Director, Corporate Development

Role Overview

We are scaling our Corporate Development function and are looking for a Director who can lead, not simply support, complex transactions.

This is a highly visible principal-level role with real ownership. You will drive deals end-to-end, from origination through close, while serving as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and CFO on key growth initiatives.

In addition to core corporate development responsibilities, the ideal candidate will have the experience and commercial acumen to evaluate and help advance strategic partnerships and business development opportunities.

This role is tailor made for someone coming from private equity or investment banking who wants to move beyond transaction repetition into an operating role with meaningful strategic influence and equity upside.

Role Commitments

• Lead full M&A transaction processes end-to-end — from thesis development and target identification through LOI, diligence, negotiation, and close — with limited senior oversight
• Own buy-side and sell-side process management: run working groups, manage advisors, drive timelines, and hold counterparties accountable
• Develop and pressure-test investment theses; present recommendations directly to the CEO, CFO, and Board with conviction
• Manage deal flow across multiple simultaneous opportunities — prioritizing bandwidth, escalating risks, and keeping processes on track

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Origination & Pipeline

• Build and own a proprietary deal pipeline — intermediary relationships, direct outreach, sector coverage, and conference presence
• Develop screening frameworks and opportunity scoring methodologies that systematize how we evaluate inbound and proactive targets
• Author concise, high-conviction opportunity memos and IC materials that move leadership to a decision

Financial Modeling & Valuation

• Build and own fully integrated 3-statement models, LBO analyses, DCF/DDM, accretion/dilution, and scenario analyses — at the quality level expected of a senior banking VP
• Structure complex deal economics including earnouts, rollover equity, seller financing, and working capital mechanics
• Own the financial narrative: translate model outputs into board-ready conclusions, not just numbers in a deck

Diligence & Execution

• Design and run cross-functional diligence workstreams — finance, legal, tax, HR, technology, commercial — with the depth a senior principal brings
• Synthesize diligence findings into risk-adjusted investment recommendations; identify deal-killers early and surface them clearly
• Lead negotiation of LOIs, purchase agreements, and ancillary deal documents in coordination with legal counsel
• Manage external advisors (bankers, lawyers, accountants, consultants) — set expectations, control costs, hold quality

Post-Merger Integration