Director, Corporate Development, Integration & Business Leadership

Director, Corporate Development, Integration & Business Leadership

About Us: We are committed to finding smart solutions that enable an intelligent and seamless world. Our success as a world-class leader in technology has evolved from humble beginnings. In 1896, the enterprising father and son team of A.J. and George A. Briggs partnered with S.A. Buffington, a Chicago lawyer, to establish Chicago Telephone Supply Company (later to become CTS). Today, CTS is a leading designer and manufacturer of sensors, actuators, and electronic components for suppliers and original equipment manufacturers. We have over 20 locations in 12 countries and more than 3,500 employees. Our innovative sensing, connectivity, and motion solutions offer a diverse range of products across diversified end markets including transportation, medical, aerospace and defense, and industrial. We are at the forefront of supporting innovating life-changing technology, focusing on quality to keep people safe, healthy, and happy.

POSITION SUMMARY The Director, Corporate Development, Integration & Business Leadership is a senior enterprise leader responsible for advancing the company's inorganic growth strategy from acquisition strategy and transaction execution through integration, value creation, and ongoing business leadership. This role serves as a critical bridge between corporate development and operations, ensuring that acquisitions not only close successfully but also achieve their strategic, financial, and operational objectives. Working closely with executive leadership, business units, functional leaders, external advisers, and target-company management teams, this individual leads the full acquisition lifecycle, including opportunity assessment, transaction execution, diligence, integration planning, value-capture realization, and post-close business performance. The role establishes the governance, accountability, and operating discipline required to deliver the acquisition business case and create long-term shareholder value. A unique aspect of this position is the expectation that the individual may assume direct leadership responsibility for acquired businesses following close. Depending on the needs of the organization and the acquisition, the Director may serve as the interim or ongoing business leader, with responsibility for strategy execution, financial performance, operational results, organizational effectiveness, customer relationships, and talent leadership. As such, the role requires not only strong corporate development and integration capabilities, but also the credibility, judgment, and leadership presence of a general manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Corporate Development Strategy & Origination
• Transaction Evaluation & Execution
• Post-Merger Integration & Value Creation
• Business Leadership & Operating Acumen
• Leadership & Enterprise Influence

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering, business, or a related field; MBA or other relevant advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 8 or more years of progressively responsible experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, transaction advisory, strategy consulting, or a comparable role, with meaningful ownership of executed M&A transactions.
• Meaningful business leadership experience demonstrating commercial judgment, operational understanding, financial accountability, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to influence business performance beyond the transaction process.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple phases of the transaction lifecycle, including sourcing, valuation, due diligence, structuring, negotiation support, approvals, and closing.
• Direct experience leading post-merger integration, separation, or value-creation workstreams, including governance, synergy tracking, operating-model decisions, and executive reporting.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation capability, with the ability to independently build, audit, and communicate complex analyses and investment returns.
• Experience working with senior executives and preparing materials for executive committees and Boards.
• Willingness and ability to travel as transaction and integration needs require.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience in a top-tier or middle-market investment bank, private equity firm, active corporate development team, or PE-backed portfolio company.
• Prior operating experience, such as P&L ownership, general management, business-unit leadership, site leadership, commercial leadership, product-line leadership, or leadership of a significant operational or strategic transformation.
• Experience with industrial technology, electronic components, sensors, mechatronics, or other engineered-product businesses with global operations.
• Experience with cross-border transactions, carve-outs, founder-owned businesses, buy-and-build strategies, and integration of decentralized operations.
• Working knowledge of transaction accounting, purchase accounting, tax structuring, financing considerations, antitrust or regulatory review, and transaction documentation.
• Experience building repeatable M&A processes, dashboards, decision templates, integration playbooks, and performance-management routines.

JOIN US At CTS, one of the ways we recognize the value of our employees is through our comprehensive benefits program. Highlights of our benefits program for full-time employees include: Health Benefits 401K Paid Time Off Holiday Pay Employee Assistance Program Paid Parental Leave Pet Insurance Tuition Reimbursement The expected annual salary range for this position is $190-225K. This position is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. CTS considers a variety of factors when setting base salary rates including, without limitation, a candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Location: Lisle, IL, US, 60532 Job Type: Full-Time