Corporate Development Project Manager

RSM US LLP

Corporate Development Project Manager overseeing deal execution processes for a leading professional services firm. Driving cross-functional teams and ensuring smooth transitions post-close.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeNew York City • Connecticut, Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $205,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner strategically with Corporate Development and Operations leadership to execute on deal and business priorities
Understand and navigate deal execution from initiation through close, integration, and post-close, ensuring timelines and milestones are met
Lead cross-functional coordination across finance, legal, HR, and business teams to ensure alignment throughout the deal lifecycle
Oversee diligence and data room management, ensuring accuracy, organization, and timely completion of materials
Provide clear visibility into deal status, risks, and key decisions to senior leadership
Proactively identify, assess, and resolve issues; escalate risks early with recommended solutions to avoid surprises
Lead integration readiness planning and ensure smooth transition to integration teams
Oversee post-close responsibilities, including the tracking and completion of closing deliverables, post-close obligations, and conditions subsequent
Own the post-close financial mechanics end-to-end, including purchase price adjustments, working capital true-ups, escrow releases, and earnout milestones, partnering with finance and legal as needed
Own transition service agreements (TSAs), including scoping, tracking, governance, and wind-down, ensuring obligations are met and services are exited on schedule
Build and maintain post-close synergy models, quantifying cost and revenue synergies, tracking realization against targets, and reporting progress to leadership
Monitor integration progress against plan after close, maintaining accountability for milestones, open items, and obligations through the post-close period
Maintain a system of record for post-close commitments and reporting, ensuring obligations are documented, owned, and resolved on schedule
Operate independently to identify process improvements and enhance efficiency across deal execution and post-close management
Create and execute detailed project plans; adapt quickly to changing priorities and requirements
Provide hands-on support for time-sensitive, high-priority initiatives
Ensure a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail across all deliverables

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required
5–8+ years of experience in corporate development, transaction advisory, or professional services
Proven experience leading deal execution or major workstreams within transactions
Strong stakeholder management experience in a matrixed environment
Demonstrated ability to operate independently and drive outcomes in a fast-paced environment
Experience managing diligence processes, data rooms, and complex deal workflows
Experience tracking and managing post-close obligations and deliverables through to resolution
Strong financial modeling skills, including experience building synergy, purchase price adjustment, or related deal models
Hands-on experience owning post-close mechanics and/or transition service agreements (TSAs)
Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment
Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands
Discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingdeal executiondiligence processesdata room managementpost-close obligations managementsynergy modelingpurchase price adjustmentstransition service agreements

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementproblem-solvingindependent operationattention to detailadaptabilitycross-functional coordination