Strategy & Corporate Development Lead

Coalition Inc; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic thinker to join their team as a key player in corporate strategy and development. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead high-impact projects, manage M&A processes, and collaborate across various teams to drive the company's long-term growth. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess a strong background in investment banking or corporate strategy. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusion while working to protect businesses from digital risks. If you are proactive and eager to make a significant impact, this role is for you.

Benefits

100% medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible PTO

Annual home office stipend

WeWork access

Mental & physical health wellness programs

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in investment banking or corporate roles.
• Experience in M&A, capital raises, and strategic partnerships.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to define long-range strategic roadmap.
• Identify and execute M&A and investment opportunities.
• Prepare board materials and data-driven analyses.

Skills

M&A execution

financial modeling

project management

analytical skills

communication skills

problem solving

business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

Excel

presentation software

Job description

Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

About the role

In this role you will act as the point person on critical corporate strategy and development projects, including high-impact strategic initiatives and end-to-end M&A and investment processes. Within these projects, you will work across all areas and teams in the company to manage projects that are critical to the operations and long term growth of Coalition.

Accordingly, we are looking for a highly talented individual who thrives in a fast-paced, high growth environment to join our team. Candidates should have excelled in an investment banking, private equity, start-up, or corporate environment and demonstrated top quartile performance in their previous role. We are looking for a proactive individual who takes ownership over initiatives and drives execution with limited oversight.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to define and drive our long-range strategic roadmap
• Identify, evaluate, and execute M&A, investment, and partnership opportunities
• Project manage complex and time-critica execution: diligence, valuation, financial modeling, negotiation, and integration planning
• Build and refine frameworks for market intelligence, competitive analysis, and investment prioritization
• Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives across the business, working closely with finance, product, GTM, and operations
• Prepare board materials, internal strategy updates, and data-driven analyses for the executive team
• Effectively collaborate and communicate results and insights with cross-functional teams and to senior stakeholders

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. MBAs and those with advanced degrees are welcome to apply too
• 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience executing on M&A, capital raises, and strategic partnerships in an investment banking, private equity, and/or corporate role
• Demonstrated problem solving and project management abilities combined with impeccable business judgment
• Experience developing complex analytical models in spreadsheets and using presentation software to facilitate communication with senior stakeholders
• Strong business acumen and ability to navigate complex, cross-functional decisions
• Clear, confident communicator with executive presence and collaborative mindset
• Comfortable with ambiguity, resourceful, and highly execution-oriented
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
• Mental & physical health wellness programs like Headspace, Lumino, and more!
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

Why Coalition?

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

Coalition is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. We collect, use, and store personal information as necessary for the recruitment process and in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in all regions where we operate. We want you to understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding access, correction, and deletion of your data where applicable. Information submitted, collected, and processed as part of your application is subject to Coalition's Privacy Policy. For further details, please review our full Privacy Policy or contact us with any questions regarding how your information is handled.

Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations

Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre-employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at [e-mail]. We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.

To all potential candidates: Coalition primarily does not use third-party recruiting services. Potential candidates will only be contacted by Coalition, Inc. during the recruitment process. You can always verify any opportunity on our official careers page http://www.coalitioninc.com/careers.

To all recruitment agencies: Coalition does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our email alias, employees, or other physical or virtual organization locations. Coalition is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.