
Corporate Development Manager
refurbed
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Lead Corporate Development & M&A initiatives across category expansion, strategic acquisitions, and exit‑driven projects
- Manage end-to-end M&A processes, including target screenings, commercial and strategic rationale, valuations, business cases, and contractual agreements
- Own due diligence processes together with external advisors, translating findings into valuation adjustments and risk mitigation measures
- Design and negotiate transaction structures, including share vs. asset deals, earn‑outs, and governance mechanisms
- Evaluate and optimize group and holding structures, including legal considerations, tax efficiency, and international scalability
- Lead post‑merger integration ensuring alignment across operations, tech, finance, legal, and people topics while capturing synergies
- Act as a key contact to advisors and stakeholders, including tax advisors, legal counsel, banks, and investors
Requirements
- Strong corporate development / corporate finance background, ideally Big 4–trained (Transaction Services, Deal Advisory, Valuation, or similar)
- Proven experience in M&A project management, from strategy through execution and integration
- Deep understanding of financial, tax, and legal due diligence and their implications for valuation and deal structuring
- Solid hands‑on experience with valuation methodologies, financial modeling, and investment decision frameworks
- Strong knowledge of transaction and legal structures, including share vs. asset deals, holding structures, and tax structuring
- Experience with post‑merger integration in complex, cross‑functional environments
- Familiarity with entity setup and group structuring, including tax structuring, SPVs, intercompany financing, and international structures
- Exposure to fundraising processes including governance, reporting, and legal form considerations
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to bridge finance, legal, and operational teams.
Benefits
- access to a dedicated learning budget within your department to support your growth, whether it's courses, conferences, or other learning opportunities that matter to you.
- partner with Likeminded, offering you private sessions with experts for your personal growth and mental health.
- frequently host internal workshops, allowing our teams to further develop their skills in different areas and enhancing collaboration across departments.
- fully remote setting but also offer the possibility to work from our beautiful office in the vibrant heart of Vienna.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
M&A project managementfinancial modelingvaluation methodologiesdue diligencetransaction structurestax structuringpost-merger integrationinvestment decision frameworksentity setupgroup structuring
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommunication skillscross-functional collaborationnegotiationstrategic thinkingrisk mitigationleadershipalignment facilitationproblem-solvingrelationship management
Certifications
Big 4 trainingTransaction ServicesDeal AdvisoryValuation