Director, M&A Transactions & Strategic Planning Job at Teradyne (North Reading)

Job Description

Teradyne is seeking a Director, M&A Transaction Management and Strategic Planning to establish and lead disciplined execution across strategic planning, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions. This role owns the execution operating model for transactions from early diligence through signing, close, and Day 1 readiness. The Deal PM is responsible for ensuring work is sequenced correctly, risks are surfaced early, dependencies are actively managed, and leadership has clear, decision‑ready visibility always. This role also drives the execution discipline behind Teradyne’s enterprise strategic planning—translating strategy into an integrated plan with clear workstreams, owners, milestones, and decision points. It ensures strategic priorities are sequenced logically, cross‑functional dependencies are actively managed, and leadership has a consistent operating cadence with decision‑ready visibility on progress, risks, and tradeoffs. The role partners closely with Corporate Development, Business Units, and cross‑functional leaders.

Job Responsibility

Own execution of assigned transactions from diligence through close and early integration, with clear milestones, deliverables, and stage gates
Run the transaction operating cadence
Maintain a single source of truth for status, risks, decisions, and action owners
Proactively surface execution risks, constraints and tradeoffs that may impact deal timing, value realization, or Day 1 readiness
Coordinate cross‑functional diligence and integration planning across Finance, Legal, Tax, HR, IT/Security, Operations, Sales/Marketing, Communications and other functions as required
Ensure diligence and integration plans focus on deal‑specific value drivers, integration complexity, and potential deal breakers
Lead Day 1 readiness and development of realistic 100‑day plans prior to close
Translate deal rationale into execution priorities and integration dependencies
Identify risks tied to value creation (e.g., roadmap continuity, customer commitments, supply chain exposure, operating model disruption)
Partner with Corporate Development and business leaders to ensure execution plans appropriately balance speed, risk, and value protection
Establish and run the operating cadence for enterprise strategic planning (annual planning and periodic refreshes), including milestones, workstream ownership, cross‑functional inputs, and executive decision gates
Translate strategic priorities into an integrated execution plan and maintain a single source of truth for progress, risks, assumptions, dependencies, and decisions
Surface tradeoffs early (scope, timing, resourcing) and ensure leaders receive concise, decision‑ready updates with clear asks and ownership
Prepare concise, executive‑ready updates that clearly communicate timeline, readiness, risks, and required decisions
Ensure key assumptions, decisions, and rationales are documented to improve transparency and institutional memory
Establish and standardize deal management tools, templates, and scorecards to enable consistent execution across transactions
Leverage modern M&A platforms, analytics, and AI‑enabled tools to improve diligence efficiency, risk visibility, and reporting quality
Capture post‑close learnings and continuously strengthen Teradyne’s M&A execution capabilities

Requirements

8–12+ years of experience in strategic planning, M&A transaction execution
Direct experience leading or serving as the execution lead for enterprise‑wide strategic plans and/or complex M&A transactions
Experience in technology, semiconductor, or engineering‑driven environments strongly required
Prior top tier management consulting and/or investment banking is required
Demonstrated ability to drive execution in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments with senior stakeholders
Comfort operating as a senior individual contributor with regular engagement with executive leadership and cross‑functional partners
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort engaging executive leadership
Bias toward structure, documentation, disciplined follow‑through, and transparency
Engineering Bachelor’s degree required
advanced degree (MBA or technical master’s) preferred

What we offer

Medical, dental, vision
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance
Paid vacation & holidays
Tuition assistance programs

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