Chief M&A Architect & Growth Lead

harborcompliance; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor Compliance is seeking an entrepreneurial, commercially minded Head of Corporate Development to build and lead our M&A function from the ground up. As our first-ever dedicated corporate development hire, you will design the playbook, establish the pipeline, and drive a high-velocity roll-up strategy driving transactions each year in the lower middle market ($5M–$100M TEV).

Reporting directly to the CFO and maintaining high visibility with our Private Equity board, you will champion the

Qualifications

• A foundational background in Investment Banking, followed by a PE or corporate development operator role.
• Experience underwriting and closing transactions within a $5M–$100M TEV range.
• Exposure to high-velocity roll-up platforms and cross-functional deal execution.

Responsibilities

• Build Harbor’s inaugural corporate development infrastructure, playbooks, and processes from scratch.
• Drive proprietary sourcing with founder outreach, banker relationships, and industry networking.
• Own end-to-end execution from NDA/LOI through diligence, data room management, and closing.
• Conduct advanced underwriting with focus on ARR, GRR, NRR, and cohort churn for SaaS deals.
• Maintain multiple live transactions and achieve 3–5 closed deals per year.
• Coordinate Finance, Legal, RevOps, and Operations to ensure seamless execution.
• Deliver board-level updates on pipeline health and deal metrics with underwriting logic.
• Develop clean integration handoffs for post-close portfolio operators.

Skills

M&A

Financial modeling

Deal sourcing

Cross-functional leadership

SaaS metrics

Roll-up execution

Tools

Data room management

Job description

Harbor Compliance is seeking an entrepreneurial, commercially minded Head of Corporate Development to build and lead our M&A function from the ground up. As our first-ever dedicated corporate development hire, you will design the playbook, establish the pipeline, and drive a high-velocity roll-up strategy driving transactions each year in the lower middle market ($5M–$100M TEV).

Reporting directly to the CFO and maintaining high visibility with our Private Equity board, you will champion the