Corporate Development- M&a

1 week ago


Waterloo, Canada Descartes Full time

**Descartes Unites the People and Technology that Move the World**
The need for efficient, secure, and agile supply chains and logistics operations has become ever more critical and complex. By combining innovative technology, powerful trade intelligence and the reach of our network, Descartes helps get goods, information, transportation assets, and people where they’re needed, when they’re needed.

**We’re growing fast and invite you to join our amazing team.**

At Descartes we listen to our customers about where to invest in our solutions - we build our business organically and we re-invest our cash flow acquiring complementary businesses that will benefit the wider Descartes community. Over the past decade we have combined with over 30 companies, deploying more than $1.3 billion in capital. As we continue to grow our business, we’re looking to add to our corporate development team to support our global M&A strategy.

We’re looking for action-oriented individuals that are willing to work hard in a fast-paced, global, multi-cultural environment that values results, accountability and working as a member of a team delivering excellence through their expertise.

**Role - Corporate Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions**
- Identify and engage with potential targets to build the acquisition pipeline
- Evaluate potential opportunities with a view to identifying key value drivers, potential synergy opportunities and risks/upsides early in the process
- Negotiate and execute deals working closely with all stakeholders in the deal lifecycle (internal and external)
- Lead due diligence activities and coordinate workstream activity
- Work with the integration management office leading up to close to prepare for the integration
- Monitor and report on post-deal performance, including synergy realization and key milestone achievements

**Required Qualifications and Key Attributes**
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Ideally 10 years of related experience, with operational experience a key asset
- Strong understanding of financial statements with the ability to assess and analyze key business drivers
- Strong financial modeling and valuation skills
- Ability to create and effectively communicate financial and strategic rationale of potential deals
- Ability to multi-task and thrive in a changing and time-sensitive environment
- Comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment
- Comfortable working across multiple time-zones depending on project activity
- An accounting/finance designation or enrolled to obtain one (CBV, CFA, and/or CPA) is an asset

**Salary Range**:$150,000 to $170, 000 CAD plus short and long term Incentive plan “Compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills as well as the years of experience you have. Similar positions located in different geographic regions will not necessarily receive the same compensation.”

**Join Us**
As we scale, we’re looking for new doers, collaborators and innovators to join Descartes in uniting the people and technology that move the world as the Global Leader in Logistics and Supply Chain Technology. We’re entrepreneurial, hardworking, geeky-in-a-good way problem solvers. Guided by our values, we nurture a TEAM focused culture that invests in people and creates opportunities for advancement across a broad spectrum of career paths. We prioritize work-life balance and foster an environment with the space to take ownership, to be heard, and to carve a path for your individual accomplishments to help drive our success. At Descartes, everyone has a voice and the best idea wins, regardless of who makes it. We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, remote and flexible work hours, and the opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory.



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