Company

Technosylva is a rapidly growing SaaS company and the industry leader in wildfire operational support and risk analytics. Technosylva exists to reduce the impact of wildfires by providing proactive and actionable intelligence. We provide wildfire risk mitigation software solutions for some of the nation’s largest Investor Owned Utility (IOU) companies, wildfire agencies, and other organizations. Technosylva's suite of wildfire risk analysis products are specifically tailored to meet the needs of electric utilities and government agencies, but are quickly finding traction with an expanding marketplace that will include transmission operators, insurance, and others. They enhance operational and mitigation decision-making with proactive risk forecasting, on-demand fire spread predictions, asset hardening analysis, and strengthen regulatory compliance & reporting efforts.

Technosylva has offices in La Jolla, CA, and León, Spain. The company has been providing critical solutions for the past 26 years, however the organization has been on a journey of transformation and rapid growth over the past 3 years, scaling to about ~150 employees and providing its product offerings in over 10+ countries. TA Associates, a leading growth PE firm recently made a significant investment in Technosylva to amplify the company’s mission and continued growth trajectory.

Position Description:

Technosylva is seeking to hire a full time Senior Director/VP of M&A to support end-to-end integration processes for mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, divestitures (separation management), and special strategic corporate development projects. This role involves working closely with senior leadership to develop and execute the company's M&A strategy, including identifying potential targets, outlining transaction objectives and strategic goals, participating in transaction execution, while serving as an end-to-end integration leader. This position will report directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

Responsibilities:

Integration:

• Lead M&A integration work streams, driving integration from end-to-end, including strategy development, planning, and execution across various functional areas (e.g., Finance, HR, IT, and Operations).
• Partner with business and functional leaders to ensure timely completion of integration plans, demonstrating value from M&A transactions.

Due Diligence:

• Participate in due diligence processes in support of effective integration planning.
• Translate due diligence findings by various work streams into actionable integration strategies and plans.

Project Management and Communication:

• Facilitate cross-organizational collaboration and communication.
• Analyze data to identify and resolve integration challenges.
• Track progress, lead issue resolution, and drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior management, develop effective communication plans for employees, and facilitate cultural integration of acquired companies.

Additional Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand the core drivers of an acquisition’s value proposition and effectively design and develop a program to deliver on that value.
• Effectively partner with a broad range of business stakeholders at all levels of the organization and understand their organizational and business needs.
• Drive strategic and operational initiatives to centrally manage, coordinate, track, report, and document all the actions taken.
• Identify organizational barriers to progress, both tangible and intangible, and collaborate to create workable solutions and close alignment with key stakeholders.
• Continuously improve M&A integration capabilities and skill sets.
• Drive the collaborative culture internally and act as an ambassador of our culture to prospective acquired companies’ management teams.
• Lead or support other ad-hoc development-related projects, such as competitive analysis, market surveillance, and M&A scenario analysis.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of professional experience with at least 3 years leading M&A integration or similar strategic operational projects.
• Experience in corporate integration function, management consulting, and professional services.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally, solving complex problems, navigating stakeholders with differing viewpoints and priorities while being able to work independently.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Comfort with ambiguity, willingness to learn, and engage in new projects.
• Ability to work in a deadline-oriented environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• High level of ethical integrity, strong business acumen, and a commitment to continuous improvement.