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Director, Digital M&A and Integrations

Daikin Applied Americas – Plymouth, MN (Hybrid)

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Daikin Applied is seeking a talented Director, Digital M&A and Integrations. The director will lead the strategy, evaluation, and execution of digital and technology focused acquisitions, partnerships and integrations. Operating with broad strategic direction, this role will represent the digital organization in the enterprise M&A discussions, working closely with the Corporate Development team. You will collaborate with digital senior leadership, majority owned representatives, and business leaders to advance the company's digital growth agenda and ensure successful integration of new opportunities.

What You Will Do

• Drive Digital's M&A Strategy and Execution – Lead the development and execution of Digital's M&A roadmap, aligning with corporate growth priorities and the organizational Transformation strategy
• Represent Digital in Enterprise M&A – Serve as the primary voice for the Digital organization in enterprise-wide M&A discussions, ensuring alignment on digital priorities, technology strategy, and value creation objectives
• Develop Strategic M&A Theses – Translate business and technology opportunities into clear M&A theses, synergy cases, and investment recommendations that inform corporate decision-making
• Lead Digital Due Diligence – Oversee Digital-focused diligence, including assessments of target technologies, data environments, cybersecurity posture, and integration complexity
• Synthesize Findings and Recommendations – Coordinate cross-functional input (Security, Infrastructure, Finance, HR, etc.), develop cost and risk assessments, and present concise diligence insights and integration hypotheses to senior leadership
• Oversee Post-Merger Integration (PMI) – Build and execute Digital's integration plans from Day 0 through Year 1, ensuring seamless alignment across infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, business systems, etc.
• Measure and Realize Value – Track digital synergies and performance metrics post-close to confirm value realization and continuous improvement against corporate and Digital KPIs; design and execute Majority Owned Representative (MOR) rationalization
• Develop the Digital M&A Playbook – Create standardized methodologies, templates, and repeatable processes to enhance deal consistency, speed, and effectiveness
• Institutionalize Best Practices – Capture lessons learned from affiliate integrations and Digital investments to continuously refine governance, tools, and integration approaches

What's In It For You

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage, PTO, 401K match, support for community involvement and much more
• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or related field
• 12+ years of experience in M&A, corporate development, management consulting, or digital transformation roles
• Demonstrated experience executing due diligence, integration planning and execution across all aspects of IT and digital work streams (infrastructure, application migration, security, HR, manufacturing systems, finance, ERP, CRM, customer support, etc.)
• Strong modeling, strategic analysis, and project management skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration abilities
• Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and influence senior leaders across functions

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Strategy or Technology Management
• Prior experience at a top-tier consulting firm or in a corporate development function
• Exposure to digital business models, SaaS, connected systems, or advanced analytics
• Experience in executing enterprise IT, cybersecurity, and data platform integration
• Experience in industrial, HVAC, or manufacturing sectors
• Natural translator between business and technology leaders – equally comfortable in executive boardrooms and technical reviews

Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2%
• Short term and long term disability
• 3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company paid holidays
• Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state and local law requires a faster accrual
• Paid sick time in accordance with federal, state and local law
• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service
• Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $142,000 - $243,000 (+ 30-35% bonus) in MN.

LI-RS11, LI-hybrid