Director, M&A - Strategic Initiatives and Execution

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies.

Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

The Director, M&A, Strategic Initiatives and Execution is responsible for developing and maintaining a consistent, efficient, and comprehensive due-diligence, integration, and divestiture approach to support Vantive’s Portfolio Management strategy. The main objective of this role is to facilitate the realization of the value of Vantive’s strategic initiatives (e.g., acquisitions, divestitures and other Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) ventures through developing effective structures, robust processes, and comprehensive toolsets, and facilitating the consistent use of these by Vantive partners.)

On Integrations, the Director will be working to lead integration strategy & planning and post-merger integration execution efforts for large & complex transactions including global acquisitions, synergy realization, and value capture.

On Divestitures, the Director will be part of the Business Development and Strategy team working closely with cross-functional teams and deal sponsors, with day-to-day responsibilities across all phases of the deal, from pre-deal diligence to post-close separation and transition services’ (TSA) exit. In pre-deal diligence, the Director will support the reverse diligence activities, drafting of TSA schedules, leading separation planning, Day 1 readiness, and deal cutover.

In post-close phase, the Director’s responsibilities will include the setup of a TSA governance and leading TSA exit activities, TSA financials, and monitoring key execution and operating metrics.

The Director will also be responsible for supporting the post-deal business reviews with the relevant business owners, reviewing performance, and working with the business owners to improve execution on future transactions.

This role will report to EVP & Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer and will partner with business and functional leaders across the organization to implement separation/ integration plans and deliver achievements across multiple cross-functional work streams.

• Co-lead due diligence on deals, analyzing operational, financial, and regulatory impacts. Provide integration/separation feasibility insight as part of overall deal evaluation.
• Design forward-looking separation or integration blueprints including operating models, governance, transitional service agreements (TSAs), value creation, and risk mitigation plans.

• Build and lead cross-functional project teams, including business unit stakeholders, legal, finance, HR, IT, regulatory, and operations, to deliver integration or separation milestones within scope, timeline, and budget.
• Develop detailed project plans, budgets, resource roadmaps, and regular performance updates.
• Capture synergy opportunities (cost and revenue), monitor delivery, and adjust to ensure strategic targets are met.

• Serve as the single point of contact for executive sponsors and stakeholders, driving decision-making, transparency, and escalation management.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and reports tracking integration/separation status, risks, and achievement of objectives.

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