Corporate Development Executive

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Purpose:

This position is responsible for executing the company’s aggressive inorganic growth strategy. This includes identifying acquisition targets, building relationships, negotiating deal terms, conducting due diligence, and performing financial analysis and valuations, investment approvals and post close monitoring for multiple transactions per year. The role is central to driving investment strategies in collaboration with the executive leadership team and external advisors and be able to independently lead the inorganic transactions from origination to close.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and cultivate relationships with potential acquisition targets and investment partners.
• Lead end-to-end transaction execution, including due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and closing.
• Manage cross-functional deal teams across business units and corporate functions (e.g., Finance, HR, Legal, Sales, Marketing).
• Develop and present business cases and financial models to support investment decisions.
• Negotiate transaction terms and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors.
• Ensure alignment with corporate strategy and secure necessary internal and external approvals.
• Collaborate closely with executive leadership to advise on all transaction aspects.
• Support post-transaction integration planning and execution.
• Lead additional strategic projects as defined by the executive leadership.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field (required); MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience (8+ years with an MBA), ideally in corporate development, investment banking, or private equity.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation expertise, including DCF and scenario analysis.
• Proven ability to lead complex transactions in both relationship-driven and competitive auction environments.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• High integrity and professionalism with a track record of sound judgment.
• Effective project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%, often on short notice.

The Timken Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.