VP, Strategy

Title: VP, Strategy & Corp Development Location: United States-Illinois-Wood Dale Job Number: 16178 The Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development is a senior executive responsible for shaping a company's long-term strategy and driving growth through mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and other corporate development activities. What you will be responsible for: Strategic Planning: Long-Term Vision: Work with the executive team to define the company's long-term goals and vision. Market Analysis: Conduct thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities and threats. Strategic Initiatives: Develop and prioritize strategic initiatives that align with the company’s objectives. Resource Allocation: Ensure that resources are allocated effectively to support strategic priorities. Financial Analysis & Valuation: Investment Appraisal: Conduct financial analysis and valuation of potential investment opportunities Business Case Development: Prepare detailed business cases to support strategic decisions, including ROI and risk analysis. Innovation & Growth: New Business Models: Explore and develop new business models, products, and services that align with the company’s strategic goals. Organic Growth: Identify opportunities for organic growth, including market expansion, product development, and customer acquisition strategies. Corporate Development: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Identify, evaluate, and negotiate potential M&A opportunities to enhance the company's growth and market position. Partnerships & Alliances: Forge strategic partnerships, alliances, and joint ventures that can drive business growth. Due Diligence: Oversee the due diligence process for potential acquisitions or investments, ensuring that risks and opportunities are fully understood. Integration Planning: Develop and execute integration plans to ensure a smooth transition and realization of synergies. Stakeholder Management: Board Presentations: Prepare and present strategic plans, proposals, and updates to the Board of Directors. Investor Relations: Work closely with investor relations to communicate the company’s strategy and growth plans to shareholders and analysts. Leadership & Team Management: Team Leadership: Lead and develop a team of professionals in strategy and corporate development. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with other departments such as finance, operations, and marketing to ensure alignment and execution of strategic initiatives. Qualifications: What you will need to be successful in this role: Bachelor in Finance, Accounting, or Economics; MBA a plus Ten plus years of experience across relevant industries: corporate development, investment banking, consulting, private equity or other financial advisory services; Aviation and Defense experience preferred, but not required What makes AAR the place of choice: Competitive salary and bonus package Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage. 401(k) retirement plan with company match Generous paid time off program Professional development and career advancement opportunities Physical Demands/Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility. The environmental characteristic for this position is an office setting. Candidates should be able to adapt to a traditional business environment. AAR provides accommodation in accordance with applicable laws through all stages of the hiring process. If you require accommodation for any part of the application and/or hiring process, please advise Human Resources. #LI-MA1 We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.