Sr. Manager, Corporate Development – Mergers & Acquisitions

Job Description

Sr. Manager, Corporate Development | IDEX Corporation

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at IDEX Corporation, located in Northbrook, IL. IDEX is a diversified company with over 40 diverse businesses around the globe, providing trusted solutions that improve lives. The organization offers unique opportunities to apply existing skills and learn new ones within an environment where individual impact is valued. This Sr. Manager role is crucial for supporting the M&A team’s execution of inorganic initiatives across IDEX’s global portfolio of companies. The person in this role ensures the financial, operational, and strategic viability of key corporate development activities, contributing directly to the company’s growth and market presence.

The TL;DR
• Role: Experienced Professional
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Northbrook, IL
• Pay: $139900–$209900 yearly
• Team: M&A team, reporting within Corporate Business Development
• Mission: Manage and support key phases of mergers, acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, and divestitures to determine financial, operational, and strategic viability for IDEX.
• Tech Stack: Capital IQ, PowerPoint, Excel, Word

What You’ll Actually Do
• Forecast: Develop and maintain comprehensive preliminary financial forecasts for transaction targets, ensuring accuracy and relevance throughout the deal lifecycle.
• Valuation: Complete detailed discounted cash flow (DCF) and valuation analyses, including robust sensitivity analysis, while actively identifying comparable companies to support strategic decisions.
• Diligence: Conduct deep dives into data rooms, meticulously creating diligence workbooks that capture key learnings across various functional areas, and perform extensive internet research on market segments, competitors, and micro/macro developments related to potential targets.
• Execution: Drive and manage functional diligence calls, oversee data room engagement, and take the lead on deal execution for smaller buy-side and sell-side transactions.
• Strategy & Outreach: Prepare essential M&A funnel documents, proactively build and maintain relationships with potential acquisition targets, and manage the IDEX transaction M&A database to support strategic growth.
• Collaboration: Collaborate and problem-solve effectively with business unit leaders, corporate functional teams, and senior IDEX leaders to achieve transaction objectives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, or Finance, or a J.D., for a Sr. Manager-level position.
• Experience: 3-5 years of relevant experience, including effective review of SEC filings and equity research.
• Skills: Strong interpersonal skills including presentation capabilities, critical thinking, analytical and detailed orientation, and project management skills.
• Bonus: Investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or industrial background.