Reporting to the CEO as our first Director of Corporate Development, you will lead Akeneo’s inorganic growth strategy and build our M&A practice. In this role, you will help shape our growth strategy by identifying industry trends, maintaining relationships with partners that support our M&A efforts, and sourcing, negotiating, executing, and integrating impactful acquisitions.
This unique role requires a high level of influence and experience and acts as a trusted advisor to internal and external company leaders. The Director of Corporate Development collaborates closely with Akeneo’s senior leadership and Board of directors regularly.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support CEO in building the M&A process as one of the ways to execute on our Product strategy
- Work with CEO, CPO and VP Strategy on executing the M&A: build strategic narratives, source and evaluate targets, spearhead negotiations and then execute on deals
- Establish and maintain relationships with founders and senior executives from startups, VCs, and leading technology companies to inform product strategy and stay up-to-date with the competitive landscape
- Drive the overall corp dev deal pipeline, including outreach to and sourcing of new opportunities
- Conduct rigorous analysis to provide detailed guidance and insight regarding companies and potential acquisitions
- Lead deal negotiation, due diligence and integration efforts for acquisitions, including coordinating cross-functional product, engineering, and functional teams to evaluate targets
- Ensure the successful execution of post-close M&A acceleration plans for each deal