Job ID: 2024-13755 Type: Employee # of Openings: 1 Category: Business Development/Strategy US-CA-Irvine-2851
Overview
ITT Inc. is looking for a Strategy & Business Development Analyst who will support the Strategy and Business Development Executive Director for the development and execution of ITT’s long term strategic vision, both organically and inorganically. This role is responsible for supporting and managing the annual strategic planning process, culminating in a mid-long-term strategy for CCT businesses. Additional responsibilities include market and competitor analysis and supporting the planning and execution of key internal strategic initiatives. This role will also support mergers and acquisitions by conducting market sizing, managing and screening the pipeline of targets, assisting with valuations and businesses cases, and supporting due diligence on active deals. This role will be located in Irvine, CA.
Responsibilities
Deployment and Execution of Strategic Initiatives: Align processes, resource planning and department goals with overall strategy. Support the strategic goal deployment process to ensure execution and realization of strategic objectives by working closely with business units. Support analysis and execution of key organic strategic initiatives. Be an agent of change by being agile, quickly identifying issues and driving process improvements.
Strategic Planning Process: Analyze and research industry trends, market conditions, customers, and competitors to identify threats and opportunities. Understand and shape the company’s strategy and mission. Work with ITT’s CCT senior leadership, ITT HQ Strategy and cross functional teams to develop, prioritize and ground strategic initiatives to turn strategic vision into concrete reality. Scope and plan underlying analyses, understand the required data and deliver timely analysis. Analyze data and translate findings into meaningful, actionable insights and recommendations.
Strategic Plan Communication: Prepare annual strategic plan presentation for ITT Leadership and Board of Directors to support effective decision-making. Internally communicate strategic direction and priorities to all internal stakeholders.
M&A / Business Development: Manage internal M&A pipeline, including identifying, prioritizing and screening potential targets. Prepare analysis, valuations and presentations for senior leadership to evaluate potential deals. Support due diligence and execution of M&A transactions. Conduct market sizing and industry analysis to support inorganic growth assessments.
Other duties as assigned by the Business Development Manager and/or Executive Director
Qualifications
BS in Engineering, Business, Finance
2+ years of work experience in strategy, business development or consulting
Experience with Aerospace Components Manufacturing companies is a plus
Demonstrated market & competitive research and analysis proficiency
Strategic mindset with experience with financial modeling and strategy assessment (i.e., capital projects, budgeting/forecasting, organic growth projects, DCF analysis).
Strong analytical and excel modeling skills, able to analyze complex data sources (structured or unstructured) and gain business insights from them
OTHER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
Demonstrated strategic thinking abilities with strong analytical skill
Demonstrated ability to apply strategic framework to problem solving with the ability to work cross functionally to resolve issues
Confidence and ability to lead small workshop, build strong, collaborative relationship and bring divergent points of views to consensus.
Experience with translating strategy into executable actions to drive impact
Self-motivated / directed, and can easily function in a high-demand, high-performance culture.
Demonstrated ability to operate with a strong sense of urgency
Strong data analysis capabilities and excel modeling
Strong presentation and power point skills
Travel periodically, up to 25%.
Safety is a core value at ITT. Our employees understand and follow all ITT safety policies and procedures, participate in workplace inspections, safety training, and in the development of job safety analyses.
This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
