Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions (Remote)

Harris is adding a Senior M&A professional to our Onyx Group as Vice President of M&A.

This role is directly responsible for managing acquisition opportunities – this includes valuation, negotiation, due diligence and investment rationale and approvals. The Vice President of M&A (or Director, depending on experience) will report to the Group President and work with the executive teams in the Onyx Group to meet our capital deployment goals. The role will lead a team of investment professionals and is also the key interface with our business development organization which is responsible for identifying acquisition opportunities.

This opportunity is a full-time, remote position. We will consider qualified candidates from anywhere in Canada or the United States.

What Your Impact Will Be

M&A Execution

• After learning our business model and processes you will manage acquisition transactions from initial evaluation through to integration hand-off
• You will be responsible for financial modeling, due diligence (including project managing our functional and business unit teams), negotiation, investment approval and post-close monitoring for multiple M&A transactions per year
• You will manage the acquisition team including other M&A professionals and cross functional experts (IT, technology, HR, Legal, Finance) on each transaction
  
  

M&A Business Development

• Work with our M&A business development specialists to ensure acquisition opportunities are being effectively nurtured and appropriately escalated to the M&A team
• Maintain relationships with our existing network of acquisition targets and intermediaries through telephone calls, emails and from time to time in-person visits
  
  

Other

• Internal reporting on pre-close acquisition activity and pipeline and post-close acquisition performance
• Up to 25% travel required
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• 5+ years of M&A or related experience
• Exceptional organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Business acumen, leadership skills, and high integrity
  
  

About Us

Harris is one of the largest operating groups of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU). Based in Ottawa, Canada, Harris acquires vertical market software businesses, manages them using industry best practices and builds them for the future. Through acquisitions, Harris has grown extensively from its roots in the utilities, local government, education, and healthcare sectors. We have completed over 170 software acquisitions in dozens industries, have nearly 200 offices globally and employ over 15,000 team members.