and/or private M&A transactions across global markets, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic minority investments.
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence and identify material legal, operational, and regulatory risks across contracts, intellectual property, compliance, labor, environmental, and sector-specific matters.
• Lead negotiation of LOIs, NDAs, purchase agreements, transition services agreements, and related transaction documents.
• Manage outside counsel to support excellent execution, cost effectiveness, and strategic alignment.
• Advise Corporate Development and executive leadership on deal strategy, risk allocation, structural alternatives, regulatory matters, and integration implications.
• Partner with Finance, Tax, HR, Compliance, and segment leaders on transaction structuring, working capital, indemnities, target-company compliance, and long-term integration impacts.
• Support subsidiary governance and global entity maintenance, including delegated authorities, treasury and financing activities, investor communications, and ESG/sustainability-related activities as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement across M&A playbooks, templates, and processes.
• Mentor junior attorneys and strengthen the organization’s overall M&A legal capabilities.

Requirements (Essential Qualifications)

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active bar membership in the United States or United Kingdom.
• 10+ years of experience leading complex M&A transactions at a major law firm (AmLaw 100) and/or a global corporate legal department (Fortune 500).
• Deep expertise in corporate law, cross-border public and/or private M&A, and complex transaction negotiation.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives on high-stakes matters and leading multiple concurrent transactions and workstreams.
• Experience with global regulatory assessments, including antitrust and industry-specific frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising industrial or technology-oriented companies, including manufacturing, water, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, environmental services, technology, or other regulated sectors.
• Experience supporting public company governance, capital markets transactions, corporate secretary activities, or subsidiary management.
• Familiarity with public company obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and NYSE Listing Standards.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation range: $200,000 - $250,000 USD per year.
• Bonus Pay eligibility.
• Benefits include paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits allocable to a particular employee remains in the organization’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the organization’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Location

Remote position (working in EST or CST Time Zone).

US ONLY: The compensation range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The organization may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.