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Corporate Strategy and Development Manager
Responsibilities
- Monitor market trends, customer needs, competitive activity, and emerging technologies.
- Identify business growth opportunities, strategic partnerships, and acquisition targets.
- Manage and support the M&A pipeline, including target screening, due diligence, and integration planning.
- Provide market intelligence and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
- Support global strategic planning and execution processes.
- Lead cross-functional projects and high-impact business initiatives.
- Build relationships with customers, industry experts, startups, universities, and other external partners.
- Develop executive presentations, business reviews, and strategic recommendations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in business development, strategy, corporate development, market intelligence, consulting, M&A, or related areas.
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and project management skills.
- Ability to translate complex market insights into actionable business recommendations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in chemical, manufacturing, or industrial markets is a plus.
- International experience is a plus.
Additional Information
stefano.giammarco@fnacc.com
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Electronics & Hardware
- Chemicals & Materials
- Manufacturing
- Telecommunications
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in corporate development manager jobs.
- 5 or more years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development
- Demonstrated experience managing or executing M&A transactions end to end
- Financial modeling proficiency including DCF, LBO, and accretion-dilution analysis
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field
- Experience coordinating cross-functional diligence with legal, finance, and operations teams
- MBA or CFA designation preferred for senior or director-level roles
Tips for Your Corporate Development Manager Job Search
Quantify your deal experience precisely
List every transaction you've touched by deal type, size tier, and your specific role, buyside, sellside, integration lead, or diligence analyst. Hiring managers in corporate development discount vague deal exposure and reward candidates who can describe their exact contribution to each transaction.
Tailor your resume to the acquirer profile
A strategic acquirer hiring for bolt-on targets needs different skills than a conglomerate running divestitures. Read each company's recent press releases and investor presentations before applying so your resume mirrors their actual deal activity and strategic priorities.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists corporate development manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a personal deal thesis for interviews
Most corporate development interviews include a live case where you pitch an acquisition target. Walk in with one researched target that fits the company's stated strategy, supported by a rough valuation logic and a clear strategic rationale. Generic pitches fail this round.
Negotiate scope, not just title, when accepting
Corporate development roles vary widely in whether you own the full deal cycle or hand off at LOI. Before accepting, clarify your authority over sourcing, diligence, and integration handoff, since these boundaries affect your resume story for the next role.
Target companies by deal cadence, not just industry
Filter your job search by companies that close two or more transactions per year, not just those in attractive sectors. Frequent acquirers give you deal reps faster, which compounds your experience and marketability within three years.
Corporate Development Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most corporate development managers?
The companies hiring the most corporate development managers right now include JPMorganChase, Amazon, and Blue Origin, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is highest at companies with active acquisition pipelines in technology, healthcare, and financial services.
How many corporate development manager jobs are remote?
About 75% of corporate development manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by company size and deal volume. Roles focused on financial modeling, market analysis, and pipeline research tend to offer more location flexibility than positions that require frequent in-person diligence, board presentations, or integration leadership.
How do you become a corporate development manager?
Most corporate development managers start in investment banking, management consulting, or private equity, where they build financial modeling and transaction execution skills. From there, the typical path is joining a corporate development team as an analyst or associate, taking ownership of progressively larger deals, and moving into a manager role once you've led diligence or integration on multiple transactions independently.
Can you break into corporate development without direct M&A experience?
You can enter corporate development from adjacent roles if you can demonstrate deal-adjacent skills like financial modeling, competitive analysis, or partnership structuring. Candidates from FP&A, strategy consulting, or venture capital have made the transition by highlighting specific projects involving valuation work, build-versus-buy analysis, or market entry assessments that mirror what corporate development teams do day to day.
What does the corporate development manager interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to four rounds. An initial screen with HR or a recruiter is followed by a technical interview covering financial modeling and deal structuring, then a case study or take-home where you pitch an acquisition target or evaluate a hypothetical transaction. Final rounds usually involve presentations to senior leadership and conversations about cultural fit, strategic judgment, and how you've managed cross-functional stakeholders during past deals.
Where can I find and apply to corporate development manager jobs?
You can find and apply to corporate development manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that fit your experience and target industry, and apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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