Corporate Development Director

Fandom; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $180k-$300k

Vibrant team culture

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Training (Udemy +)

Flexible hours and time off

Equity & 401K matching

Parental leave

International start-up culture

Job summary

Fandom is seeking a Corporate Development Director to lead the end-to-end M&A lifecycle, partnering with the CFO/COO and senior leaders. You will drive deal sourcing, diligence, and execution while shaping strategy with the private equity investor, and manage cross-functional teams through integration and performance analysis.

You will build complex financial models, conduct industry analyses, and present findings to the board.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of investment banking experience
• 3+ years of corporate development or private equity experience
• Expertise in building financial and valuation models
• Experience with M&A transactions of varying sizes
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides skills
• Comfort with AI to build automated workflows and memos

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CFO/COO on deal sourcing, financial modeling, due diligence, and closing activities
• Support M&A integration efforts
• Analyze industry trends to identify acquisition targets
• Develop industry landscapes and competitive analyses for exec reviews
• Direct diligence efforts between internal and external teams
• Prepare diligence data and board presentations
• Manage data room and distribute materials to parties
• Build financial models and forecasts for targets and budgets
• Create multiple scenarios from limited information
• Translate new business models into operating financial models

Skills

Investment banking

Corporate development

Private equity

Financial modeling

Valuation

M&A

Excel

Google Sheets

PowerPoint

Google Slides

AI workflows (Claude)

Tools

Claude AI

Dataroom tooling

Job description

About this Role

At Fandom, the Corporate Development Director will be part of a visible and active function that drives the corporate development lifecycle, in partnership with our executive leadership, important operational team members and our private equity investor, TPG. You will report to the CFO/COO and work with senior leaders to manage all stages of the evaluation, diligence, and workflow processes that lead to acquisition, partnership and/or divestiture.

The Corporate Development function spearheads and works towards our M&A strategy by managing inbound deal flows and outbound deal sourcing. You will be responsible for ideating, researching, negotiating, structuring, executing impactful acquisitions. You will be informing and supporting our overall strategy by identifying industry trends and maintaining strong relationships with startups, entrepreneurs, VCs, PE funds, bankers and strategics. By joining Fandom, you can help accelerate our efforts to grow, diversify and reinvent our at-scale platform that is situated at the intersection of communities for gaming and entertainment fans.

You Will...

• Work with the CFO/COO on deal sourcing, qualification, initial rationale/pitch, financial modeling, due diligence and deal closing activities
• Assist and provide support during M&A integration periods
• Analyze industry trends to identify potential acquisition targets
• Develop industry landscapes and competitive analyses for board/executive level review
• Direct diligence efforts between internal and external parties
• Analyze diligence data and create board/executive level presentations
• Manage data room and distribution of materials to appropriate parties, act as primary contact for diligence requests
• Independently build financial models and forecasts for potential acquisition targets to inform valuation and budgetary needs
• Be comfortable working with limited information to create low/base/high scenario analyses
• Experiment with different types of business models and translate them into a detailed operating model

You Have...

• 2+ years of investment banking, 3+ years of corporate development and/or private equity experience
• Expertise in building financial and valuation models
• Experience working on M&A transactions of different sizes, from acqui-hires and asset-only purchases to full company purchase and integration
• Must-Have skills: Excel (can build and maintain complex spreadsheets) and Google Sheets, PowerPoint and Google Slides, comfortable working with AI (Claude) to build automated workflows, memos and financial models
• Sound judgment, sharp analytical skills, excellent written communication skills, strong verbal and presentation capabilities

Bonus Points...

• Experience working in or with gaming, entertainment, digital media or internet services industries
• Experience navigating organizations with a matrix company structure
• Have strong affinity towards gaming and/or entertainment

Benefits & Perks

• Salary Range = $180k - $300k - ( Actual salary available will vary based on location and market factors.)
• Vibrant team culture
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
• Training (unlimited Udemy + more)
• Flexible working hours and time off
• Equity & Retirement Programs including 401K match
• Paid Parental Leave
• International work environment with start-up culture

About Fandom

Fandom is the world's largest fan platform where fans immerse themselves in imagined worlds across entertainment and gaming. Reaching more than 350 million unique visitors per month and hosting more than 250,000 wikis, Fandom is the #1 source for in-depth information on pop culture, gaming, TV and film, where fans learn about and celebrate their favorite fandoms. Fandom's Gaming division manages the online video game retailer Fanatical. Fandom Productions, the content arm of Fandom, enhances the fan experience through curated editorial coverage and branded content from trusted and established publishing brands Gamespot, TV Guide and Metacritic, along with its Emmy-nominated Honest Trailers and the weekly video news program The Loop. For more information follow @getfandom or visit: www.fandom.com .

Fandom is an equal opportunity employer. Fandom values diversity, and all employment decisions are made on the basis of job requirements and individual qualifications.