PWC

Corporate Development - Manager

PWC$73K — $212K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma required; Bachelor's in Economics/Finance preferred.
  • 4 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, or private equity.
  • Demonstrated experience in M&A environments with a track record of executing transactions.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and develop executive-ready business cases.
  • Experience within a Big 4 firm or global consulting environment is a plus.
  • Strong analytical, financial modeling, and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with executive presence.

Responsibilities

  • Source and evaluate potential acquisition targets and assess strategic fit.
  • Conduct initial screening for execution potential and client impact.
  • Build and optimize relationships with investment banks and industry contacts.
  • Conduct financial modeling, deal structuring, and synergy assessments.
  • Coordinate due diligence and manage external advisors across multiple service lines.
  • Present business cases and recommendations to stakeholders and executive leadership.
  • Support strategy development through market intelligence and competitor analysis.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with employer match.
  • Holiday pay, vacation, and personal leave policies.
  • Family sick leave benefits.
  • Eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
Full Job Description
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable

Specialism
Finance

Management Level
Manager

Job Description & Summary

The Opportunity

As part of the Finance Policy, Strategy, Leadership team, you are expected to lead large projects, innovate processes, and maintain operational excellence while interacting with clients at a senior level to drive project success. As a Manager, Corporate Development, you will play a key role in shaping the strategic growth of the firm through M&A and investments. This role focuses on identifying, evaluating, and executing transactions that expand our capabilities, industry presence, or talent pool. You will work closely with service line leaders, partners, and executive leadership to assess the strategic fit and operational alignment with the firm's long-term growth objectives.

Responsibilities:
- Source and evaluate potential acquisition targets
- Conduct initial screening for strategic fit, execution, client impact, and potential for capability expansion
- Build relationships with leading investment banks, industry contacts, and internal partners to maintain and optimize deal flow
- Conduct financial modeling, valuation, synergy assessments, and deal structuring
- Coordinate due diligence across service lines (e.g., legal, finance, HR, IT, risk) and manage external advisors
- Present business cases and recommendations to internal stakeholders and executive leadership
- Work closely with firm leadership to align M&A activity with long-term strategic goals and priorities
- Support strategy development with market intelligence and competitor insights
- Assess inorganic growth options to enter new markets, expand capabilities, or strengthen talent base
- Prepare and deliver compelling presentations, recommendations and ad hoc projects for executive and board level stakeholders
- Serve as a trusted advisor to partners and stakeholders

What You Must Have:
- High School Diploma
- 4 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, or private equity

What Sets You Apart:
- Bachelor's degree in economics, Economics and Finance, or Finance preferred
- Other advanced degrees in a related field may be considered

- Demonstrated experience in corporate development, private equity, investment banking, or related M&A environments, with a track record of supporting and executing complex transactions from target evaluation through diligence, negotiation, and close.

- Proven ability to lead cross-functional diligence, develop executive-ready business cases, and work with senior leadership to evaluate and align inorganic growth opportunities with strategic priorities.

- Managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Experience within or working with a Big 4, or other global consulting / professional services business
- In-depth analytical, financial modeling, problem solving and research skills
- Proven executive presence, communication, and interpersonal skills

Travel Requirements
Up to 20%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $73,500 - $212,280. For residents of Washington state the salary range for this position is: $73,500 - $244,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Learn more about PWC
Size
284,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998

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