Sr. Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions Finance

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, M&A will play a key leadership role in supporting Vertivs inorganic growth strategy through acquisition, divestiture, and strategic investment activities. This role is responsible for leading complex financial analyses, valuation assessments, due diligence activities, and transaction execution efforts. The Senior Manager partners closely with business leaders, Finance, Legal, Treasury, Tax, and executive leadership to evaluate strategic opportunities, develop investment recommendations, and drive successful transaction outcomes. Lead detailed financial analyses, including valuation modeling, scenario planning, and investment case development, for acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments.
Partner with business and functional leaders to develop financial forecasts, business cases, and synergy assessments supporting transaction opportunities.
Evaluate strategic fit, financial returns, risks, and value creation opportunities associated with potential transactions.
Develop and present investment recommendations, valuation analyses, and transaction findings to senior management and executive leadership.
Monitor industry, market, and competitive trends to identify potential acquisition and growth opportunities.
Lead financial due diligence activities and coordinate internal stakeholders and external advisors throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Analyze historical and projected financial performance, market dynamics, operational drivers, and key business risks of target companies.
Prepare executive-level diligence reports, investment committee materials, and transaction recommendations.
Provide financial and strategic support during negotiations, transaction structuring, and final deal execution.
Leadership and Project Management

Lead multiple transaction workstreams and strategic initiatives simultaneously across geographies and business units.
Drive alignment among Finance, Legal, Tax, Treasury, business leadership, and external advisors to ensure timely execution of transaction objectives.
Establish project plans, transaction timelines, governance processes, and issue management activities.
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of M&A processes, tools, and best practices.
Advanced Financial Modeling and Valuation Expertise
M&A Transaction Leadership
Project and Stakeholder Management
Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
~10+ years of relevant experience

in investment banking, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, transaction advisory, private equity, strategic finance, consulting, or related analytical disciplines.
~ Demonstrated experience leading complex transaction evaluations, financial modeling, due diligence, valuation, and business case development.
~ Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Bloomberg, FactSet, and other financial analysis tools.

MBA, CFA, or other advanced finance or business credentials.
Experience in industrial manufacturing, critical infrastructure, data center, or related industries.
Experience supporting global and cross-border M&A transactions.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.
Inclusion.
High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Financial Strength
Foster a customer-first mindset
• Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
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