Corporate Development Manager - Strategy, Finance & AI Operations (m/f/d)

Privatize GmbH; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct collaboration with leadership

Broad scope across strategy, finance,

AI-first finance and operations

Flat hierarchies

Job summary

Privatize GmbH is building a private markets distribution infrastructure from its Frankfurt base. You will work with leadership on strategic projects, develop commercial models and manage the financial steering of the company.

The role includes designing AI-first processes, dashboards and automation to support monthly and annual closings. You will own operational topics, implement scalable finance/ops solutions and help shape growth with asset managers and wealth institutions.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, finance, economics or a related field.
• 1-3 years of professional experience in M&A, investment banking, strategy consulting, transaction services, venture capital or a comparable environment.
• Strong analytical skills, structured thinking and solid financial modelling in Excel / Google Sheets.
• Ability to condense complex topics into clear recommendations and presentations.
• Hands-on mentality: you take ownership of operational topics as well
• Strong interest in AI tools and their practical use in day-to-day work.
• Fluent German and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic projects with leadership from analysis to decision papers.
• Develop and evaluate commercial models and pricing for partnerships with asset managers and wealth institutions.
• Conduct market, competitor and business case analyses to identify growth opportunities.
• Prepare materials for management, shareholders and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Own and further develop financial model, budgets, forecasts and liquidity planning.
• Define, track and interpret KPIs and derive concrete recommendations for management.
• Build dashboards and reports for data-driven decision-making.
• Design and automate finance and administrative processes using AI tools and modern software.
• Support monthly and annual closings with external accounting.
• Ensure data quality and continuously improve internal processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Structured thinking

Financial modelling (Excel/Google)

Presentation skills

AI tools interest

Fluent German

Fluent English

Education

Degree in business/finance/economics

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Building the Distribution Infrastructure for Private Markets

Privatize is headquartered at the Marienturm in Frankfurt am Main. We connect private banks, wealth managers, family offices and insurers with leading global Private Markets managers such as BlackRock, Carlyle, J.P. Morgan and Ares. Our technology serves as the "Home for Private Markets" and is used by advisors, portfolio managers and product managers in their daily client business.

Aufgaben

Objective of the Role

You have spent your first years in strategy consulting, investment banking, M&A advisory or venture capital and now want to move from supporting decisions to shaping them?

As Corporate Development Manager, you work directly with our leadership team on the topics that drive Privatize forward: strategic projects, commercial models with our partners and the financial steering of the company. You take ownership from day one and see the impact of your work immediately.

Part of the role is to build our finance and operations backbone. We do this AI-first: your job is to set up processes once, cleanly and automated.

Your Responsibilities

Strategy & Commercial

• Drive strategic projects together with the leadership team, from analysis to decision paper
• Develop and evaluate commercial models and pricing for partnerships with asset managers and wealth institutions
• Conduct market, competitor and business case analyses to identify growth opportunities
• Prepare materials for management, shareholders and other internal and external stakeholders

Finance & Steering

• Own and further develop our financial model, including budgets, forecasts and liquidity planning
• Define, track and interpret KPIs and derive concrete recommendations for management
• Build dashboards and reportings for data-driven decision-making

AI-first Operations

• Design and automate our finance and administrative processes using AI tools and modern software
• Support monthly and annual closings in collaboration with our external accounting
• Ensure the quality of our data basis and continuously improve internal processes

Qualifikation

What We Are Looking For

• Degree in business, finance, economics or a related field
• 1-3 years of professional experience in M&A, investment banking, strategy consulting, transaction services, venture capital or a comparable environment
• Strong analytical skills, structured thinking and solid financial modelling in Excel / Google Sheets
• Ability to condense complex topics into clear recommendations and presentations
• Hands-on mentality: you take ownership of operational topics as well – and find ways to automate them
• Strong interest in AI tools and their practical use in day-to-day work
• Fluent German and English, written and spoken

Benefits

What You Can Expect from Us

• Direct collaboration with the leadership team and exposure to all key decisions
• Real ownership and a broad scope across strategy, finance and operations
• The opportunity to build a modern, AI-first finance and operations function from the ground up
• A growing company in the Private Markets ecosystem, working with renowned asset managers and wealth institutions

About Privatize

At Privatize, innovation and financial expertise come together to shape how Private Markets are distributed to wealth clients. We offer a professional, supportive environment with flat hierarchies, room for personal development and the opportunity to make a real impact.