Corporate Development Director – Projects and Programs

The Standard

Corporate Development Director leading M&A initiatives and program management for The Standard. Overseeing strategic projects while mentoring teams and ensuring successful delivery outcomes.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $122,250 - $195,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee multiple strategic programs/projects simultaneously; while ensuring on-time delivery, proper issue tracking and escalation, status reporting, change management, stakeholder engagement as well as budget and resource capacity tracking
Collaborate with enterprise leaders and peers to determine program/project prioritization and timing, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and maximizing enterprise value
Lead and mentor professional individual contributors through training, development, and coaching, fostering growth and performance
Gather information from across the organization and turn complex topics into actionable work for delivery teams
Expertly translate detailed plans and daily work into communication material suitable for executive audiences
Gain detailed understanding of the program and delivery teams’ work so that you can anticipate and manage risks and issues
Ability to function within confidential agreements with a high focus on compliance

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
3+ years of experience of leading project and program management, including leading teams and demonstrating successful management of large, complex scopes of work
Prior experience in M&A execution from start to finish on multiple deals
Ability to adapt, be flexible, and learn quickly in a dynamic environment
Expert in establishing strong relationships with leadership and fostering collaboration throughout the organization, leveraging influence over authority
Excellent team player, able to work with virtual cross-functional teams
Strong people leadership capabilities, including developing and coaching direct reports, setting direction and strategy, and building new groups into high performing teams
Excel at system thinking, connecting information across complex environments to ensure dependencies are properly identified, downstream impacts are predicted, and initiatives align with program objectives

Benefits

Comp & perks

A rich benefits package including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
An annual incentive bonus plan
Generous paid time off including 11 holidays, 2 wellness days, and 8 volunteer hours annually — PTO increases with tenure
A supportive, responsive management approach and opportunities for career growth and advancement
Paid parental leave and adoption/surrogacy assistance
An employee giving program that double matches your donations to eligible nonprofits and schools

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementprogram managementM&A executionissue trackingchange managementstatus reportingbudget trackingresource capacity trackingrisk managementsystem thinking

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationadaptabilityflexibilityteam playerrelationship buildingcoachingstrategic thinking

Certifications

Bachelor's degree