Director of Corporate Development

About the role

Join GoDaddy's Corporate Development team as the Director of Corporate Development. In this critical role, you will lead end-to-end M&A processes, shape investment theses, and present recommendations to senior executives. You will drive cross-functional diligence, own financial modeling, and build relationships with key industry players. This position requires strong executive presence, advanced financial modeling skills, and a demonstrated track record of leading M&A transactions. A bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field is required, with an MBA preferred. Key missions: Lead the end-to-end M&A process, including sourcing, evaluating, structuring, negotiating, and closing deals.. Shape and pressure-test the investment thesis behind potential transactions, including build-vs-buy, buy-vs-partner, and strategic adjacency analysis.. Build and maintain relationships with key industry players, investment banks, and advisors to develop a proprietary, forward-looking deal pipeline. Profile: - Strong executive presence and cross-functional leadership — able to present recommendations to senior leadership, defend assumptions under scrutiny, manage disagreement, and drive alignment across Finance, Legal, Tax, Strategy, Product, and business teams without formal authority over them - Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial analysis for executive audiences - A demonstrated track record of leading — not just supporting — M&A transactions, including shaping the investment thesis, managing the process end-to-end, and influencing senior executives on the ultimate recommendation - 10+ years of experience spanning investment banking and corporate development, with investment banking experience required as part of your background - Strong strategic judgment across build-vs-buy, buy-vs-partner, market entry, competitive implications, and integration and execution risk - We encourage you to apply even if your experience or skillset doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement. We value a wide range of backgrounds and transferable skills, and we are excited to support learning and growth - Internal corporate development leadership experience at a leading, high-growth technology, marketplace, or platform company - Experience at a bulge-bracket, middle-market, or high-quality boutique investment bank prior to moving into corporate development - A track record of transitioning from advising clients on transactions to being the corporate principal accountable for whether a deal creates long-term value - Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA preferred - Proficiency in AI tools, particularly as they relate to sourcing, diligence, or modeling in a corporate development context