Job Description
Director, Corporate Development
Yahoo is seeking highly motivated and qualified candidates for the position of Director, Corporate Development. The Director will be a critical member of Yahoo!’s corporate development team and will work closely with our Executive, Finance, Product and Global Business Unit leadership in strategy formulation, deal sourcing and origination, financial analysis and valuation, negotiation and execution across a diverse range of Internet products, technologies and verticals. The Director will help identify and assess strategic opportunities and build relationships with emerging and established companies in the Internet and media markets. In addition this person will help Yahoo! engage with major investment banks and leaders in the venture capital and angel community. This is a critical position within Yahoo! that will help shape and influence the future of Yahoo’s business as well as impact the evolution of our ever-changing industry.
The ideal candidate has high intellectual curiosity, superior organizational, preparation and analytical skills, a strong work ethic, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams. This individual has to be comfortable leading and delivering successfully on multiple initiatives in a highly dynamic environment, and be calm under pressure. He or she will be comfortable operating against a set of defined goals and objectives, and will be motivated by a compensation environment that rewards achievement, not simply effort.
Yahoo is seeking highly motivated and qualified candidates for the position of Director, Corporate Development. The Director will be a critical member of Yahoo!’s corporate development team and will work closely with our Executive, Finance, Product and Global Business Unit leadership in strategy formulation, deal sourcing and origination, financial analysis and valuation, negotiation and execution across a diverse range of Internet products, technologies and verticals. The Director will help identify and assess strategic opportunities and build relationships with emerging and established companies in the Internet and media markets. In addition this person will help Yahoo! engage with major investment banks and leaders in the venture capital and angel community. This is a critical position within Yahoo! that will help shape and influence the future of Yahoo’s business as well as impact the evolution of our ever-changing industry.
The ideal candidate has high intellectual curiosity, superior organizational, preparation and analytical skills, a strong work ethic, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams. This individual has to be comfortable leading and delivering successfully on multiple initiatives in a highly dynamic environment, and be calm under pressure. He or she will be comfortable operating against a set of defined goals and objectives, and will be motivated by a compensation environment that rewards achievement, not simply effort.
Desired Skills & Experience
To be a qualified candidate, you must be able to integrate Yahoo! values while influencing the broader organization in the following manner:
- You will hold yourself responsible for overall effectiveness and performance of the team.
- You will be hands-on where necessary in order to inform judgment calls under conditions of uncertainty.
- You will bring proven planning capabilities, so that you will be realistic in integrating inter-dependencies, setting goals, and avoiding surprises.
- You will be able to influence at VP and SVP levels and drive organizational change.
- You will mentor and coach.
- You will possess effective partnering skills across boundaries.
- You will be a relentless communicator, both one-on-one with functional colleagues and internal clients, and in group settings.
- You will provide central leadership in contributing to and executing on the team’s goals and objectives.
- You will be an effective risk manager.
- You will possess knowledge of best practices in corporate transaction execution and integration, and help implement processes that are sustainable, repeatable and scalable.
- The position will be based at Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. The role will require approximately 25% travel. The candidate should expect to demonstrate sustained performance over an 18-36 month period prior to consideration for promotion or job change.
- You will hold yourself responsible for overall effectiveness and performance of the team.
- You will be hands-on where necessary in order to inform judgment calls under conditions of uncertainty.
- You will bring proven planning capabilities, so that you will be realistic in integrating inter-dependencies, setting goals, and avoiding surprises.
- You will be able to influence at VP and SVP levels and drive organizational change.
- You will mentor and coach.
- You will possess effective partnering skills across boundaries.
- You will be a relentless communicator, both one-on-one with functional colleagues and internal clients, and in group settings.
- You will provide central leadership in contributing to and executing on the team’s goals and objectives.
- You will be an effective risk manager.
- You will possess knowledge of best practices in corporate transaction execution and integration, and help implement processes that are sustainable, repeatable and scalable.
- The position will be based at Yahoo! corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. The role will require approximately 25% travel. The candidate should expect to demonstrate sustained performance over an 18-36 month period prior to consideration for promotion or job change.
Minimum Job Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree from a top-tier school
* 8-12 years experience in M&A, most recently in the M&A, business development or corporate development group of a technology and/or media company
* Ability to connect with entrepreneurs, investors and company executives
* Ability to operate with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality
* Creative and strategic thinking
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
* Consensus builder, collaborative and persuasive temperament
* Goal driven, welcoming accountability
Preferable Job Qualifications:
* Passion for new technologies, media and internet products
* MBA or JD
* Presently employed in a corporate development role in an internet, media or technology company
* Active current and historical deal sheet
* Bachelors degree from a top-tier school
* 8-12 years experience in M&A, most recently in the M&A, business development or corporate development group of a technology and/or media company
* Ability to connect with entrepreneurs, investors and company executives
* Ability to operate with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality
* Creative and strategic thinking
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
* Consensus builder, collaborative and persuasive temperament
* Goal driven, welcoming accountability
Preferable Job Qualifications:
* Passion for new technologies, media and internet products
* MBA or JD
* Presently employed in a corporate development role in an internet, media or technology company
* Active current and historical deal sheet
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