Director, Corporate Development

Job Posting Date

2025-08-21

Company:

Qualcomm Incorporated

Job Area:

Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group, Sales, Business Development & Marketing Group > Strategy & Analysis

General Summary:

• The Director, Corporate Development, will play a critical role in contributing to the long-term growth and diversification strategy at Qualcomm. Reporting into the Corporate Strategy organization, you will work closely with the Vice President, Corporate Development on highly impactful transactions including Acquisitions, partnerships and investments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support corporate development transactions through all phases of the transaction lifecycle

• Research adjacent and new market opportunities, including opportunity/TAM sizing, target landscaping and competitive analysis

• Partner with Qualcomm’s business and engineering teams to evaluate opportunities to address strategic gaps and conduct build/buy/partner analysis and provide recommendations

• Conduct detailed analyses including valuation and pro forma modeling which capture target company trends, deal alignment and expense / investment needs

• Develop presentation materials to provide recommendations to the executive team and the board

• Work with the PMO, integration team and broader cross-functional teams to drive diligence to validate key assumptions and value drivers

• Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of Technology Industry Experience and at 5+ years of experience with M&A / transactions including banking, consulting or private equity experience

• Excellent communications skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis and information into a clear and concise form

• Experience with leading transactions end to end (acquisitions, strategic investments and partnerships) and working with cross functional teams

• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills

• MBA from a top tier US University and a Qualitative undergraduate degree (Engineering, Finance etc.) preferred

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with no supervision.

• Provides supervision to other supervisors/managers who are direct reports.

• Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.

• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.

• Has a great degree of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is making or directly making key decisions that will have substantial impact over the organization).

• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of Strategy & Analysis or related work experience.

OR

Associate's degree and 12+ years of Strategy & Analysis or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$197,300.00 - $295,900.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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