Corporate Development Manager

H1's inorganic growth strategy is maturing. We have already successfully acquired and integrated two acquisitions over the past three years. Now we are looking to continue that record of success on a larger scale and across a wider range of targets. This role will own the financial related activities of the Corp Dev function including financial strategy, target screening, valuation modeling, financial due diligence, synergies analysis, pro-forma financial modeling and integrations planning. WHAT YOU'LL DO AT H1 You will work daily with senior leaders and business partners to quarterback key stages of the M&A Corp Dev process. This is a role for both an order taker and order maker. Reporting to the SVP Finance, you will build out the M&A playbook and execute critical phases. You will: - Identify and evaluate M&A, strategic investment, partnership, and other business development opportunities - Build relationships with founders, financial institutions, fintech companies, technology platforms, investors, and other strategic partners - Develop business cases, financial models, and strategic analyses to evaluate potential transactions and partnerships - Lead opportunities from initial sourcing and outreach through diligence, negotiation, execution, and launch - Partner directly with the executive team to evaluate new markets, products, geographies, and strategic initiatives - Develop clear build, buy, or partner recommendations based on financial, strategic, and operational considerations - Coordinate cross-functional diligence and execution across Finance, Legal, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Operations - Structure and negotiate commercial agreements, strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions - Build and maintain a pipeline of companies, partners, and opportunities that could be strategically valuable to H1 - Track market developments, competitors, and emerging trends across trading, fintech, payments, financial infrastructure, and adjacent markets - Support post-transaction integration and help ensure strategic partnerships and acquisitions deliver against their objectives ABOUT YOU You are curious and ambitious. You want to know how a business works and what makes them succeed or fail. You don't know everything, but you use AI tools to learn and develop your knowledge structure. You can build 3-statement financial models that are complete and accurate but also simple and streamlined. You navigate easily between modeling mode, presentation giving and deliverable tracking. REQUIREMENTS - 3+ years' experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development or transaction advisory - Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, with experience evaluating complex strategic or transaction opportunities - Experience sourcing, negotiating, or executing M&A, investments, partnerships, or other strategic transactions - Excellent judgment - able to quickly understand a business or opportunity and identify the factors that matter most - Strong commercial instincts and comfort negotiating with sophisticated counterparties - Experience working directly with senior leadership and communicating complex analysis in a clear, concise way - Ability to build relationships with founders, executives, investors, and strategic partners - Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment - High level of ownership and the ability to drive complex, cross-functional projects from idea through execution - Life Sciences industry and/or HealthTech experience is a plus COMPENSATION This role pays $150,000 to $205,000 per year, based on experience, in addition to equity. Anticipated role close date: 11/15/2026 H1 OFFERS - Full suite of health insurance options, in addition to generous paid time off - Pre-planned company-wide wellness holidays - Retirement options - Health & charitable donation stipends - Impactful Business Resource Groups - The opportunity to work with leading biotech and life sciences companies in an innovative industry with a mission to improve healthcare around the globe