Corporate Development Manager (48471)

Overview

This role supports a high-velocity acquisition program as part of the organization’s corporate development function. The position involves owning the acquisition pipeline, quarterbacking due diligence on live deals, and producing valuation and executive/Board materials that support go/no-go decisions and pricing.

You will work closely day-to-day with the VP, Corporate Development and have visibility to senior leadership, including the CEO, CFO, and the private equity sponsor.

Responsibilities

Pipeline & Sourcing

• Own and maintain the acquisition pipeline tracker, keeping it current and decision-ready.
• Support market segmentation and outbound sourcing, including research, screening, and initial outreach to identify founder-led and family-owned acquisition candidates.
• Build and maintain relationships with industry intermediaries (e.g., investment banks and business brokers) and track referral activity.
• Prepare initial screening write-ups covering strategic fit, financial profile, and rough valuation range for prospective targets.

Due Diligence

• Serve as day-to-day project manager for due diligence on active deals.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders (CFO, legal, operations, HR/IT) and external advisors (e.g., accounting, legal counsel, insurance/R&W, tax).
• Build and manage diligence workplans and timelines; track open items and escalate findings that affect valuation, deal terms, or integration planning.
• Synthesize diligence findings into clear, decision-ready summaries for the CEO, CFO, VP Corporate Development, and Board.
• Contribute to a repeatable diligence and integration playbook as deal cadence continues.

Valuation & Executive Materials

• Build and maintain financial models and valuation analyses for acquisition targets.
• Prepare investment memos, deal summaries, and recommendation materials for the executive team and Board of Directors.
• Support LOI and purchase agreement negotiations with financial analysis and deal-term scenario modeling.
• Track deal economics from signing through closing, including purchase price adjustments, earnouts, and true-ups.

Integration & Reporting

• Support post-acquisition integration planning, including financial systems, ERP consolidation, reporting, and org design, with operations and finance leadership.
• Maintain M&A reporting for sponsor and Board updates, including pipeline KPIs such as top-of-funnel targets, IOIs, LOIs, and deals closed.

Requirements

Must Have

• 2 to 5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or corporate development.
• Demonstrated experience executing M&A transactions end-to-end: sourcing, financial modeling and valuation, due diligence, and closing.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills; fluent in Excel-based LBO, DCF, and comps work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distill complex diligence findings into clear, decision-ready materials for executives and the Board.
• High attention to detail and strong project management skills; able to run multiple diligence workstreams and external advisors simultaneously.
• Self-starter able to operate with real autonomy in a lean corporate development function.
• Collegial, low-ego team player who builds trust quickly with founders, sellers, internal stakeholders, and the private equity sponsor.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required.
• Willingness to travel as needed for sourcing calls, diligence site visits, and deal closings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in distribution, industrial, or business services end markets.
• Familiarity with fluid power, flow control, or industrial automation.
• Comfort in a lean, lower middle-market, PE-backed environment growing primarily by acquisition.
• MBA or CFA a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive total compensation package including:

• Incentive bonus tied to deal activity and company performance.
• Equity participation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

Location

Flexible / Hybrid-Remote (full-time).

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.