Head of Corporate Development
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Head of Corporate Development leading Corel’s consumer and prosumer software acquisitions. Owning sourcing, valuation, diligence, negotiation, and post-close integration across North American and European targets.
Responsibilities:
- Own Corel’s deal engine and acquisition strategy
- Build and manage the M&A pipeline by sourcing consumer, prosumer, and desktop software targets across the US, Canada, and Europe
- Lead transaction execution end-to-end, including valuation, financial modeling, IOI/LOI drafting, deal structuring, negotiation, signing, and closing
- Develop investment theses and board-ready deal memos, valuation analyses, and market maps
- Partner with the CEO, executive team, and Vector Capital’s investment team
- Direct cross-functional due diligence across finance, legal, tax, product, and technology
- Manage outside advisors and keep fast-moving 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
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, venture/growth investing, and/or corporate development
- Exposure to consumer software and technology
- 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; consumer, prosumer, or desktop software experience 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
- 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 and selection process and work environment
- Appropriate accommodation provided upon request
- Confidential handling of accommodation information
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