Manager Corporate Development
Overview:
We are seeking ambitious, academically accomplished individuals for the Corporate Development team at Akamai. Enthusiastic, creative, fast-learning, self-motivated individuals will have the opportunity to work across all functions at Akamai supporting Corporate and Business Development efforts.
This person will work with the Corporate Development team as they build business cases to propose and execute acquisitions, investments and partnerships. The Manager will work with the team on projects across all Akamai business units and geographies. The Manager will own specific pieces of work on various projects, including, for example, research assignments, transaction analyses, proposals, and live deals. In addition, the Manager will participate in the financial modeling, diligence and integration planning processes on active projects. The Manager will be encouraged to review and enhance the group’s processes and systems, including tracking of new opportunities and projects.
As a Manager - Corporate Development you will be Responsible for:
* Participation in all aspects of Corporate Development activity, including:
- development and ownership of business cases for acquisitions, investments and partnerships
- valuation analysis and financial modeling of potential acquisitions
- proactively identifying and targeting potential new acquisition opportunities linked to our key strategic priorities
- Organizing and supporting cross-functional teams to conduct thorough evaluations of new opportunities
* Active roles on specific due diligence activities primarily on proving (or disproving) our acquisition hypotheses (in conjunction with other Akamai team members) including:
- managing our external and internal deal teams
- driving the evaluation process and timeline
- proposing timely recommendations based on thorough and complete analyses. Your work product will contribute to a structured discussion at the Executive level
* Involvement in completing strategic analyses of different ecosystems to evaluate new business opportunities
* Deal pipeline management
* Management and tracking of the Akamai Ventures investment portfolio
About the Team:
Akamai’s Corporate Development team is responsible for driving strategic focus, executing on the Company’s acquisition and strategic investment strategies, leading integrations, and enhancing our innovation capabilities. The team works closely with Akamai’s senior executives, and Division and Business unit leadership in executing on the Company’s vision.
Required Education:
Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:
* 2 years of relevant experience and Bachelor’s Degree or
* 1 year of relevant experience and a Master’s Degree or
Required Skills:
* Education: BA/BS degree
* Minimum of 2 years of professional experience within Investment Banking, Financial Services Advisory, Strategy Consulting, Venture Capital, Corporate Development, Business Development or relevant financial industry experience
Desired Skills:
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
* Financial/valuation modeling skills and knowledge of finance fundamentals, including fluency with SEC filings and other financial documents
* Background in a top tier venture capital, investment banking, financial advisory or strategy consulting firm is a major plus
* Flexible and adaptable to time sensitive situations and work in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
* Strong organizational skills: demonstrated ability to influence peers and more senior leaders, command resources out of his or her direct control, lead using strong project management skills and tools, and operate with an innate ability to work independently with a keen eye for the trade-offs between conflicting priorities
* Self-starter, creative, poised and polished
* Work with passion and intensity and never take short-cuts
* Familiarity with the acquisition process
* Interest in enterprise software, internet infrastructure, and related industries / companies
About Akamai Technologies
Akamai is the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, making the Internet business ready—fast, reliable, and secure—for its customers. The company's advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Akamai has offices around the world and operates the most pervasive, highly distributed CDN—with more than 200,000 servers in 110 or more countries—delivering up to 30% of all Web traffic. Learn more at www.akamai.com/careers.
Akamai is a growing, and evolving, company with offices and operations around the world. As such, we strive to foster inclusive and representative workplaces where all employees are wholly welcome, and enabled to share and benefit from each other’s diverse contributions, as one global team. Our commitment to diversity reaches beyond our corporate offices, to our business partners and suppliers who share the same principles, and whose employees we value as integral to the Akamai business family. Learn more at www.akamai.com/diversity.
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status. EEO is the Law.