Head of M&A & Integration

Unity; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 333,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee stock ownership

Commute subsidy

Competitive retirement plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Parental leave support

Office snacks

Job summary

Unity is the world’s leading game engine, powering experiences for billions of people. We are transitioning to an AI token-based, advertising-supported model.

We are seeking a Director of Corporate Development in New York City to drive the end-to-end M&A process—from sourcing to integration—and collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Product to shape Unity’s strategic growth. You will build the M&A pipeline, manage diligence and negotiations, and lead post‑close integration with operating plans,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Business.
• 8+ years across investment banking, private equity, or in-house corporate development.
• Led 3–5 acquisitions end to end, including at least one you were accountable for integrating.
• Demonstrated ownership of post-close integration: standing up the plan, driving functional work streams, and reporting value capture against the original deal model.
• Expert valuation and deal modeling — able to build the case, defend the assumptions under pressure, and recognize when to walk away.
• Credibility with operators: you can earn the trust of a GM who has to absorb an acquired team, not just of the deal team.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication — a core requirement of this role, not a finishing touch.
• Sound judgment in ambiguity, paired with the operational follow‑through to get from a framework to a signed, integrated deal.
• Willingness to use AI tools and automation to compress diligence, analysis and reporting cycles.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Unity’s M&A pipeline: work with product, engineering and business unit leaders to define acquisition theses, map the landscape against them, and maintain a live, prioritized target list.
• Develop relationships with targets and with bankers ahead of a process, so Unity is in the conversation before a sell-side process starts.
• Lead transactions end to end — valuation and deal modeling, cross-functional diligence, structure and negotiation, executive and Board approval materials, and close.
• Own integration planning, beginning well in advance of close. The plan is built during diligence, not after signing: operating model, day‑one readiness, synergy targets, key‑talent retention, and the milestones each function commits to.
• Run integration execution and report on it — track value capture against the deal model, and elevate early when it slips.
• Lead build-buy-partner analyses in close partnership with the Strategic Partnerships team to determine how Unity enters new categories, and translate market and technology shifts — generative AI, ad tech consolidation, platform policy — into concrete acquisition and partnership implications.
• Partner across Finance, Legal, People, Product and Engineering to pressure‑test assumptions and land deals with the people who have to operate them afterward.
• Contribute the market and competitive analysis that feeds Unity’s multi‑year plan, as an input to deal theses rather than as a standalone planning function.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Business

Job description

Unity is the world’s leading game engine, powering experiences for billions of people. We are transitioning to an AI token-based, advertising-supported model.

We are seeking a Director of Corporate Development in New York City to drive the end-to-end M&A process—from sourcing to integration—and collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Product to shape Unity’s strategic growth. You will build the M&A pipeline, manage diligence and negotiations, and lead post‑close integration with operating plans,