Senior Corporate Development Manager

Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC at Rightmove Greenhouse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental & optical plan

Private Medical Insurance

Pension & Life Insurance

27 days holiday + volunteering days

Lifestyle & employee benefits

Job summary

Rightmove, the UK's leading property platform, seeks a Senior Corporate Development Manager to shape and execute long-term growth strategy. You will partner with senior leaders to evaluate growth opportunities across Build, Buy, and Partner paths and drive cross-functional deal execution.

You will own the transaction lifecycle from market screening to due diligence, and post-acquisition integration to realise synergies. A lean, high-impact team awaits your strategic leadership.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in Corporate Development or Strategy Consulting with relevant experience.
• Proven ability to deliver insightful recommendations and sound strategic analysis.
• Strong analytical capability with quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Excellent communication with executive presence and senior stakeholders.
• Experience across multiple parts of the transaction lifecycle from sourcing to integration.
• Comfortable in a lean, high-impact team and presenting to leaders.

Responsibilities

• Strategic assessment: Frame complex opportunities, evaluate options across Build, Buy, Partner pathways.
• End to end transaction management: Lead stakeholder engagement and orchestrate all steps of the lifecycle.
• Integration and value creation: Own post-acquisition integration framework to deliver synergies.
• Market intelligence: Develop deep Proptech expertise through market research and external relationships.

Skills

Strategic assessment

Transaction management

Integration planning

Market intelligence

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

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!

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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