Corporate Development Lead

MGT Insurance

$175K — $325K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-15+ years in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or corporate development
  • Proven history of managing M&A and strategic partnerships from start to finish
  • Experience negotiating with senior executives on deal structures and agreements
  • Strong skills in financial modeling and analysis
  • Familiarity with legal document structures including LOIs and NDAs
  • Ability to manage external advisors like investment bankers and legal counsel
  • Exceptional writing skills for creating impactful board materials

Responsibilities

  • Own M&A processes from origination to deal closure, managing all involved parties
  • Lead direct negotiations on strategic partnerships and agreements
  • Engage with senior executives and board members from target organizations
  • Negotiate and draft key agreements in collaboration with legal
  • Build financial models for valuation and partnership assessments
  • Create high-quality presentations and memos for board and strategic decisions
  • Track and manage the deal pipeline using CRM tools
  • Monitor industry trends in insurtech and AI for potential opportunities

Benefits

  • Market competitive salary and bonus structure
  • Equity participation reflecting ownership culture
  • Direct reporting to Co-CEOs for significant exposure
  • Role scalability with potential growth as the team expands
  • Participation in strategic decision-making at the executive level
Full Job Description
MGT is seeking a Corporate Development Lead to own the full scope of strategic and transactional activity - partnerships, M&A, and market intelligence. Reporting directly to the CEO, this is MGT's first dedicated corporate development hire and a foundational role. You will source opportunities, manage bankers, run deal processes, negotiate directly with CEOs, CFOs, and General Counsel, and shepherd legal agreements through to close. You will also build the analytical and process infrastructure including models, decks, pipeline tracking, data rooms and anything that makes MGT's strategic activity run. As the Corporate Development lead you will bring both senior deal judgment and the willingness to do the hands-on work until the team scales. What You'll Do • Own M&A processes end-to-end; origination through LOI, diligence, documentation, negotiation, and close; manage investment bankers, legal counsel, and external advisors with clear accountability • Lead strategic partnership negotiations directly including carrier agreements, wholesale distribution deals, MGA arrangements, and embedded insurance structures • Serve as MGT's primary counterparty relationship manager: engage CEOs, CFOs, Chief Legal Officers, and Board members of target and partner organizations • Negotiate term sheets, LOIs, NDAs, definitive agreements, and commercial contracts in partnership with Legal • Build and maintain financial models for strategic opportunities: valuation, M&A pro formas, partnership return models, and capital structure scenarios • Produce board-quality decks, investment memos, and strategic analyses that drive decisions • Draft, track, and manage NDAs and confidentiality agreements across all active strategic conversations • Own MGT's deal pipeline CRM including tracking every active conversation, status, next steps, and owner • Monitor the insurtech, P&C, and AI investment landscape (i.e. competitor activity, valuation benchmarks, and emerging opportunities) • Develop board-ready materials: strategic opportunity assessments, deal rationale, financial analysis, and risk frameworks What You Bring • 7-15+ years across investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or in-house corporate development • Demonstrated track record of owning M&A transactions and strategic partnerships from origination through close • Direct experience negotiating with senior executives (CEO, CFO, GC) on deal terms, partnership structures, and legal agreements • Strong financial modeling skills: valuation, DCF, accretion/dilution, and scenario analysis • Deep familiarity with legal agreement structures: LOIs, NDAs, definitive agreements, and financing documents • Experience managing investment bankers, legal counsel, and other external advisors • Exceptional written communication to include board memos, deal summaries, and strategic analyses that drive decisions rather than inform them Compensation Compensation At MGT we believe in an ownership culture. As MGT's first corporate development hire you will receive a market competitive annual base salary, bonus, and equity. Targeting a range of $175,000 - $325,000 working directly with the Co-CEOs, we expect to structure total compensation that reflects the scope and impact of the role. We recognize that no candidate will meet every qualification and encourage individuals with relevant experience and interest in the role to apply. Please note: MGT does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing vendors, including recruitment agencies and/or search firms. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, MGT employees, or any other company location. Any submittals without a prior signed agreement will become property of MGT.

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