Senior Corporate Development Manager

Role overview

Senior Corporate Development Manager (United States)

In this role, you help shape long-term growth strategy through strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and market expansion. You will evaluate high-impact opportunities and guide executive decision-making across build, buy, and partner options in a fast-growing technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and execute partnership and acquisition opportunities
• Build business cases and financial models; create executive-level presentations and recommendations
• Lead corporate development processes end-to-end:
  • opportunity sourcing
  • strategic thesis development
  • due diligence
  • negotiations and execution
  • post-deal integration
• Own financial analyses supporting investment decisions, valuation discussions, and strategic planning
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and VC/M&A landscapes; synthesize market intelligence
• Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, go-to-market, operations, legal, finance, and people teams to drive alignment and execution

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience in corporate development, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, or similar strategic roles
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience leading M&A and/or strategic partnership opportunities from evaluation through execution
• Strong financial modeling, analysis, and business case development skills
• Ability to independently manage complex initiatives and influence senior stakeholders with data-driven insights
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Direct corporate development experience in a high-growth technology or SaaS environment
• Knowledge of governance, risk, compliance, cybersecurity, or related technology markets
• Curiosity and responsible use of AI tools to improve efficiency and decision-making

Compensation / Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation: $219,000–$258,000 (annual)
• Equity opportunities
• Medical and dental benefits (details truncated)