MKS is seeking an experienced legal professional to join its global Legal Department as Sr. Director, Legal - Mergers & Acquisitions. This individual will serve in the Legal lead role in M&A and corporate-level strategic initiatives and other special projects. The ideal candidate is someone who has significant experience wearing multiple hats in a legal department and strong business acumen. This role serves as a strategic partner to business and functional leaders across the organization.
You Will Make an Impact By:
- Partner with Corporate Development from preliminary structuring through signing, closing, integration, and post-closing matters relating to M&A transactions, including:
- Drafting and negotiating NDAs, LOIs, purchase and sale agreements, transition services agreement, and other ancillary deal documents;
- Managing legal due diligence, turning findings into risk assessments and deal protections;
- Working with Tax/Treasury and outside counsel on deal structure, R&W insurance and financing;
- Managing regulatory workstreams with internal and external experts, including HSR and global antitrust filings, CFIUS and foreign investment reviews, export controls and other relevant regulatory matters;
- Present deal legal risk assessments and recommendations to executive leadership;
- Lead the Legal integration workstream, including Day 1 readiness, risk remediation and post-closing obligations; and
- Manage outside counsel and related budget.
- Establish approval, escalation, and decision-making protocols for M&A transactions.
- Build and improve M&A deal playbooks, templates, diligence checklists, and integration processes.
- Serve as the Legal lead or play a key role in companywide strategic initiatives, such as data governance, AI governance, business/operational transformation, change management, identifying, evaluating and advising on legal and business risks.
- Support Legal Department initiatives, partnering with all Legal functional teams to execute function-specific and department-wide goals.
Skills You Bring:
- JD from an accredited law school, active bar license (does not have to be MA based)
- 12+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience leading complex domestic and cross border M&A transactions, spanning a variety of transaction types, including acquisitions, divestitures, and mergers involving public and private companies.
- Combination of law firm and in-house experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex transactions from inception through integration.
- Strong project/program-management skills and ability to navigate global, cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, coupled with the ability to synthesize complex legal concepts into clear, concise, and pragmatic legal advice to support business objectives.
- Exceptional ability to multitask, stay organized, and manage competing priorities.
- Attention to detail and accuracy as well as comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
- Unwavering ethics and integrity in all engagements.
- Collaborative and collegial team player who fosters positive working relationships through empathy, respect, and professionalism.
- Self-starter with executive presence, mature judgement and the ability to operate independently.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:- Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time
- Regularly requires good manual dexterity and coordination
- Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand
- Must be able to exchange accurate information
- The ability to observe documents and details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
- Operates in a professional office environment
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery
- Noise level in the work environment is usually average
Compensation and Benefits: - Salary Pay Range: $200,000 - $334,000 USD Annual per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law.
- Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS [or as applicable].
- Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 12 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, [6 weeks fully paid] parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement [and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.
This position is open to remote candidate but there is a strong preference to be based
HYBRID and within commutable distance to our location in
Andover, MA given primary function and support is based there.
We are interested in a qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States and will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.
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