Corporate Development Deal Lead

Google LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a senior Corporate Development professional to identify, evaluate, and negotiate acquisition and strategic investment opportunities across APAC. You will work with Product, Legal, Finance and People Operations to provide leadership with rigorous analysis and sound judgment.

The role emphasizes cross-border deal experience, strong financial modeling, and collaboration with global teams to drive Google's growth in existing and future markets across the APAC region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of corporate development, VC, PE or investment banking in technology.
• 5 years of deal experience.
• Experience leading and negotiating M&A or investments.
• Experience building financial models and valuing companies.

Responsibilities

• Build connections with regional investor and startup ecosystems, interfacing with product and engineering teams.
• Identify, evaluate, and value acquisition and strategic investment opportunities in APAC.
• Drive decisions, lead negotiations, and manage post-acquisition integration.
• Serve as a board member or observer on regional investments.
• Collaborate with the Deal team in Mountain View and globally.

Skills

M&A negotiation

Financial modeling

Corporate development

APAC market knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

Job description

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in corporate development, venture capital, private equity or investment banking within the technology industry.
• 5 years of experience working on deals.
• Experience leading and negotiating Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions, or investments.
• Experience building financial models and valuing companies.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or other equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years of experience within technology.
• Experience in working on cross-border transactions, and working in one or more APAC regions.
• AI, internet/mobile, communications or e-commerce experience.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Business fluency in additional Asian languages greatly valued.

About the job

As a member of the Corporate Development team, you work collaboratively across functions (including Product, Legal, Finance and People Operations) to identify, evaluate, and negotiate both acquisition and strategic investment opportunities. You understand the industry landscape and regional nuances, and provide the management team with the needed insight to drive intelligent, sound decision-making. With an air of humility, you bring strong quantitative skills, strategic thinking and sound business judgment, along with the ability to think about what is -- and what could be.

The Corporate Development team holds the reins to much of our worldwide growth.

As a member of the Corporate Development team, you work collaboratively across functions (including Product, Legal, Finance and People Operations) to identify, evaluate, and help negotiate both acquisition and strategic investment opportunities specifically in APAC (North Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia). You provide the management team with the needed insight to drive intelligent, sound decision-making. You understand the industry landscape and regional nuances, and harness them to manage the agreements and integration. With an air of humility, you bring strong quantitative skills, strategic thinking and sound business judgment, along with the ability to think about what is – and what could be.

The Corporate Development team drives Google's worldwide growth by identifying exciting acquisition and strategic investment opportunities across existing and future markets – and then working to make them happen. Consisting of experienced merger-and-acquisition leaders, investment professionals, scouting and strategy specialists, and integration experts, we’re dedicated to identifying the business opportunities of tomorrow. We drive team decisions, lead negotiations, and help run post-acquisition integration and performance evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Build connections with regional investor and start-up ecosystems, while interfacing with Google product and engineering teams.
• Identify, evaluate, and value acquisition and strategic investment opportunities in APAC (North Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia).
• Drive management team decisions, help lead agreement negotiations and execution, plus manage post-acquisition integration.
• Serve as a board member or observer on regional investments.
• Collaborate with the Deal team in Mountain View, CA and globally.
  

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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