Analyst, Corporate Development

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

The Corporate Development Analyst plays an important role in driving the company’s strategic growth by helping to develop and execute on a range of corporate development transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances and partnerships, and corporate venture investments. Leveraging a high degree of analytical and interpersonal skills, the role is responsible for supporting these potential investment opportunities through performing extensive financial analyses and modeling; collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop insights, prepare business cases and present recommendations; and participating in due diligence and integration activities. The role is part of the Corporate Strategy Organization and reports directly to the Vice President, Corporate Development.

Primary duties and responsibilities

• Support Ciena’s corporate strategy and strategic objectives though the identification, assessment and execution of corporate development transactions
• Perform competitive intelligence, financial modeling and market analysis to provide insights on market trends and identify possible corporate development opportunities in existing, adjacent or new markets
• Conduct comprehensive quantitative and qualitative financial analysis, modeling and evaluation of corporate development opportunities
• Collaborate with business leaders to construct business cases, financial projections and valuation models for potential corporate development opportunities
• Prepare materials and reports for senior leadership, providing insights and recommendations based on market research and financial analysis
• Help to organize, create and deliver presentations to all levels of management on pipeline of potential opportunities and status of in-progress transactions
• Manage and maintain corporate development databases to track opportunities and key projects and metrics
• Participate in the due diligence of potential corporate development opportunities, including compiling and analyzing information, identifying risks and opportunities, and conducting competitor analysis
• Participate in other stages of the corporate development process in partnership with the Corporate Strategy Organization and cross-functional stakeholders, including negotiation, structuring, integration planning and integration of transactions

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum 1-3 years of work experience in finance & accounting, corporate development or M&A at a corporation, investment bank, private equity or management consultant
• Experience with complex financial analysis and modeling
• Understanding of and experience with basic elements of M&A transactions and acquisition agreements
• Knowledge of and experience with the telecommunications networking …