Director, SCJ Ventures

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more. The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

The Director, Business Development will play a leadership role in advancing SC Johnson New Ventures’ growth agenda, with responsibility for identifying, developing, evaluating, and advancing external growth opportunities aligned with company objectives. Interaction within the external ventures’ ecosystem will be a significant part of the role, with responsibility for initiating, building, and nurturing relationships that support New Ventures strategies. This multi-dimensional role provides the opportunity to identify and develop new business opportunities, assess investment, partnership, or acquisition candidates, and contribute across the deal development lifecycle, including opportunity assessment, business case development, due diligence, deal structuring, negotiations, and transaction execution.

The Director will apply strong business judgment to complex and ambiguous opportunities and develop recommendations that influence New Ventures priorities and senior business and investment decisions. The position reports to the Executive Director of SCJ New Ventures and Acquisitions and is an individual contributor role within the New Ventures team based at SC Johnson’s Corporate Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin.

Contribute to the development and execution of New Ventures and Business Development strategies aligned with SC Johnson’s growth objectives, bringing external perspectives, market insights, and opportunity recommendations to the team. Originate, identify, research, and develop new business opportunities and potential “white space” for New Ventures, evaluating markets, business models, technologies, consumer needs, and other external developments that may create a competitive advantage for SC Johnson.

Identify and assess prospective investment, partnership, and acquisition candidates across multiple dimensions, including strategic fit, market attractiveness, consumer and customer relevance, business potential, capabilities, financial considerations, and execution risk. Develop business cases, analyses, and recommendations that help shape New Ventures priorities and support decisions on whether and how to advance opportunities. Lead complex Business Development opportunities and cross-functional work streams, establishing the approach, engaging the appropriate expertise, and driving work from initial exploration through recommendation, negotiation, and execution.

Engage actively with the external ventures and innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, accelerators, advisors, innovation practitioners, and other external partners. Initiate, build, and nurture relationships and opportunities that may be relevant to SC Johnson’s strategic exploration areas. Build a strong external focus and maintain awareness of emerging companies, technologies, business models, consumer trends, and market developments that may create opportunities for SC Johnson.

Manage and participate actively in deal flow discussions, bringing informed perspectives and recommendations to opportunity prioritization and helping continuously improve Business Generation strategy and processes. Lead opportunities across the deal development lifecycle, including opportunity assessment, due…