About the RoleAs Strategy and M&A Senior Manager for CHVAC Americas - Software & Controls Solutions (SCS) - you'll help shape the strategic growth agenda for one of Carrier's most important commercial HVAC platforms. Sitting within Climate Solutions Americas Strategy, M&A and Integration, you'll partner with business leaders across SCS and adjacent growth areas to identify where Carrier should invest, acquire, partner, and transform to win.
This is a high-visibility role for a strategic operator and deal leader who can move seamlessly from market-backed strategy to valuation, diligence, executive communication, and post-close value realization. You'll build an inorganic growth pipeline, develop business cases, support acquisition/partnership execution, and translate long-range CHVAC priorities into actionable initiatives. Ideal candidates combine strong financial/analytical capability with practical understanding of industrial markets, controls platforms, field service models, and channel-led go-to-market execution.
This position follows a hybrid schedule, with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote per week
Key Responsibilities- Lead strategic planning and inorganic growth initiatives across SCS, translating priorities into market maps, investment themes, acquisition theses, and execution roadmaps
- Identify, screen, and qualify M&A targets and strategic partners in building automation/controls and adjacent industrial technologies
- Develop investment rationales, business cases, valuation models, synergy cases, and risk assessments for leadership decision-making
- Lead/support end-to-end M&A workstreams - target outreach, NDAs, financial analysis, IOI/LOI prep, diligence coordination, management presentations, and closing - alongside Corp Dev, Finance, Legal, Tax, HR, and IT
- Connect M&A activity to strategic priorities: aftermarket expansion, controls growth, integrated equipment + controls + service solutions, data center growth, and go-to-market transformation
- Synthesize market intelligence, competitive dynamics, and technology trends into clear strategic recommendations
- Support post-close value realization: deal theses, synergy tracking, Day 1 priorities, and integration hand-offs
- Build relationships with bankers, brokers, owners, and partners to expand Carrier's deal pipeline
- Prepare executive communications, investment committee materials, and board-ready presentations
- Guide analysts and cross-functional teams through research, valuation, diligence, and integration planning
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Finance, and/or Business
- 8 + years in corporate strategy, M&A, corporate development, investment banking, private equity, management consulting, business development, and/or strategic planning, with experience supporting transactions from thesis through execution
Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree
- Experience in industrial manufacturing and/or industrial controls (equipment, automation, building technologies, field service, industrial distribution, engineered products)
- Strong financial modeling and valuation skills: DCF, comparable company analysis, precedent transactions, synergy modeling, scenario analysis
- Ability to assess strategic fit, competitive position, operating model, channel structure, margins, growth drivers, and integration complexity
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Excellent executive communication skills - able to convert complex analysis into crisp, decision-ready materials
- Strong project management discipline and ability to manage multiple priorities under time pressure
- Ability to travel for target meetings, site visits, diligence, and integration planning
- Direct experience in commercial HVAC, BAS/DDC controls, industrial automation, energy services, or mechanical contracting
- Experience with post-merger integration, synergy tracking, value creation, carve-outs, or joint ventures
- Familiarity with CHVAC customer segments (data centers, healthcare, education, industrial, government, commercial office)
- Experience with tools such as SAP, Salesforce, Power BI, Datasite, Intralinks, Cyndx, or Asana
- Comfort operating in an engineering-, product-, and channel-led organization
Pay RangeThe annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.
Other CompensationThis position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
BenefitsEmployees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
- Retirement Benefits
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
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Application DeadlineApplications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 15 July 2026
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