VP, Strategy & Business Development (New York)

Vice President Of Strategy & Business Development

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative, and resourceful Vice President of Strategy & Business Development to join its team. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands.

This crucial role is responsible for helping drive Centric Brand's Business Development and Acquisitions agenda, reporting into the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

Role and Responsibilities :

• Support the development of the Business and Corporate Development (BD) agenda with agility and pace, including the identification of M&A and licensing opportunities, including strategic and financial assessment, and helping translate Centric's overall growth strategy into BD priorities
• Support the CSO and his team on BD projects, including acquisitions, licensing agreements, disposals, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, distribution agreements and equity transactions involving third parties
• Lead end-to-end project management of transactions, from origination to completion including post-completion obligations and commitments, while assuring that all transactions follow the BD approval process, including writing approval papers.
• Oversee and support the development of valuation and business models to support BD projects, and ability to challenge and validate assumptions with market teams
• Own and lead the due diligence process, including coordinating external advisors, consolidating information, analyzing diligence findings, and identifying potential risks, implications, and interrelations of findings with business case assumptions and transaction documents
• Collaborate with VPs, M&A legal and external advisors in the review and negotiation of core transaction documents
• Partner effectively with the Integration team to both incorporate all Integration assumptions into business cases, support development of the integration plan, and assure proper handoff of transactions to Integration post-closing
• Support day-to-day Investment Committee matters including strategic, financial, operational and governance related matters and composition of bi-weekly Investment Committee presentations
• Support acceleration of Centric Brands including being a relationship partner and resource for the BD team and working closely with each division's leadership teams to identify BD growth opportunities including but not limited to working to identify white space opportunities, capitalize on new license and brand opportunities, product expansion and geographic expansion
• Lead the preparation of briefing and approval materials to Centric Brands executives and other stakeholders including the Board of Directors

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have :

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Salary Range : $196,000 - $245,000

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Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer