Requirements
- An MBA from a top-tier school
- 12+ years of corporate development, investment banking, private equity and/or management consulting experience (technology or media company experience preferred)
- Experience originating and driving deal processes and diligence, including interaction with counterparties and advisers, for a wide variety of transactions
- Exceptional communication and executive presence with the ability to influence, present concepts, recommendations, and analyses to senior management in a clear, concise, and actionable manner
- Ability to build and maintain a network of senior-level relationships externally and internally to facilitate deal sourcing and execution of strategic priorities
- Experience aligning and driving cross-functional teams
- Ability to problem solve and proactively project manage numerous projects with competing timelines
- Proven track record of advanced analytical skills; must be able to define and execute key analyses with minimal supervision
- Highly organized with extraordinary attention to detail
- Experience reviewing legal agreements and working with counsel to iterate deal documentation
- Comfortable working independently in an ever-changing environment, often times with high levels of ambiguity
- Results-driven and able to strike the right balance between being detail-oriented and grasping the big picture
- Must be able to synthesize and draw conclusions from copious amounts of raw data
- Self-starter that takes the initiative and is motivated by new challenges
- Passion for learning and relentless improvement
What the job involves
- Roku is looking for an experienced Director to join its Corporate Development team
- This role will report to the Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning
- The person in this role will have responsibility for generating, vetting, and executing a range of potential transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and complex strategic partnerships, while also defining and executing emerging opportunities and corporate-wide strategic planning
- This role requires a strategic mindset, as well as exemplary analytical, financial, and communications skills
- You will work directly on projects with senior executives across the company including Roku's CEO, CFO and other members of the executive leadership team
- Our environment is fast-paced, affording the opportunity to work autonomously with minimal supervision in an ever-changing environment
- An ideal candidate will need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and the right mix of organizational and communication skills
- We are looking for people ready to lead by example, be selfless in your leadership across teams, collaborate with your peers, and partner effectively with colleagues and external partners
- Evaluate potential acquisitions, strategic partnerships, new business initiatives, and investment opportunities from a qualitative and quantitative perspective
- Develop detailed financial models, valuation scenarios, and recommendations for potential transactions
- Partner with senior leaders in driving consensus on complex strategic questions with engagement from executives, domain experts, and cross functional teams
- Develop insightful analyses of key industry trends, emerging areas of opportunity, and the competitive and regulatory landscapes; inform the organization of their strategic implications
- Distill complex diligence findings and build clear and compelling investment cases for review by senior executives and the Board of Directors
- Work with business and product teams to understand their roadmaps and needs to help inform deal sourcing and priorities
- Collaborate with product, analytics, technology, legal, finance, and other cross functional teams to drive deal diligence, integration planning, documentation, and implementation