• Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions

    Applied Materials (Santa Clara, CA)


    Role

     

    Reporting to the Head of Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, this person will direct all matters related to M&A Execution for the enterprise. This person and team will directly impact both the profitability and Balance Sheet of Applied Materials, as well as our reputation in the financial and technology communities.

    Key Responsibilities

    + Lead acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, and joint ventures.

    + Primary contact with buyers and sellers on all M&A and strategic commercial deals.

    + Leads all price and contract negotiations in partnership with Corporate and Business Unit senior executives.

    + Manages internal and external deal team resources.

    + Responsible for AMAT’s view of value and price.

    + Supports business units in developing strategic fit analysis and evaluating structure and process options.

    + Presents findings and recommendations to M&A committee, Investment sub-committee of Board and Board of Directors.

    + Supports Business Units and Corporate Business Development Strategy in development of acquisition pipeline.

    + Maintains solid relationships with external transaction advisors including Investment Banks.

    + Responsible for analytical framework of transaction evaluation.

    + Manages M&A staffing requirements, deal process and presentation continuous improvement.

     

    Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Education

     

    At Applied Materials, Make Possible® is about unlocking new opportunities – with our customers and within our own company.

    The ideal candidate will have the following:

    + 10-15 years of directly aligned experience within the M&A function with heavy emphasis on leading M&A execution

    + Core M&A skills including: negotiations lead, deal valuations, pricing

    + Track record of demonstrated success leading M&A execution efforts for large, multi-national corporations

    + Successfully directed numerous large cross-boarder transactions

    + Led large complex commercial deals

     

    Other Suitability Factors

     

    We are a catalyst to unlock the power of our customers’ ideas and are committed to overcoming challenges that seem insurmountable.

    To succeed in this role requires a **capacity for complexity** and **temperament** that includes:

    + A very mature individual with the right balance of confidence and humility.

    + Exceptional ability to absorb and handle [ strategic decision making in a time sensitive environment.

    + Process oriented while also strongly developing and relying on interpersonal relationships across the company

    + Ability to connect equally well upwards, downwards and sideways in the organization

    + Self-motivated and driven towards excellence

    + A high level of EQ to be able to manage across a large team with significant diversity

    + An inspiring technical leader

    + Very strong ability to translate multi-dimensional market requirements. This would also include negotiating with the various stakeholders.

    + Analyzing, processing and decision-making based on multidisciplinary and multi-functional data sources that could frequently be incomplete.

    + Ability to distinguish between and prioritizing urgent and important issues

    + Situational awareness and complex decision-making ability appropriate for the situation

    Qualifications

    Education:

    Bachelor's Degree

    Skills:

    Certifications:

    Languages:

    Years of Experience:

    15+ Years

    Work Experience:

    Additional Information

    Time Type:

    Full time

    Employee Type:

    Assignee / Regular

    Travel:

    Yes, 10% of the Time

    Relocation Eligible:

    No

     
     

    $216,000.00 - $297,000.00

     

    The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

     

    For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

     

    Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.