Senior Manager, Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships

• Partner closely with the Corporate Strategy team, the Executive Team, and key cross-functional leaders to build and cultivate a pipeline of partnerships, acquisitions, and strategic investments
• Partner with the SVP of Enterprise Strategy & Transformation and the Senior Director of Corporate Development & International on end-to-end evaluation of potential M&A opportunities, investments, and other strategic partnerships
• Clearly and concisely present opportunities and communicate the implications and recommendations to senior leaders and executives
• Develop financial models, and valuation analyses, both independently and in partnership with finance team, that support decision-making
• Lead full due diligence process – in partnership with cross-functional leaders – including communications/meetings, information flow, summarizing key findings, and identifying/quantifying synergies and risk
• Bring creative, out-of-the-box thinking to identify white space opportunities: assess and articulate the strategic rationale, grounded in data-driven insights, in support of enterprise-wide strategy
• Perform competitive analysis and tracking including the summarization of select peers’ earnings reports on a quarterly basis
• Build external relationships to identify and capitalize on new opportunities in the market
• Develop deep perspective on the competitive landscape, integrating appropriate competitive, marketplace and other trends and insights to inform Ulta Beauty’s Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships strategy
• Track active, inactive, and closed deal activities
• review and manage inbounds received from internal and external parties

• Bachelor’s degree required
• MBA from top-tier program strongly preferred
• 7 – 10 years of professional experience in Finance or Strategy
• 3+ years of investment banking or management consulting experience at a top-tier firm required
• Significant experience with three statement financial modeling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven track record of leading projects across cross-functional teams
• Strong communication and confident influencing skills
• Well organized – ability to lead, manage, and prioritize multiple projects efficiently
• Highly motivated – exhibit flexibility and willingness to take on new responsibilities
• Experience in retail or consumer products preferred, but not required

Experience in retail or consumer products

• Paid time off
• health benefits
• dental benefits
• vision benefits
• life benefits
• disability benefits
• opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan