Job Description:SVP, M&A
About the Role
We are seeking a senior executive to lead Dow Jones’ M&A strategy. The SVP, M&A will serve as the primary driver of inorganic growth across the enterprise, identifying and executing acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions that accelerate Dow Jones’ long-term strategic priorities.
The SVP, M&A will own the end-to-end transaction lifecycle from sourcing and evaluation through negotiation, diligence, close, and integration. The role requires a highly strategic and commercially minded leader who can operate effectively across complex markets, build trusted relationships externally and internally, and drive disciplined execution with measurable business impact.
The ideal candidate is a forward thinking corporate development executive with deep transaction expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to translate strategic opportunities into scalable growth outcomes.
You Will:
- Lead Dow Jones enterprise M&A strategy and execution, aligning inorganic growth initiatives to the company’s strategic priorities.
- Own and manage the enterprise deal pipeline, proactively identifying acquisition, investment, and partnership opportunities that strengthen Dow Jones’ market position and capabilities.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, and business leaders on growth opportunities, market dynamics, competitive positioning, and portfolio strategy.
- Develop a disciplined operating framework for evaluating opportunities, prioritizing investments, and ensuring alignment between strategic rationale and financial outcomes.
- Lead all phases of transactions, including opportunity sourcing and evaluation, deal structuring and negotiation, due diligence, governance, execution, and close
- Evaluate business models, competitive positioning, customer value propositions, revenue quality, and operational performance to inform investment decisions and transaction strategy.
- Structure and negotiate transactions that align strategic objectives with financial discipline and long-term value creation.
- Establish clear success metrics and accountability frameworks to measure transaction performance, strategic impact, and value realization post-close.
- Define integration strategies early in the transaction lifecycle to ensure alignment between the deal thesis, operating model, strategic objectives, and long-term value creation goals.
- Partner with business and functional leaders to lead post-acquisition integration planning and execution across operational, commercial, technology, and organizational workstreams.
- Establish clear governance structures, success metrics, and accountability frameworks to measure transaction performance, synergy realization, and overall business impact.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships across the M&A and investment ecosystem, including founders, CEOs, private equity and venture capital firms, investment banks, strategic partners, and industry advisors.
- Build a robust external network to generate proprietary deal flow, surface emerging market opportunities, and strengthen Dow Jones’ position within the broader media, technology, data, and AI landscape.
- Engage regularly with market participants, investors, and operators to identify opportunities for acquisitions, partnerships, strategic investments, and capability expansion.
- Partner with senior leadership to assess market shifts, disruptive technologies, and competitive threats that may impact long-term portfolio strategy and growth objectives.
- Represent Dow Jones externally in strategic discussions, industry conferences, investor meetings, and partner engagements.
- Build strong partnerships across Finance, Strategy, Product, Technology, Legal, Editorial, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment and execution excellence.
- Influence senior stakeholders across a complex, matrixed organization to drive alignment on priorities, investment decisions, and integration outcomes.
- Foster a culture of analytical rigor, strategic thinking, collaboration, and accountability.
You Have:
- 15+ years of experience leading complex M&A transactions and strategic growth initiatives as a senior corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or strategic finance executive.
- Demonstrated success executing acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions—ideally within information services, though experience in media, technology, SaaS, data, or adjacent industries is also highly valued.
- Strong financial and strategic acumen, including expertise in valuation, financial modeling, deal structuring, investment analysis, and synergy assessment.
- Proven ability to lead complex negotiations and influence senior executives and external stakeholders
- Experience managing cross-functional diligence and integration efforts across global organizations
- Deep understanding of technology, data, AI, and digital business models
- Strong executive presence with the ability to operate effectively with CEOs, Boards, investors, and business leaders
- Proven ability to balance strategic vision with operational discipline and execution rigor
Business Area:
Dow Jones - Finance
Job Category:
Finance
Union Status:
Non-Union role
Base Pay Range: $300,000 - $430,000
We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.
For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.
