Director, Business Development
Northbrook, Illinois On-site
$158,600–$237,800 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
IDEX Corporation is seeking a Director to identify and evaluate the enterprise's most attractive growth pathway across its portfolio of industrial platforms. This role supports the development of IDEX's acquisition pipeline and the analytical case for where and how the enterprise should expand, working in close partnership with corporate, segment and platform leadership. Theis individual will translate market structure, adjacency mapping, and portfolio economics into a prioritized set of actionable growth opportunities: sourcing and screening acquisition targets, building the rationale for entry into new spaces, and supporting the evaluation of live transactions. This is a high-visibility role that directly informs capital deployment decisions at the enterprise level.
What you'll bring
- 10+ years of experience in corporate development/M&A or corporate strategy within industrial, advanced-manufacturing, or diversified multi-platform businesses
- Demonstrated experience sourcing, screening, and evaluating acquisition targets, including financial modeling and valuation
- Strong command of market sizing, adjacency analysis, and competitive landscape mapping
- Proven ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous inputs into clear, decision-ready recommendations for senior audiences
- Experience partnering with executives, GMs, and cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, engineering, or related field required
- Background in B2B industrial, advanced manufacturing, or dynamic technology markets
- Familiarity with market intelligence platforms, competitive analysis frameworks.
- M&A transaction processes, and Voice of Customer (VoC) tools
- Experience supporting strategic M&A or portfolio expansion initiatives.
- Comfortable working in ambiguous, high-impact, and fast-paced environments.
- Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?