Senior Corporate Development Manager

Rightmove Careers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension and Life Insurance

27 days holiday + volunteering days

Hybrid working with 2 days in office

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Rightmove seeks a Senior Corporate Development Manager to shape and execute long-term growth. You will partner with senior leaders to evaluate high-impact opportunities across organic build, partnerships, minority investments, acquisitions, and portfolio optimisation, influencing strategic direction at the highest level.

In this high-visibility role, you will lead market screening, due diligence, financial analysis and deal execution with external advisors and internal teams, driving post‑deal

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in corporate development or strategy consulting with digital marketplaces/tech/media experience.
• Proven ability to deliver insightful recommendations and undertake strategic analysis.
• Strong analytical capability, including data analysis and financial modelling.
• Excellent executive communication and presence with senior stakeholders.
• Experience across the transaction lifecycle from sourcing to integration.
• Comfortable presenting to senior leaders and delivering core analytics and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic assessment: Frame complex opportunities, evaluate Build/Buy/Partner options.
• End-to-end transaction management: Drive senior stakeholder engagement and govern the lifecycle.
• Integration and value-creation: Own post-acquisition integration to deliver synergies.
• Market intelligence: Develop Proptech expertise through market research and external relations.

Job description

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.

We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.

Location:London (hybrid - Wednesday & Thursday in the office)

Report to:DirectorofStrategy andCorporate Development

As the UK’s favourite property platform,we’realways looking ahead - exploring new opportunities, solving complex challenges, and shaping the future of theProptechmarket.

To help us do that,we’rehiringa Senior Corporate Development Manager to join our team.

In this highly visible role, you will partner with the Director of StrategyandCorporate Development, Chief Strategy Officer, and executive leadership to shape and execute Rightmove’s long-term growth agenda.

You will lead the evaluation ofhigh impact growthopportunities andstrategic priorities,identifyingtheoptimalstrategic pathwayacross organic build,strategicpartnerships,minorityinvestments,acquisitionsandportfolio optimisation.

Whatyou’llbe doing

This role offers a unique opportunityto influenceseniorbusiness decisions and contribute directlyto our strategic direction:

• Strategicassessment: Framecomplex businessopportunitiesandchallenges, evaluate strategicoptions and appraise solutions across Build, Buy and Partner pathways

• End to end transactionmanagement: Drivesenior stakeholder engagement andorchestrateall steps of thetransactionlifecycleacrossstrategicrationale,market screening, due diligence,financial analysis,valuation and deal executionwithexternal advisorsand internalcross functionalteams

• Integrationand Value CreationStrategy: Own the post-acquisition integration framework to ensure synergies and commercialobjectivesare delivered

• Market intelligence and ecosystem radar: Develop deepexpertisein the Proptech landscape through market research and building relationships with the external community (founders,industryexperts,VCsandadvisors)

Whatyou’llhave

• 4-6 years of experience inCorporate Development(preferably within digital marketplaces, software,techor media) orStrategyConsulting(withCDD or similar experience)

• Proven ability to deliver insightful recommendations and undertake sound strategic analysis using hypothesis-based problem solving

• Excellent analytical capabilitywith the abilitytoundertake qualitative andquantitative analysis (including data analysis and financial modelling)

• Strong communicator with executive presenceand ability to craft executive levelpresentationsto credibly engage with a variety ofsenior stakeholders

• Experienceacrossmultiple parts of the transaction lifecycle from sourcing through to integration

• Comfortable in a lean, high-impact team:equally comfortable presenting to senior leaders and executing core analyticaland presentationdeliverables

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• Wecreatevalue… by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
• Wethinkbigger… by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
• Wecaredeeply… by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
• Wemovetogether… by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.
• Wemakea difference… by focusing on delivering measurable impact.

We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work , we’re clearly doing something right!**

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.

What we offer

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.
• Contributory stakeholder pension.
• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.
• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more.
• We offer hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office. For our roles, such as Field or Home-based positions, different working arrangements apply - full details will be shared during the recruitment process.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or sexual orientation.

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success., We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.

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