Director, Corporate Development

Location: San Francisco, CA

About JLL and JLL Technologies

JLL is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people and our communities.

JLL Technologies is a specialized group within JLL. At JLL Technologies, our mission is to bring technology innovation to commercial real estate. We deliver unparalleled digital advisory, implementation, and services solutions to organizations globally. Our goal is to leverage technology to increase the value and liquidity of the world’s buildings, while enhancing the productivity and the happiness of those that occupy them.

What this job involves

JLL Technologies, the newly aligned division of JLL (NYSE: JLL) delivering technology products and services for commercial real estate, is seeking a growth marketing leader to build its digital marketing and demand generation center of excellence.

In this role, you will join a small, dynamic team at JLL Technologies (JLLT), a $100MM revenue ‘startup’ within JLL.  You will report to the Chief Strategy Officer and work closely with the Co-CEOs and act as a cross-functional leader who enables quick alignment as well as functional business leads to help define our development strategies and operationalize short- and long-term hypotheses.   

The ideal candidate is programmatic about process with strong strategic, deal execution and post-merger integration skills. You have direct experience forming strategic frameworks to help assess potential deals, drive due diligence, and post-merger integration and make this is a competitive advantage and identify deals to pursue and drive results. The ideal candidate showcases a deep understanding of M&A and strategic partnership culture and who is well versed, decisive and eager about the opportunity to create process.

As a Director of Product Manager at JLL Technologies, you will be directly responsible for:

Strategic Assessment

• Serve as an integral member of company’s strategic planning effort to identify, assess, and prioritize growth opportunities

• Identify acquisition opportunities

• Lead competitor analysis; analyze and report key trends and issues impacting the industry

• Assess alternatives including other targets, partnerships, and organic builds

Process Management

• Lead the creation of a nimble due diligence and a program for proactive post-merger integration planning and execution.  Understand and stay aware of best practices to continually improve our processes.  

• Responsible for project managing the deal process including due diligence

• Direct and manage post-merger integration and handle the closing process by working closely with different departments and stakeholders.

Deal Execution

• Evaluate, develop, and recommend deals and deal structures

• Manage financial modeling

• Negotiate directly, or occasionally support an executive’s negotiation, with target

• Create necessary presentation materials for executive management, potential partners and customers

What We Are Looking For

• 10+ years of business or product experience and 5+ years of transaction experience in Corporate Development

• MBA or relevant graduate degree

• Global or multinational business experience preferred

• Direct experience creating market maps and strategic frameworks to build alignment on which segments and targets to prioritize

• Direct experience in M&A negotiation and execution

• Direct responsibility for due diligence and post-merger integration

• Experience working in a demanding environment with highly motivated and driven professionals

• Ability to handle projects with multiple workstreams, with proven leadership success over a wide variety of functional business problems

• Ability to structure and manage complex cross-enterprise projects and processes with multiple stakeholders at both senior and junior levels

• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor

• Excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities; ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to senior managers and external business partners

• Strong leadership skills with a team-oriented and collaborative approach to work

• Product or Marketing background preferred

What you can expect from us

You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, well-being, benefits and pay.

Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in sights and imagine where JLL can take you…