Director, Corporate Development

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Director of Corporate Development leading M&A execution strategies at Anaqua. Responsible for managing acquisition priorities and post-close integration plans for IP management technology.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain an M&A priority roadmap, including target identification, prioritization, and pipeline management across key Value Creation Plan priorities.
  • Develop and continuously refine acquisition theses aligned with product strategy and competitive positioning.
  • Establish and nurture relationships with management of key priority targets to surface actionable opportunities.
  • Manage all aspects of the end-to-end transaction process: initial outreach and NDA, financial modeling, due diligence, and deal execution.
  • Build complex financial models to evaluate deal economics and quantify synergies under different investment scenarios.
  • Drive joint business planning with target management to validate models and align on post-deal operational priorities.
  • Manage external and internal stakeholders to execute commercial, financial, tax, product, technical, and legal diligence.
  • Develop, and manage post-close integration plans in partnership with functional leaders.
  • Track key deal metrics, integration milestones, and synergy realization post-acquisition, reporting progress to Executive Leadership Team and the Board.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or management consulting
  • Direct M&A deal experience required
  • Demonstrated track record of leading software and services transactions
  • Strategic thinker, with exceptional financial modeling skills and strong business acumen
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to present confidently to Executive- and Board-level audiences
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of distilling complex analysis into clear, compelling narratives
  • Highly organized self-starter with the ability to manage multiple workstreams under time pressure
  • Domain knowledge of intellectual property management, legal technology, and enterprise SaaS, preferred
  • Experience working with a PE-backed or high-growth technology company, preferred
  • MBA or JD from a top-tier institution, preferred
  • Ability to travel up to 50% (as deal activity requires).

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits package