Corporate Development Manager

Overview

This role owns the finance-related activities for the Corp Dev function, including financial strategy, target screening, valuation modeling, financial due diligence, synergies analysis, pro-forma financial modeling, and integrations planning.

The position works daily with senior leaders and business partners to quarterback key stages of the M&A corporate development process—serving as both an order taker and order maker. Reporting to the SVP Finance, the role builds out the M&A playbook and executes critical phases.

Candidates should note that the in-person final interview stage of the hiring process may require travel depending on location.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate M&A, strategic investment, partnership, and other business development opportunities
• Build relationships with founders, financial institutions, fintech companies, technology platforms, investors, and other strategic partners
• Develop business cases, financial models, and strategic analyses to evaluate potential transactions and partnerships
• Lead opportunities from initial sourcing and outreach through diligence, negotiation, execution, and launch
• Partner directly with the executive team to evaluate new markets, products, geographies, and strategic initiatives
• Develop clear build, buy, or partner recommendations based on financial, strategic, and operational considerations
• Coordinate cross-functional diligence and execution across Finance, Legal, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Operations
• Structure and negotiate commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions
• Build and maintain a pipeline of companies, partners, and opportunities that could be strategically valuable
• Track market developments, competitors, and emerging trends across trading, fintech, payments, financial infrastructure, and adjacent markets
• Support post-transaction integration and help ensure strategic partnerships and acquisitions deliver against their objectives

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or transaction advisory
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including experience evaluating complex strategic or transaction opportunities
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, or executing M&A, investments, partnerships, or other strategic transactions
• Excellent judgment and the ability to quickly understand a business or opportunity and identify key factors
• Strong commercial instincts and comfort negotiating with sophisticated counterparties
• Experience working directly with senior leadership and communicating complex analysis clearly and concisely
• Ability to build relationships with founders, executives, investors, and strategic partners
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• High ownership, with the ability to drive complex, cross-functional projects from idea through execution

Preferred Qualifications

• Life Sciences industry and/or HealthTech experience

Compensation & Benefits

• $150,000 to $205,000 per year, based on experience, plus equity

Anticipated role close date: 11/15/2026

Benefits include:

• Full suite of health insurance options, in addition to generous paid time off
• Pre-planned company-wide wellness holidays
• Retirement options
• Health & charitable donation stipends
• Impactful Business Resource Groups

Location

Not specified in the provided description.