Corporate Development & Strategy Lead

TRAC Recruiting

. Shape the company's acquisition strategy, investment criteria, and priority markets .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesSenior💰 $125,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in corporate development and acquisition strategy, with strong capabilities in financial modeling, investment analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to manage complex transactions and develop actionable recommendations for executive leadership.

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Corporate Development ExperienceFinancial Modeling SkillsAcquisition Evaluation ExpertiseCross-Functional Workstream ManagementExcellent Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingValuationInvestment AnalysisAccountingTransaction StructuringDiligence CoordinationMarket ResearchData AnalysisIntegration PlanningNegotiation

Soft Skills

Relationship BuildingProblem SolvingIntellectual CuriosityOwnershipDiscretion

Tools & Technologies

ExcelPowerPoint

Industry Keywords

Acquisition StrategyInvestment CriteriaTransaction AdvisoryPrivate EquityManagement Consulting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape the company's acquisition strategy, investment criteria, and priority markets
Build and maintain a targeted pipeline of potential acquisition opportunities
Research markets, identify prospective targets, and develop relationships with business owners, founders, brokers, and industry contacts
Support initial outreach and prepare the Co-CEO for target conversations
Evaluate acquisition opportunities and determine whether they warrant further diligence
Build financial models covering company performance, valuation, transaction structure, returns, and financing scenarios
Lead commercial diligence and coordinate financial, legal, tax, technology, HR, and other diligence workstreams
Prepare investment analyses, executive presentations, Board materials, and transaction recommendations
Support transaction structuring, financing analysis, and negotiations with sellers and lenders
Develop Day 1 and first-100-day integration plans for completed acquisitions
Track post-close priorities, synergies, and value creation initiatives
Own one or two high-priority CEO-sponsored strategic initiatives between transactions
Develop structured approaches to ambiguous business questions, gather information, evaluate alternatives, and create actionable recommendations
Lead initiatives involving channel and distribution strategy, new-market expansion, cost optimization, data and analytics, digital and customer experience, technology and AI, product or service expansion, and strategic partnerships
Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Technology, Product, and external advisors
Translate complex financial and strategic analysis into concise, decision-ready recommendations
Keep leadership informed on acquisition pipeline, transaction status, strategic initiatives, risks, and key decisions
Build relationships with founders, owners, executives, investors, and external stakeholders
Handle highly confidential information with sound judgment and discretion
Establish a proactive acquisition pipeline and repeatable acquisition evaluation process
Move active transactions through analysis, diligence, decision-making, and closing
Provide leadership and the Board with timely transaction analysis
Lead strategic initiatives from analysis through recommendation, pilot, implementation, or functional handoff
Enable the Co-CEO to focus on relationships, negotiations, major decisions, and running the business

Requirements

What you’ll need

Approximately 5+ years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, management consulting, or a similar transaction-focused environment
Meaningful experience supporting or leading acquisitions through evaluation, diligence, approval, and closing
Strong financial modeling, accounting, valuation, and investment-analysis skills
Ability to manage complex, cross-functional workstreams and external advisors
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing materials for executives, investment committees, or Boards
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Ability to build credibility and relationships with founders, business owners, senior executives, and other stakeholders
Comfortable working with imperfect information and turning ambiguous problems into structured analysis and clear recommendations
Highly driven, intellectually curious, and comfortable taking ownership without needing significant direction
Bachelor's degree required
Must be living in the United States
Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time and direct hire role
Remote work
Opportunity for expanded leadership responsibilities
Broad exposure to the business
Meaningful influence on M&A and broader growth strategy