Description
Primary Purpose
This position leads Sempra Energy's Corporate Development and M&A efforts to support company growth. Provides financial, valuation, strategic, and commercial expertise for investment opportunities, leads cross-functional project teams, advises senior leadership, works independently, and provides guidance and development support to team members. Manages a corporate development function for a region or portfolio and is accountable for outcomes, talent, and stakeholder alignment. Leads governance, budget, and communication to ensure reliable delivery.
This position leads Sempra Energy's Corporate Development and M&A efforts to support company growth. Provides financial, valuation, strategic, and commercial expertise for investment opportunities, leads cross-functional project teams, advises senior leadership, works independently, and provides guidance and development support to team members. Manages a corporate development function for a region or portfolio and is accountable for outcomes, talent, and stakeholder alignment. Leads governance, budget, and communication to ensure reliable delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads and supports corporate development, strategic planning, investment, and transaction activities that support organizational growth and business objectives.
- Performs and oversees financial analysis, valuation, modeling, forecasting, and other quantitative assessments to evaluate business opportunities, transactions, capital investments, and strategic initiatives.
- Evaluates complex financial transactions, financing structures, and business alternatives, develops recommendations, and communicates findings to support decision-making.
- Leads transaction and project execution activities, including planning, coordination, due diligence, documentation, stakeholder engagement, and implementation efforts.
- Collaborates with internal stakeholders and external advisors to support the evaluation, development, and execution of strategic initiatives and business opportunities.
- Develops presentations, reports, analyses, and other materials to communicate recommendations and support discussions with senior leadership and governance bodies.
- Conducts market, industry, competitive, and business analyses to identify trends, assess opportunities, and support long-term strategic planning.
- Provides guidance, coaching, and development support to team members and promotes effective project execution, analytical rigor, and professional growth.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or related field is required.
- CFA, CPA, MBA, JD credentials, preferred.
Experience
- Requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in M&A, Investment Banking, and Strategy functions at leading investment banks or Fortune 500 companies. Energy industry background is required.
- Demonstrated track record of interacting and transacting successfully with top levels of management, with strong project management skills and experience is required.
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Must reside in Southern California or be willing to relocate upon hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proactive and can anticipate issues that need to be addressed to move assignments forward.
- Comfortable and persuasive in dealing with executive-level management.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to develop and maintain credibility throughout the organization, especially when disagreeing with business unit leadership and peers.
- Performs well in a team environment.
- "Thought-leadership." Develops novel approaches to understand complex issues at the top of senior management's agenda.
- Solves difficult problems in a way that yields distinctive insights upon which senior management can make investment and other important decisions.
- Highly influential with other departments and key stakeholders.
- Ability to assess portfolio-level risks and opportunities.
- Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Ability to integrate transaction considerations into business planning.
- In-depth knowledge of corporate development frameworks and deal processes.
- Knowledge of governance, reporting, and approval standards.
- Skill in evaluating transaction outcomes and lessons learned.
- Skill in managing multiple analyses or transaction workstreams.
Contact
Sempra
101 Ash St
San Diego
California United States
www.sempra.com
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