T-Mobile

Director, Corporate Development

T-Mobile$191K — $258K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of diverse M&A experience in a large technology company or investment banking environment.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills with an understanding of financial metrics and valuation methodologies.
  • Basic knowledge of contract principles and ability to collaborate with legal teams.
  • Experience in a dynamic, results-oriented workplace, particularly in technology or telecommunications.
  • Proven ability to communicate complex topics effectively to senior executives and stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a quantitative field; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and analyze new acquisition and investment opportunities with financial scrutiny.
  • Lead M&A projects, managing due diligence and developing bid strategies.
  • Negotiate complex transactions with senior leaders in target firms and present findings to T-Mobile's M&A committee.
  • Manage cross-functional teams to implement transaction projects.
  • Oversee legal counsel to ensure proper deal documentation and compliance.
  • Provide strategic advice on mergers, partnerships, and overall corporate strategy.
  • Cultivate relationships with business leaders to align M&A efforts with business goals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans.
  • 401(k) with employer matching, along with employee stock grants and purchase plans.
  • Generous paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays annually.
  • Paid parental and family leave, and family building benefits.
  • Tuition assistance and college coaching for career development opportunities.
  • Access to additional benefits like pet insurance and commuter programs.
Full Job Description
T-Mobile's Corporate Development Team is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and executing the company's strategic acquisitions, investments and joint ventures. The Director will be involved in identifying prospective target opportunities, performing strategic and quantitative analysis, coordinating due diligence, determining appropriate valuation and structure, conducting negotiations, driving activities to closure, and preparing for integration.

The Director will be a highly motivated, self-driven professional with the ability to think broadly and strategically about an industry, apply it to T-Mobile's business and make informed, analytics-based recommendations to drive acquisition and investment decisions.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Evaluates new business opportunities, including acquisitions and investments; analyzes business plans and market potential and develops valuation support, through the lens of financing options, market risks and likelihood of execution.
  • Leads mergers & acquisitions projects, including contract negotiations and financial and technical analysis, manages due diligence efforts across the company, develops bid strategies and proposals for internal and external communications.
  • Evaluates and negotiates complex, multi-million/billion-dollar transactions with investment bankers and Director/VP/C-level counterparts at target companies. Prepares approval papers for T-Mobile's M&A committee and Board of Directors.
  • Responsible for all aspects of the transaction; carry out tasks by managing a cross-functional team involving persons from T-Mobile's business units and corporate legal, finance, tax, human resources, and other functional teams.
  • Manages inside/outside counsel to drive deal required documentation.
  • Provides strategic advice to T-Mobile's senior leadership team on M&A, strategic partnerships, and general corporate strategy.
  • Research, build and grow a pipeline for ongoing M&A activity.
  • Build relationships with business unit leaders to understand their business goals and objectives. Work closely with T-Mobile's corporate strategy team to understand how ideas are developed and high-level strategies can impact the M&A activities.


Education and Work Experience:
  • 6+ years progressive and diversified M&A experience in a fast-paced deal environment working in corporate development with a large complex technology company, investment banking, venture capital, telecom, or other business organizations of significant scale; wireless, residential broadband and/or technology industry experience highly desired.
  • Strong analytical skills, fluency in performing rigorous financial, valuation and broad quantitative analyses and familiarity with accounting & key operational metrics.
  • Basic understanding of contracts and ability to work with and manage a legal team.
  • Experience in a results-driven, entrepreneurial work environment.
  • Strong business acumen with constructive and proactive approach to problem solving.
  • Demonstrated capability to efficiently present complicated and nuanced topics to executives. Must be able to present tradeoffs, risks and rewards in a fashion that drives decisions and alignment.
  • Bachelor's degree in business (finance, accounting), economics, engineering or other quantitative fields; MBA Preferred.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Highly motivated and self-directed, thrives while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, results driven environment
  • Strong collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to build trust through cross-functional relationships across an organization to achieve common goals
  • Excellent judgment, discretion with sensitive information, mature personality, and experience working and communicating with executives
  • Listen and understand a variety of points of view balancing concerns with data for better decision making
  • Flexible, self-starter, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment
  • Desire for a high level of responsibility and ownership and ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Creative problem solver and solutions provider
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects; detail oriented and organized


  • At least 18 years of age
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No):

DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No

Base Pay Range: $191,300 - $258,800

Corporate Bonus Target: 25%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on various factors, such as qualifications and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee's eligible earnings in the prior year.

At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile's amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com.

Never stop growing!
As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn't have a corporate ladder-it's more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it's that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you're living our values while investing in your career growth-and we applaud it. You're unstoppable!

About T-Mobile

T-Mobile US, Inc. is a wireless company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company provided wireless communications services, including voice, messaging and data, to over 71 million customers in the postpaid, prepaid and wholesale markets. It provides services, devices and accessories across its brands, T-Mobile and MetroPCS. It provides wireless communication services through a range of service plan options. The Company offers a device trade-in program, Just Upgrade My Phone (JUMP!), which provides customers a specified-price trade-in credit and upgrade eligibility after approximately six months of service; Equipment Installment Plan (EIP), which is designed to provide financing to customers for the purchase of devices, and installment agreements for accessories; T-Mobile Tuesdays, which offers customers free stuff and access to various offers from brands; and T-Mobile ONE and Simple Choice plans.
Learn more about T-Mobile
Size
75,000 employees
Market Cap
$174.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3 billion
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+16.4%
Revenue
$68.3 billion
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