Corporate Development Manager — M&A, Partnerships & Growth

PermitFlow; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. The Corporate Development Manager will work directly with our leadership to identify and prioritize acquisition, investment, and partnership targets, building strong business cases and driving deals from first call through close and integration.

You’ll lead end-to-end transactions, coordinate cross-functional diligence, and shape the company’s growth trajectory in a hyper-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in investment banking, private equity, growth equity, corporate development, or M&A-focused strategy work at a high-growth company.
• Deal operator: you have sourced, led diligence, negotiated, and closed M&A or strategic investments yourself.
• Strong modeler: valuation, deal, and operating models are second nature.
• Sharp judgment: you can learn a business fast and spot the two or three factors that matter most.
• Clear prioritizer: you can weigh competing opportunities against company goals and make a firm call on what to pursue.
• Commercial negotiator: comfortable across the table from founders, executives, and sophisticated counterparties.
• Structured communicator: distills complexity into simple, actionable recommendations.
• Builder mindset: comfortable with limited process, a lot of ambiguity, and full ownership from idea to integration.
• Bonus: experience in construction, vertical SaaS, or regulated markets.
• Excited to build at a hyper-scale startup redefining how America builds.
• Hybrid in NYC: in office Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate, and rank acquisition, strategic investment, and partnership opportunities across permitting, compliance, construction software, and adjacent workflows.
• Build business cases and financial models that give leadership a clear recommendation on each opportunity.
• Lead each acquisition, strategic investment, and equity or transaction-style partnership from first outreach through diligence, valuation, negotiation, and close.
• Coordinate Finance, Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations through diligence and deal execution.
• Own post-close integration plans with the teams involved, and track whether each deal delivers on its thesis.
• Measure live partnerships against their original thesis and recommend where to double down or exit.
• Build lasting relationships with founders, bankers, investors, and strategic partners so the best deals come to us first.
• Turn complex analysis into clear, short recommendations for the exec team and board.

Skills

Deal operator

Financial modeling

Valuation & models

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Construction exposure (bonus)

Job description

PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. The Corporate Development Manager will work directly with our leadership to identify and prioritize acquisition, investment, and partnership targets, building strong business cases and driving deals from first call through close and integration.

You’ll lead end-to-end transactions, coordinate cross-functional diligence, and shape the company’s growth trajectory in a hyper-growth environment.