Senior Director, Corporate Development

Job Description:

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

Wileyisatan exciting inflection point in its transformation,as weanticipateand adapt to the shifting needs of our customers while harnessing the possibilities enabled by technology and innovation.

As partofourrecentstrategicpivot,weareactivelypursuingopportunitiesat the frontiers of research & discovery,identifying new opportunities toleverageAI,content,and data services.

This isan opportunemomentto join Wiley asa Senior Director in our Corporate Development team, helping to drive

Wiley’s growth and shape our enterprise portfolio through transformative transactions around the world.

Reportingdirectlyto the Corporate Vice President, Headof Corporate Development,you’llbe a key architect of

Wiley’s inorganic growth agenda. You will drive the full M&A lifecycle — from origination and market intelligence through diligence, valuation, andclose —with the speed, thoroughness,and precisionrequiredin a fast-movingand high-stakes transformation environment.

This is a high-visibility role with direct C-suite exposure and meaningful impact on the company’s long-term trajectory, idealfor a self-directed dealmaker who thrives with autonomy and knows how to marshall resources and engage with key internal and external stakeholders toget transactions done.

• Work withthe SVP-Strategy, CVP-Corporate Development, and partners in the business units tobuildandmaintaina disciplined M&A pipeline aligned with Wiley’s strategic priorities in data services, AI-enabled publishing, and adjacent content and technology verticals
• In partnership withthe Strategy team, leverage
  
  Wiley’s market intelligence capabilities across target verticals todelivercompetitiveintelligenceand strategic foresight that informs theacquisitionagenda
• Translate market dynamics into strategic recommendations that inform M&A prioritization
• Proactivelyidentifyand cultivate acquisition targets and partnership opportunities through market intelligence, industry relationships, and competitive analysis
• Expand and deepen relationships withourgrowing network of external partnersininvestment banking, venture capital, financial sponsors, and other thought leaders in our markets
• Own the deal thesis frominitialscreen through executive and Board-level presentation, synthesizing complex market dynamics into compelling, actionable investment recommendations
• Support investor relations and corporate marketing in articulating Wiley’s M&A narrative and strategic differentiation to external stakeholders.

• Lead rigorous financial modeling and valuation work including DCF, comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, and accretion/dilution modeling
• Apply sharp deal judgment to assess risk-adjusted returns and strategic fit, moving quickly in ambiguous situations to frame trade-offs for senior decision-makersand executive leaders.
• Partner closely with Finance to ensure disciplined assumptions and integration of strategic plans into financial frameworks
• Translate financialobjectivesto inform deal structuring andkey transaction terms

• Own deal structuring and negotiation support, partnering with Legal tooptimizetransaction terms in service of strategic and financial objectives
• Lead all phases of due…