Director of Corporate Development (Remote)

Job summary

The role involves leading the organization's inorganic growth strategy, focusing on acquisitions, strategic alliances, and partnerships. Responsibilities include managing the acquisition lifecycle, conducting due diligence, and preparing recommendations for senior leadership. The position is fully remote, offering significant autonomy and exposure to strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Over 8 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or transaction advisory.
• Proven track record in sourcing and developing acquisition opportunities.
• Experience in conducting financial, legal, operational, and people-related due diligence.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to create complex models independently.
• Experience presenting to executive teams and boards, with the ability to defend analyses.
• Familiarity with software and recurring-revenue business models.
• Background in post-merger integration and evaluating strategic alliances.
• Knowledge of debt or equity financing processes.
• Experience in multi-year strategic planning and market analysis.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to decline unsuitable opportunities.
• Composed under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a pipeline of acquisition opportunities aligned with strategic priorities.
• Establish a consistent screening and scoring methodology for opportunities.
• Prepare opportunity assessments detailing transaction costs and expected returns.
• Develop valuation and sensitivity models for acquisitions.
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence activities.
• Lead diligence on target leadership and translate findings into recommendations.
• Support transaction structuring and negotiations with legal advisers.
• Prepare materials for executive and board-level investment decisions.
• Track completed transactions against original investment theses.
• Develop integration budgets and lead post-close integration planning.
• Identify and evaluate strategic alliances and joint ventures.
• Maintain documentation of evaluated and declined opportunities.
• Partner with senior leadership on growth strategy and market analysis.
• Support financing initiatives and prepare necessary materials.
• Build the infrastructure for a scalable corporate development function.
• Contribute to hiring and developing future team members.

Skills

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Education

• Relevant degree in finance, business, or a related field is preferred.

Tools

• Proficiency in financial modeling software and tools used for due diligence and analysis.