ASSOCIATE, STRATEGY & CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Glencoe Diversified Holdings (GDH) is a long-term owner and operator of a diversified portfolio of essential businesses across early childhood education, specialty insurance, chemicals and industrials, energy services, and manufacturing. We take a hands-on, operational approach to partner with strong management teams to build durable, high-quality businesses without exit-driven timelines. For the right candidate, GDH offers a unique opportunity to create enterprise-wide impact and shape growth across a multi-industry portfolio.

The Associate, Strategy & Corporate Development will play a pivotal role in supporting strategic initiatives, special projects, and M&A activities across GDH’s geographies and businesses. This role will involve a blend of strategic planning, project management, and M&A activities, ensuring the successful implementation and execution of key projects and initiatives, as well as supporting the sourcing and execution of strategic acquisitions and investments.

Essential Functions

Strategic Projects

• Assist in the implementation and execution of special projects and strategic initiatives across the portfolio.
• Support the coordination and production of regular project review presentations, planning, and governance related to supported projects.
• Work closely with stakeholders to resolve project issues promptly and ensure projects are on track.
• Assist in the development and reporting of corresponding KPIs for strategic projects and initiatives.
• Provide recommendations on process improvements and ensure efforts are not duplicated across companies.
• Utilize data analytics in strategic project decision-making and prepare periodic status reports for all levels of the organization.

M&A and Corporate Development

• Assist in identifying, assessing, and executing potential mergers, acquisitions, investments, partnerships, and divestitures.
• Support the M&A process, including sourcing, evaluation, diligence, data and financial analysis, and structuring deals.
• Assist in developing and leading due diligence, negotiations for new opportunities, and ensuring the accurate and timely valuation of acquisition targets.
• Support the development and monitoring of post-deal scorecards and ensure post-acquisition synergies and expected performance targets are met.
• Assist in the preparation of financial models, summaries, and presentation materials to communicate recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.

Strategy & Capital Allocation

• Assist in creating, implementing, and maintaining capital allocation processes and manage the portfolio-wide process to efficiently allocate capital to all operating companies.
• Support the research and analysis of diverse industries and verticals, identifying trends and areas of strategic interest.
• Coordinate new market development, including new verticals and geographic expansion with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Provide effective decision frameworks to assess the quality of strategic projects and potential acquisitions, divestitures, or other strategic transactions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in Investment or Corporate Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Development, M&A, Strategy, or Finance.
• Industry agnostic but experience in chemicals, insurance, manufacturing, education, energy or retail would be a plus.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional program and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Excellent presentation, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills and the ability to multi-task effectively.
• Excellent Excel-based Financial Modeling and Powerpoint skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in collaborative environments.
• Willingness to travel as needed.