VP, MADJV & Business Development- Chicago, IL

Job Description VP, MADJV & Business Development
- Chicago, IL

Position Summary:

The VP, MADJV & Business Development will work closely with key leaders across the ADM business in North America to drive actions that shape ADM’s future portfolio of businesses across all three ADM Business Units, reporting directly to the CFO.  This position has focus on business development, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, commercial partnerships and JV alliances.  This senior executive responsible for leading ADM’s strategy and execution around buying, selling, or combining businesses to drive growth, efficiency, and portfolio optimization.

Job Responsibilities:

M&A Strategy:

Define the company’s acquisition and divestiture strategy aligned to overall corporate goals

Identify priority markets, capabilities, and targets

Partner with CEO, CFO, and business leaders on long-term portfolio shaping

Partner with the CEO, CFO, BU Presidents, VP, Innovation & Growth, and Business Unit CFOs to develop and review the business cases for M&A as well as capital expenditures for growth and efficiency initiatives across ADMSupport the senior business team in the development and/or review of the ADM business strategy and strategic plan across all BUsDeal Origination Build pipeline of potential targets (proactively and via bankers/advisors)
Perform both internal and external strategic analyses to become better informed about current business conditions and conduct landscaping studies relevant for the ADM business.  Working with commercial teams, build, track and maintain a robust pipeline of M&A opportunities

Maintain relationships with investment banks, private equity, and industry networks

Screen opportunities and prioritize based on strategic fitDeal Execution Lead end-to-end transaction process:

Valuation and financial modeling

Due diligence (financial, legal, operational, tax)
Negotiation of key terms

Coordination with internal stakeholders and external advisors

Present deals to executive leadership and Capital Committee Lead the team for building of complex financial models for merger, acquisition, divestiture and joint-venture activities, and own the process for key valuation metrics like business forecast, and synergies

Lead the team that works closely with the Global PMO team to support all due diligence activities across all primary functional areas such as Finance, IT, HR, Commercial, Operations, Procurement, Legal, Compliance, etc.

Direct the development of scoping documents and other presentation materials to communicate the financial business case and strategic rationale to executive management including the CEO, CFO, BU President and the Capital Committee As required, liaise with third party service providers such as consultants, accounting firms, investment banks, law firms

Support the end to end M&A life cycle (sourcing, analysis and execution) of M&A/JV/Divestment projects relevant to the ADM business in North America Support senior team in key negotiation sessions and help in setting the negotiation agenda and preparation for negotiations

Integration & Value Realization Oversee post-merger integration planning (often with a dedicated IMO team)
Ensure synergy targets are clearly defined and tracked

Drive accountability for delivering deal value

Divestitures & Portfolio Optimization Lead carve-outs, spin-offs, or asset sales

Optimize capital allocation across the portfolio

Qualifications:

Degree in Finance with at least 15 years’ post qualification experience in either business development and M&Ai n a corporate role or professional services firm

Experience with acquisition and joint venture valuation, contract negotiations, and due diligence

Confident, effective communicator with strong executive presence and…