VP Corporate Development Greater Milwaukee, WI Area

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Generac is seeking a Vice President of Corporate Development to shape and accelerate the company’s next phase of growth. This enterprise leadership role will set and execute the corporate development strategy across mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, and emerging growth opportunities, while serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and the Board.

Beyond leading complex transactions, this executive will continue to strengthen and evolve the Corporate Development function, bringing greater rigor, scalable processes, and strong cross-functional partnership across Generac’s global, multi-segment organization.

Major Responsibilities

Strategy & Enterprise Leadership:

Partner with executive leadership to define and prioritize enterprise-level corporate development strategy aligned with Generac’s long-term growth and value creation objectives

Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team on inorganic growth, strategic alternatives, strategic investment and portfolio optimization alternatives

Be a leader of the Corporate Development function; enhancing processes, driving governance, building cross-functional relationships

M&A and Investment Execution:

Lead end-to-end transaction execution including target identification, valuation, diligence, negotiation, structuring, and closing

Develop investment theses, strategic rationales, and scenario-based recommendations for complex transactions

Oversee integration strategy and execution in partnership with business leaders, finance, legal, compliance, and operations-driving value realization in a highly matrixed environment

Evaluate and execute divestitures and strategic exits as part of broader portfolio management

Identify and execute strategic minority and venture investments and structured investments (public and private)

Maintain strong, established relationships across the investment bank, private equity and industrial eco-system

Represent Generac externally in M&A discussions and negotiations with credibility and discipline

Partner closely with legal, compliance, and finance teams to assess and manage financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational risk across the transaction lifecycle

Team Development & Culture:

Build, lead, and develop a high-performing corporate development team with clear roles, accountability, and succession planning

Maintain and enhance existing M&A processes, analytical rigor, and bring best practice tools to support enterprise-level execution

Lead with an enterprise mindset in a purpose-driven, values-based organization

Strategic Planning:

Support enterprise strategic planning process by serving as a business group resource to support strategy planning

Support business group level staff to act as a “consultant” to improve efficiency of process and final output

Responsible for continuously improving processes and tool sets to allow for business group consistency & success as well as supporting Enterprise Level strategic objectives and their communication strategy

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Certification / License

Work Experience

Ten years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions, including evaluation and diligence of acquisition targets, due diligence and integration.

Fifteen years’ experience working in a corporate/business development, business strategy, investment banking or consulting environment.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Ability to effectively operate across a highly matrixed enterprise with multiple business presidents and core function leaders.

Strong quantitative skill set with experience leading and teaching financial modeling including general financial analysis

Proven track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Demonstrated communication skills, including higher level, well organized and persuasive corporate presentations, and group facilitation abilities.

Deep knowledge of transaction documentation

Ability to organize, prioritize and execute multiple projects at the same time

Capable of deep strategic thinking with very strong quantitative and qualitative analytic abilities and creative problem-solving skills.

Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Strong knowledge and use of AI in day-to-day processes

Preferred Job Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree with concentration in finance, accounting, economics, or business.

Master of Business Administration

Certification / License

Work Experience

Previous investment banking experience.

Valid Driver’s License and the ability to travel up to 50% of the time both domestically and internationally

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job include are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Travel up to 50% of the time (domestic and international).

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

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