Senior Lead, Merger, Acquisition & Corporate Development

The Senior Lead, Merger, Acquisition & Corporate Development plays a key role in shaping Goodyear's long-term growth and portfolio strategy. The position leads strategic planning, evaluates acquisition, partnership, and divestiture opportunities, and supports execution of complex transactions from opportunity assessment through integration. Through rigorous market, financial, and strategic analysis, the incumbent provides recommendations that inform capital allocation, portfolio optimization, and enterprise value creation.

Why This Role Matters Drives the company's growth strategy by evaluating acquisitions, partnerships, divestitures, and strategic investments, helping leadership make informed portfolio decisions that align with business objectives.

Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders by translating complex market, financial, and competitive insights into actionable recommendations that influence key strategic initiatives.

Leads rigorous financial analysis, valuation modeling, and transaction assessments to identify opportunities, evaluate risks, and maximize long-term business value.

Partners across functions to support the execution of strategic projects and transactions, ensuring opportunities are thoroughly evaluated and successfully implemented from analysis through execution.

What you'll do Guide development of corporate and business portfolio strategy.

Conduct analyses to frame key strategic issues and growth opportunities.

Support development and refinement of long-term growth strategies, including organic and inorganic initiatives.

Lead strategic scenario planning and portfolio analyses to inform capital allocation and portfolio decisions.

Evaluate industries, markets, and companies to identify strategic acquisition, partnership, and divestiture opportunities.

Lead corporate development and strategic planning analyses to support portfolio decisions.

Develop and maintain a pipeline of acquisition, partnership, and divestiture opportunities aligned with strategic objectives.

Assess market dynamics, competitive positioning, and strategic fit to prioritize opportunities.

Lead industry analysis and target identification.

Perform valuation analyses for acquisition, divestiture, and investment opportunities.

Lead cross-functional due diligence efforts to assess strategic, operational, and financial risks.

Support execution of transactions from evaluation through closing.

Develop investment recommendations supported by financial and strategic analyses.

Create materials to support strategic decision-making and executive discussions.

Present valuation, market, and strategic insights to senior leadership.

Support negotiations and stakeholder alignment throughout transaction processes.

Support negotiation of transaction terms and commercial agreements.

Support development and execution of integration and value creation plans.

Identify transaction risks, develop mitigation strategies, and support transaction structuring to maximize value.

Monitor post-close performance against synergy and value creation targets.

What We’re Looking For Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field. Preferred: MBA, CFA, CPA, or equivalent advanced business/finance credential.
7+ years of experience in Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Strategy, Consulting, or related fields.

Experience evaluating and executing mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships, or strategic investments.

Strong background in financial modeling, valuation, and strategic analysis.

Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.

Experience supporting transaction execution, due diligence, and integration activities.

Strategic thinking and business acumen.

Financial modeling, valuation, and investment analysis.

Analytical problem solving and decision making.

Executive communication and presentation skills.

Stakeholder influence and relationship management.

Project leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Ownership, accountability, and sound business judgment.

Ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities.

Additional Details Relocation Available:
No

Sponsorship Available:
No

Travel:
Yes#LI-RB3

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to  you need reasonable accommodation to complete the online application, or any other part of the employment process, please contact the Goodyear Candidate Care Line at .Goodyear

is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
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