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Director of Corporate Development
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Director of Corporate Development (M&A) | Confidential
The Tone:
This is a full-time, flexible role for a high-growth or enterprise organization. This company, operating confidentially, seeks a leader to take full ownership of its mergers and acquisitions activities. The Director of Corporate Development will be pivotal in shaping the company’s future growth and delivering significant, measurable results from the outset.
The TL;DR
• Role: Director
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote/Flexible
• Pay: $325000–$400000 yearly
• Mission: Own the M&A pipeline and execution end-to-end to drive the company’s next stage of scale.
What You’ll Actually Do
• M&A Pipeline: Own the full mergers and acquisitions pipeline, including sourcing, screening, and prioritizing targets.
• Deal Execution: Lead all aspects of deal execution, from diligence and valuation to structuring and negotiation.
• Financial Analysis: Build comprehensive valuation models and develop investment cases for presentation to the board.
• Integration: Partner on the strategic planning for post-merger integration and ensure value capture from acquired entities.
• Strategy Alignment: Ensure the deal thesis aligns seamlessly with the overarching corporate strategy.
• Relationships: Manage key relationships with bankers, advisors, and potential target companies.
The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field, with 8+ years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, or private equity.
• Experience: Proven track record of M&A execution across the entire deal lifecycle, including leading cross-functional diligence efforts.
• Skills: Advanced proficiency in valuation and financial modeling, strong deal-structuring and negotiation skills, and the ability to connect individual deals to broader corporate strategy.
• Bonus: Experience in post-merger integration, deal execution within the client’s specific markets, a background from a top-tier investment banking or private equity firm, and a track record of high-volume deal execution.
