Corporate Development Director

UL Solutions
Chicago, IL
Corporate Development Director Location Chicago, IL :

Responsible for providing the CFO, SVP Corporate Development, and Vice President Corporate Development, strong support in all Mergers and Acquisition activity, from prospecting, valuation, due diligence, analysis, deal structuring, leadership presentations and transaction closing. Manages all aspects of the process for potential mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, strategic partnerships, alliances, and joint ventures. Substantial work, collaboration and presentation interaction with the UL Solutions Operating Committee and senior UL leadership team, including Customer Operating Unit, Segment and Corporate Function leaders. Supervises a team of manager(s), associates and large, cross-functional internal and external resources.

  • Overseas a team that supports business leaders in the identification of acquisition targets through the analysis of customers, products, markets, geographies, issues, and competitors. Ensures acquisition opportunities are aligned to corporate strategic objectives.
  • Overseas a team that manages the development of financial projections for acquisition targets and performs discounted cash flow analysis to determine valuations.
  • Manages all aspects of the transaction process for deals, including coordinating due diligence activities across multiple workstreams and integrating the findings from Legal, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Human Resources, Operations, amongst other key workstreams into final analysis and transaction evaluation.
  • Leads the preparation of presentations and discussions for approval of transactions by the UL Solutions CEO, CFO and executive leadership team.
  • Builds and maintains productive relationships with other corporate executives and segment officers, with target company management teams, and with industry and professional networks that can assist in corporate development initiatives.
  • Manages the performance of direct reports by managing workloads, establishing performance objectives, providing career counseling, feedback and guidance and ensuring that all policies are understood and adhered to.
  • Provides support to senior finance executives on other key initiatives including large capex projects, finance leadership team goals, amongst other key initiatives
  • Manages multiple external relationships with investment banks to aid in transaction sourcing and deal business development.
  • Performs other duties as directed.
  • University degree (Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree) in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration
  • 10 years in professional level experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity or a mergers and acquisitions function in a corporate environment.
  • Advanced degree and/or CPA.
  • Ability to execute all phases of a transaction and lead transactions through deal closure, including Sales & Purchase Agreements negotiations.
  • Ability to present information in a clear and concise manner to senior executives.
  • Global M&A experience a plus.
  • Deal sourcing capabilities a plus.
  • Experience in post-transaction integration a plus.

What You Will Experience working at UL Solutions:

  • Mission: For UL Solutions, corporate and social responsibility isn't new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 130 years and is deeply engrained in everything we do.
  • People: Ask any UL Solutions employee what they love most about working here, and you'll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL Solutions. We're able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
  • Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers create. We're inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
  • Grow & Achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
  • Total Rewards: Total Rewards: All employees at UL Solutions are eligible for bonus compensation. UL solutions offers a generous 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay. Additionally, we invest an additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment. We provide Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts and Health Savings Accounts that UL Solutions contributes to twice per year! Depending on your role, you can work with your manager on flexible working arrangements. We also provide employees with paid time off including vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer time off.

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Posted 2025-10-10

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