Vice President, Corporate Strategy and M&A

About The Opportunity

We are seeking a high-caliber and intellectually curious Vice President, Corporate Strategy and M&A to join our leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of global corporate strategy and inorganic growth, shaping the long-term direction of the company while leading end-to-end M&A execution. The ideal candidate brings the analytical rigor of investment banking and the strategic problem-solving orientation of management consulting, combined with the credibility and gravitas to operate at the executive level.

US - Watsonville, California

Finance

Full time

R0009161

10-15 Years of Experience

Regular

Onsite

We are seeking a high-caliber and intellectually curious Vice President, Corporate Strategy and M&A to join our leadership team. This is a rare opportunity to sit at the intersection of global corporate strategy and inorganic growth, shaping the long-term direction of the company while leading end-to-end M&A execution. The ideal candidate brings the analytical rigor of investment banking and the strategic problem-solving orientation of management consulting, combined with the credibility and gravitas to operate at the executive level.

Corporate Strategy supports Driscoll's long-term strategy development, strategic planning process, provides targeted support for strategic projects, and develops business intelligence capabilities. M&A will own the full lifecycle from opportunity identification and strategic fit assessment through to due-diligence, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, close, and final integration.

Corporate Strategy:

• Partner with CEO, CFO, and senior leadership to develop, pressure test, and evolve the company's long-term strategic agenda
• Own enterprise strategy and orchestration, influencing long-term value creation
• Lead strategic planning processes including annual strategy reviews and white space analysis
• Support business priorities with valued-added analysis and deep financial insights
• Provide decision support or lead the assessment of Business Development initiatives including potential mergers and acquisitions, global expansion opportunities and the evaluation of new technologies and programs
• Bring an outside-in perspective, continuously scanning the market, competitive dynamics, and industry trends to surface implications for the business
• Support Board and executive-level presentations on strategic direction and performance against strategic priorities
• Translate high-level strategic priorities into actionable roadmaps with clear owners, milestones, and success metrics

M&A:

• Own the full M&A lifecycle from opportunity identification and strategic fit assessment through due diligence, valuation analysis, deal structuring, negotiation, and close
• Build and maintain a robust acquisition pipeline aligned to the company's growth strategy and portfolio priorities
• Lead financial modeling, valuation analysis, and scenario planning in support of investment decisions
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence teams across finance, legal, HR, operations, and commercial functions
• Partner with integration leads post-close to ensure successful post-merger integration, accountability, and value realization against the original investment thesis
• Manage relationships with investment banks, advisors, and external partners to ensure access to high-quality deal flow.

Leadership:

• Build and develop a lean, high-performing strategy and M&A team over time
• Influence without authority across a matrixed organization aligning stakeholders around shared priorities
• Communicate complex financial and strategic concepts clearly to executive team and Board
• Represent Driscoll's in an ethical and business-like professional manner in all interactions with growers, co-workers, suppliers, customers and the business community at large

• 15+ years of progressive experience
• 5+ years of leading management-level team members
• Management experience at a consumer goods company
• Values based management style that has mastered the art of active listening, high emotional intelligence, curiosity and the confidence to have a sense of humility
• An excellent academic foundation that includes a bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Domestic and international travel required up to 15%

• MBA strongly preferred
• Experience at a top-tier investment bank and global consulting firm / in-house corporate strategy
• Cultural Alignment:
  Maintaining passion, humility and professionalism in approach and interaction with colleagues and will have irreproachable ethical standards
• Strategic Mindset:
  Looks toward the future and designs a way to get there. Practice clear thinking and tolerate stress, delivering results while engaging others through effective internal and external relationships, active listening and learning by productive dialogue.
• Cultivates…