Director – Mergers & Acquisitions

Driving Inorganic Growth Through Strategic Transactions and Value Creation
Executing Acquisitions, Partnerships, and Divestitures to Enable Business Transformation

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Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving the oil and gas sector across more than 120 countries. The Mergers & Acquisitions function plays a critical role in shaping the company’s strategic direction by identifying, evaluating, and executing inorganic growth opportunities. The team partners closely with executive leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver value‑creating acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate alliances, and divestitures aligned with Baker Hughes’ long‑term priorities and growth strategy.

Fuel your passion

The Director of Mergers & Acquisitions supports Baker Hughes’ inorganic growth agenda by leading and executing complex M&A transactions across the enterprise. This role is responsible for driving end‑to‑end deal execution, from opportunity origination through due diligence, approval, and closing, while coordinating closely with internal functions and external advisors. By combining strategic insight, financial rigor, and strong stakeholder management, the Director helps deliver transactions that advance business objectives, strengthen competitive positioning, and enhance shareholder value.

As a Director of Mergers & Acquisitions, you will be responsible for:
· Driving all activities related to Mergers and Acquisitions projects, including private or public acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, corporate alliances, and divestitures of existing business units.
· Executing multiple aspects of M&A transactions, including strategic assessment, valuation analysis, due diligence, and transaction structuring.
· Coordinating and leading cross‑functional teams across legal, finance, tax, technology, human resources, and other corporate functions throughout all stages of the M&A process.
· Managing relationships and communications with target companies, external advisors, and Baker Hughes senior executives.
· Supporting the development and finalization of business cases, transaction documentation, and materials for governance and Executive Leadership approval.
· Ensuring disciplined project management, risk management, and timely execution of transactions in line with Baker Hughes’ strategic priorities.

To be successful in this role you will:

· Have a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 additional years of experience in mergers and acquisitions or related transaction roles.
· Have previous experience within investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or corporate development, which is highly preferred.
· Have proven experience leading cross‑functional teams and managing complex M&A processes end‑to‑end.
· Have strong financial, analytical, and strategic evaluation capabilities.
· Have experience working with networks of external stakeholders, including financial advisors, legal counsel, and other transaction partners.
· Have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior leadership.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
One of our core values as a business is collaboration and, as such, whilst flexible work options are available, we believe there is a great benefit of having our teams co‑located in one of our many offices to enable effective partnership, engagement, and decision‑making.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

Contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Education Assistance
Generous Parental Leave
Mental Health resources
Dependent Care

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

 

 

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Business Development Director - Mergers & Acquisitions