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Director of M&A

ABB Inc.
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, short term disability, long term disability, 401(k), employee discount
United States, Arkansas, Fort Smith
Dec 09, 2025

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Vice President-Strategy & Transformation

The work model for the role is: Onsite #LI-Onsite

Your role and responsibilities:

Advance ABB NEMA Motors Division global leadership by driving inorganic growth through acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and venture investments. The Director of M&A will deliver business expansion by executing deals aligned with short and long-term inorganic growth strategies via the division's strategic plan.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

You will be mainly accountable for:

  • Drive Global M&A and Partnerships: Develop and execute ABB's Motors and Drives division roadmap for acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.
  • Lead Transaction Lifecycle: Manage end-to-end deal processes including opportunity assessment, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and post-merger integration.
  • Scout Innovation and Investments: Identify start-up and venture opportunities in electrification, automation, and sustainability; build relationships with incubators and technology partners.
  • Align with Strategic Objectives: Collaborate with the new business lines and support COEs (sales, finance, operations, legal, IS, R&D, etc.) to ensure inorganic growth initiatives support ABB's global strategy.

Qualifications for the role:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or Engineering with minimum 15 years experience.
  • Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), corporate development, or investment banking within industrial manufacturing or technology sectors.
  • Working knowledge of corporate finance, valuation, and legal frameworks related to M&A, joint ventures, and minority share investments including, demonstrated success leading transactions involving acquisitions, joint ventures, or venture investments.
  • Direct experience working with global alliances, start-ups, and innovation ecosystems.
  • Preferred Experience Includes: Background in industrial electric motors, power electronics, or automation - Master's in Business Administration and/or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Designation)
  • Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us:

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more

Health, Life & Disability

  • Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
  • Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
  • Vision benefit
  • Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
  • Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
  • Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
  • Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
  • Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
  • Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
  • Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
  • Employee discount program

Retirement

  • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

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