Lead Corporate Development Manager

Dexcom Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

Career development

Tuition reimbursement

Global opportunities

Job summary

Dexcom Inc. is seeking a highly analytical Corporate Development professional to support inorganic growth initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and licensing transactions.

You will lead due diligence, build valuation models, coordinate cross-functional teams, and present data-driven recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team and Board. The role involves partnering with Legal, Finance, Tax, HR, Operations, and IT to drive successful deal execution and post-merger

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; 8-12 years of related experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or advisory.
• Experience with medtech or life sciences a plus; exposure to public company governance and SEC concepts is preferred.
• Strong project management and ability to lead multiple confidential workstreams under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with executive leadership to evaluate targets, build complex financial models, and prepare data-driven Board presentations.
• Coordinate end-to-end M&A execution, cross-functional teams, and external advisors through due diligence.
• Support contract negotiations and structuring of asset or stock purchases and other strategic inorganic transactions.

Skills

M&A

Financial modelling

Deal execution

Stakeholder management

MS Office

CoPilot

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Meet the team:

You will join a high-energy team of professionals, reporting into the Senior Director of Corporate Development. Our team values open communication, collaboration, and a growth mindset. We are looking for a highly analytical and strategic individual to support the execution of inorganic growth initiatives, specifically focusing on corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and licensing transactions.

Where you come in:

• You will work as part of a fast-paced team to collaborate with executive leadership to evaluate potential targets, lead multi-disciplinary due diligence teams, construct complex financial models, and ensure successful decision-making and deal execution including preparation of data-driven presentations for the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors.
• You will support and coordinate the end-to-end execution of M&A transactions, ensuring all timelines, deliverables, and milestones are achieved, including coordinating cross-functional internal teams (Legal, Finance, Tax, HR, Operations, IT) and external advisors through rigorous financial, legal, and operational due diligence.
• You will be responsible for maintaining detailed reporting templates, meeting cadences consistent with project timelines, and guide cross-functional teams to ensure comprehensive reporting to properly inform internal approval processes.
• You will support senior leadership in contract negotiations and the structuring of asset purchases, stock purchases, and other strategic inorganic transactions.
• Your responsibilities will also include building, maintaining, and stress-testing comprehensive valuation models, including rigorous development of post-merger integration budgets.
• You will track and maintain the company's active acquisition pipeline, managing incoming inquiries and establishing initial outreach with prospective targets.
• As part of the deal team, you will support the design of operational pre-closing and post-closing integration frameworks and establish mechanisms to track, measure, and report on the realization of cost and revenue synergies post-acquisition.

What makes you successful:

• You have 5 to 7+ years of direct transaction experience within corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or specialized transaction advisory groups, as highlighted in your deal sheet.
• You bring experience in medtech, life sciences and/or technology industries and have prior exposure to public company environments, SEC compliance concepts, or large-scale corporate governance.
• You have exceptional project management capabilities with a proven ability to manage multiple complex, confidential workstreams simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Your strong interpersonal skills enable you to manage, influence, and align disparate internal stakeholders without direct authority and you bring excellent communication (written and verbal) skills, leadership, critical thinking and problem-solving skills suitable for regular interaction with C-suite executives and external counterparties.
• You are a self-aware, self-directed individual with strong leadership skills and a high capacity for learning quickly.
• Your positive attitude and strong work ethic enable you to thrive in meeting demanding deadlines.
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, and skilled in the use of CoPilot across all MS Office modalities.
• You demonstrate meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
• You are intellectually curious.

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required:

• 5-15%

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8-12 years of related experience.
• At this level a graduate degree may be desirable with 4 years of related experience

Flex Workplace:

• Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km).

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

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Salary:

$128,600.00 - $214,400.00