Head of Corporate Development
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Head of Corporate Development leading Corel's acquisition strategy and M&A execution. Sourcing and closing software deals for the creative, collaborative, and productivity solutions company.
Responsibilities:
- Own Corel's M&A deal engine and acquisition strategy
- Source consumer, prosumer, and desktop software targets across the US, Canada, and Europe
- Evaluate, structure, and execute acquisitions
- Build and manage Corel's M&A pipeline through banker relationships, founder outreach, and thematic research
- Lead transaction execution from valuation and financial modeling through IOI/LOI drafting, structuring, negotiation, signing, and close
- Develop investment theses, deal memos, valuation analyses, and market maps with the CEO, executive team, and Vector Capital
- Direct cross-functional due diligence across finance, legal, tax, product, and technology
- Manage outside advisors and keep transaction processes on track
- Cultivate relationships with bankers, founders, and advisors
- Partner with integration leaders post-close to ensure deals deliver on their thesis
- Report directly to the CEO and eventually the CFO; work with Vector Capital's investment team
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, venture/growth investing, and/or corporate development
- Exposure to consumer software and technology, ideally
- Direct deal execution experience from sourcing through close
- Strong financial modeling skills, including LBO models, Merger Models, and comparable company analyses
- Genuine interest in consumer software roll-ups; experience with consumer, prosumer, or desktop software businesses is highly relevant
- Sound commercial and operational judgment
- Strong executive presence and ability to communicate and influence at the C-suite, board, and sponsor level
- Comfort managing multiple concurrent workstreams in a lean, fast-moving team
- Experience operating in a PE-backed or sponsor-owned environment and executing buy-and-build strategies is a bonus
- Established network of technology bankers, founders, and advisors across the US and Canadian markets is a bonus
Benefits:
- Equal employment opportunities
- Inclusive, barrier-free recruitment, selection process, and work environment
- Accommodation provided upon request as required by Federal and Provincial regulations and Company Policy
- Confidential handling of accommodation information
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