Job Description

The successful candidate would be responsible for supporting the group's capital deployment goals, and directly contributing to Harris' business development efforts.

This team works closely with Harris' senior management in continuing the company's success in acquiring and operating software businesses. This role is directly responsible for sourcing and developing strategic relationships which lead to the origination of new investment opportunities for Harris.

This opportunity is a full-time, remote position. We will consider qualified candidates from anywhere in Canada or the United States. As a Director, Business Development you will report to the VP of M&A. In this role you will be responsible for directly sourcing new acquisitions, developing relationships with key decision makers, and performing deal origination activities related to vertical market software businesses.

You will be successful in this role if you are a people-person, have solid business acumen, love to continuously learn, experiment, have a passion for creating and maintaining relationships and enjoy the challenge of executing on our strategic goals. A demonstrated history of team management successes and leadership is necessary for this role. Prior business development experience is helpful. Financial literacy, solid interpersonal abilities and a proven understanding of software and technology businesses are considered assets.

What your impact will be:

Grow, Manage and Nurture a network of strategic accounts

Directly engage the decision makers at software businesses to identify, maintain and nurture acquisition opportunities for Harris, using a suite of communication and customer relationship management tools.

Continue relationships with our existing network of acquisition opportunities.

Effectively communicate Harris' investment strategy, while ensuring that the investment process is handled with care and professionalism.

Support the M&A team in qualifying potential software company targets.

Track activities and maintain relevant information in Salesforce.

Generate and report on leads, set up qualified appointments and move opportunities through the M&A pipeline to our M&A transactions and capital deployment team.

What we are looking for:

Demonstrated success as a leader and team manager

Ability to work with and in a cross-functional team and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally to Harris

15+ years of related business experience. Sales, business development, consulting, banking, investing, M&A sourcing, technology/software, investor relations or entrepreneurship/start-up experience are all considered valuable experience and will be highly considered

We will consider applicants from non-traditional business backgrounds with a demonstrated history of leadership and success

Aptitude and passion for business development and relationship management

Exceptional people skills, leadership, organizational, written and verbal communication skills

Self-starter with excellent prioritization and multi-tasking abilities who thrives on new challenges and takes initiative

Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Bachelors degree in a related field or and a MBA are considered assets

Experimentation is part of what we do at Harris. All candidates will be considered. If you believe that you will be successful in this role, we want to hear from you

What we offer:

Attractive compensation package consisting of base salary, quarterly variable bonus incentives and annual variable bonus incentives

3 weeks' vacation and 5 personal days

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision coverage from your first day of employment.

A remote work environment

About us:

Harris Computer is the largest operating group of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU), the most effective acquirer of software businesses globally. Harris is based in Ottawa, Canada - acquires vertical market software businesses, manages them using industry best practices, and builds them for the future. Through acquisitions, Harris has grown extensively from its roots in the utilities, local government, education, and healthcare sectors. We have completed over 170 software acquisitions in 20+ software sectors, have 190+ offices globally and employee over 10,000 team members within Harris companies.