Corporate Development Specialist

About the Role

As a leader within Corporate Development, you will drive high impact business diligence and companywide strategic initiatives. You will partner with Market Leaders to lead M&A sourcing and business case development. Leveraging deep market insight, and analytical rigor, you will develop prioritized M&A sourcing pipeline. For M&A activities, you will partner with market leaders to articulate the strategic rationale and help market leaders build the business case for each transaction. You will build detailed waterfall models and financial forecasts to evaluate M&A opportunities. You’ll work with market and functional leaders to translate business case and value drivers into integration planning, supporting the end-to-end M&A process. You’ll be responsible for leading and mentoring junior team members across the M&A lifecycle.

What You'll Work On

• Lead development of business case for acquisitions and equity investments.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and industry trend assessments to identify growth opportunities and strategic risks.
• Partner with business leaders to define strategic objectives, key assumptions, implementation plans, and success metrics.
• Develop executive-level presentations and recommendations for leadership reviews, board meetings, and investment committees.
• Evaluate M&A opportunities, leading business and commercial due diligence.
• Establish standardized frameworks and methodologies for business case development.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with strategy consulting or analysis.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentations.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights, including using large data sets in Excel such as pivot tables.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice to Have

• Experience with federal budgets.
• Experience with complex Excel modeling.
• Ability to build complex operating P&Ls and develop Monte Carlo simulations.
• Master's degree in Business Administration or Finance.

Other Information

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD).
• Candidates are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments.
• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.