Director of Corporate Development

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning

• Lead the execution of corporate and business development strategic planning cycle in collaboration with business and functional teams.
• Align divisional planning with CEO vision and objectives.
• Support multi-year business and financial plans across business units and the Group, including scenario planning.
• Provide a comprehensive portfolio view to inform resource allocation, prioritization, and long-term growth planning.

Market and Industry Intelligence

• Provide market research, competitive benchmarking and industry landscape assessments to inform strategic decisions.
• Monitor investment activity across relevant sectors, emerging market trends, and maintain a structured market intelligence platform to track competitors, customers, market, and technology insights.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Transactions

• Lead end-to-end execution of strategic transactions—including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, and strategic partnerships.
• Manage all deal stages: target identification, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, execution, and post-merger integration planning.
• Build and maintain a M&A pipeline, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and operating teams to ensure seamless deal execution and integration.
• Develop strategic partnerships, alliances, and co-investment opportunities to accelerate innovation and growth.
• Engage with venture capital firms, accelerators and startups etc. to scout emerging trends and potential partners.
• Track post-deal performance to ensure value realization and synergy capture.

Executive Engagement

• Prepare presentations and investment cases for the CEO’s and CFO’s presentation to the Board of Directors.
• Support corporate governance and enterprise decision-making through analysis, scenario modeling, and risk assessment.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams—including business units, finance, legal, HR, operations, Supply Chain and other functions —to drive M&A execution and strategic initiatives.
• Influence without authority to align diverse stakeholders around critical projects.
• Oversee post-transaction integration and ensure organizational alignment with strategic objectives.

Performance Measurement & Reporting

• Maintain a corporate development dashboard to track pipeline status and progress of strategic initiatives.

Skills & Experience:

• Exceptional presentation and communication skills
• Strategic thinking and analytical abilities with a demonstrated capacity to evaluate markets, technologies, and business models.
• Proven track record in corporate development, strategic planning, and execution of cross-border transactions.
• Advanced financial modeling skills and a strong grasp of corporate finance principles.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and interpersonal skills.
• High-performance orientation with strong project management and organizational capabilities.
• Comfortable working across global teams, time zones, and cultures in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, computer science, economics, business or a related field. MBA or equivalent degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or corporate development within a global MNC.
• Fluency in English is required; Mandarin Chinese proficiency is preferred.
• Extensive experience in cross-border transactions and multicultural environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with management teams and influence senior stakeholders.

Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team

Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company’s most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.