Director of Development

Summary

Join HackerOne as a Director of Corporate Development and lead their M&A and competitive intelligence initiatives. This role is crucial for shaping the company's growth by identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and strategic partnerships. You will leverage your financial analysis, valuation, and deal structuring expertise to build relationships with industry leaders, navigate complex transactions, and deliver impactful outcomes. This remote position offers flexibility with occasional in-person requirements for team collaboration and cultural connection.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in M&A, investment banking, or corporate development
• Proven ability to build high quality relationships with entrepreneurs and senior executives

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a competitive and market intelligence framework to monitor market trends and competitors
• Engage with Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Product Officer to develop strategic opportunity map, aligned with the company’s growth strategy
• Identify and evaluate acquisition and partnership opportunities aligned with the company’s growth strategy
• Engage business partners as appropriate to sponsor deals
• Enable and collaborate with sponsoring business partners to develop detailed business cases, deal rationale, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders. Requires crisp, executive-level storytelling
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure seamless deal execution and post-merger integration
• Help negotiate terms and agreements with external partners to secure favorable outcomes for the company
• Success in first 90 days is having alignment on a strategic opportunity map and a short-list of acquisition or partnership targets in each priority segment

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in financial modeling, valuation techniques, and strategic analysis for transactions
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex deal negotiations

Benefits

• Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance*
• Equity stock options
• Retirement plans
• Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Work Stipend