Corporate Development Manager 12 Month FTC .
900 Per day
Hybrid job
Leadership, Operations industry
United Kingdom
Job ref38753
Post DateApril 20, 2026
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, this role is a key driver in evolving the company’s long-term roadmap. The successful candidate will support efforts to accelerate growth through product diversification, new customer acquisition, and strategic expansion.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Planning
Reporting to the Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, this role is a key driver in evolving the company’s long-term roadmap. The successful candidate will support efforts to accelerate growth through product diversification, new customer acquisition, and strategic expansion.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Planning
- Market Intelligence: Conduct deep-dive research into industry trends and competitor activity to provide actionable recommendations for the executive team.
- Capital Allocation: Support the assessment of organic investment opportunities against a rigorous strategic and financial framework.
- Financial Modelling: Build complex ROI models for internal growth initiatives and partnership ventures.
- Special Projects: Support leadership on high-priority strategic actions and ad-hoc business situations.
- Pipeline Management: Build and maintain a target universe aligned with company objectives through independent research and intermediary networking.
- Deal Evaluation: Screen opportunities based on strategic fit and financial viability.
- Valuation & Analysis: Lead financial modelling for targets, including valuation, synergy analysis, and the validation of operating assumptions.
- Execution: Support the full deal lifecycle, including commercial, financial, and legal due diligence, term sheet negotiations, and post-merger integration planning.
- 3–5 years of professional experience, likely starting with a foundation in Investment Banking, Big 4 Transaction Services, or a qualified in-house finance route (e.g., CIMA).
- Subsequent experience in a corporate development or internal strategy role is highly preferred.
- Prior exposure to the payments industry or broader fintech sector is a significant advantage.
- Corporate Finance Mastery: Advanced skills in forecasting, valuation, and assessing combination effects.
- Due Diligence Expertise: A clear understanding of the DD process and the ability to identify "red flags" and value drivers.
- Critical Thinker: An intellectually curious mindset that looks beyond the data to understand the underlying strategic context.
- High Energy: A proactive, tenacious professional with the judgment to take ownership of complex deliverables.
- Collaborative: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and work across cross-functional teams.
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