Director, Business Development

Director, Business Development
Asbury Group - Remote

Harris is seeking a Director of Business Development to work closely with our Frontline team with a mandate to continue driving the company’s inorganic growth. This position will play a key role in identifying, evaluating, and closing acquisition opportunities.

The ideal candidate is someone who is inherently curious, has mature interpersonal skills and a meticulous attention-to-detail. Prior M&A experience is critical and required, preference will be given to those with experience working in the software sector. 

This is a great opportunity for someone who has either led M&A transactions in their current role or is playing a critical role in a hierarchical M&A organization and wants the opportunity to lead acquisition processes from start to finish. The successful applicant will join a prolific acquiror inside the highly successful acquisition culture of Constellation Software.

Location: Remote (United States or Canada)

WHAT YOU WILL DO / YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:

M&A Execution

• After learning our business model and processes, you will lead acquisition transactions from initial evaluation through to integration handoff
• You will be responsible for financial modeling, due diligence (including project managing our functional and business unit teams), negotiation, investment approval and post-close monitoring for multiple M&A transactions per year

M&A Business Development

• Work with our multiple M&A business development specialists to ensure acquisition opportunities are being effectively nurtured and appropriately escalated to the M&A team.
• Maintain relationships with PSG’s existing network of acquisition targets and intermediaries through telephone calls and emails

Other

• Internal reporting on pre-close acquisition activity and pipeline, post-close acquisition performance
• Some travel required (up to 10-25%)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• 3+ years of relevant M&A experience (recent Corporate Development, Private Equity, Investment Banking, Venture Capital or M&A consulting experience is required)
• Expert Excel skills, including advanced experience with financial modeling and valuation
• Grasp of software and business technology markets, trends, and dynamics
• Exceptional organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with exceptional organization, prioritization and multi-tasking abilities who thrives on new challenges and takes initiative
• High energy & low ego
• Fluent in English
• Completion of an undergraduate or MBA degree