Senior Director, Corporate Development

Jobtailor; Colorado; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Colorado) seeks a senior corporate development leader to drive inorganic growth through mergers, acquisitions, and strategic investments. You will shape the opportunity pipeline, assess market dynamics, and cultivate relationships with advisory firms, reinsurers, and industry participants.

You will evaluate opportunities for strategic fit, financial impact, regulatory considerations, and risks while guiding complex transactions from evaluation to execution and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in finance, business, economics, or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in transaction execution, corporate development, M&A, strategic finance, or related leadership roles.
• Experience leading complex transactions from evaluation through execution and transition planning.
• Strong financial analysis, valuation, accounting, analytical, and business judgment skills.
• Experience influencing executives, governance committees, and senior cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong project management and execution discipline.
• High integrity, discretion, professionalism, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise inorganic growth strategy across mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reinsurance transactions, strategic investments, and partnerships.
• Develop and manage the opportunity pipeline by establishing investment theses, assessing market dynamics, and cultivating strategic relationships.
• Evaluate opportunities for strategic fit, financial impact, capital implications, regulatory considerations, and key risks.
• Lead complex transactions through evaluation, approval, negotiation, execution, and transition planning.
• Oversee valuation, financial analysis, and return frameworks for capital allocation and transaction recommendations.
• Advise senior leadership, governance committees, and Boards with executive-ready recommendations.
• Align cross-functional leaders on strategic rationale, due diligence findings, transaction decisions, and execution priorities.
• Represent the company externally with advisors, counterparties, reinsurers, and industry participants.
• Guide integration, separation, and value-capture planning.
• Build Corporate Development team capabilities, standards, industry insight, and execution discipline.

Skills

Mergers and Acquisitions

Financial Analysis

Transaction Execution

Project Management

Corporate Development

Relationship Management

Professionalism

Integrity

Discretion

Capital Allocation

Accounting

Analytical Skills

Business Judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field

Master’s degree in business administration or related advanced degree

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Job description

• Lead enterprise inorganic growth strategy across mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reinsurance transactions, strategic investments, and partnerships


• Develop and manage the opportunity pipeline by establishing investment theses, assessing market dynamics, and cultivating strategic relationships


• Evaluate opportunities for strategic fit, financial impact, capital implications, regulatory considerations, and key risks


• Lead complex transactions through evaluation, approval, negotiation, execution, and transition planning


• Oversee valuation, financial analysis, and return frameworks for capital allocation and transaction recommendations


• Advise senior leadership, governance committees, and Boards with executive-ready recommendations


• Align cross-functional leaders on strategic rationale, due diligence findings, transaction decisions, and execution priorities


• Represent the company externally with advisors, counterparties, reinsurers, and industry participants


• Guide integration, separation, and value-capture planning


• Build Corporate Development team capabilities, standards, industry insight, and execution discipline

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field


• Twelve years of experience in transaction execution, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, strategic finance, or related leadership roles


• Experience leading complex transactions from evaluation through execution and transition planning


• Strong financial analysis, valuation, accounting, analytical, and business judgment skills


• Experience influencing executives, governance committees, and senior cross-functional stakeholders


• Strong project management and execution discipline


• High level of integrity, discretion, professionalism, and relationship management skills


• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship or an employer of record


• Preferred: Master’s degree in business administration or related advanced degree


• Preferred: Experience within life insurance, annuities, retirement, distribution, or financial services industries


• Preferred: Knowledge of insurance transactions, reinsurance structures, regulatory requirements, statutory accounting, and risk-based capital (RBC) considerations


• Preferred: Experience preparing Board, executive, or investment committee materials


• Preferred: Established industry network


• Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)


• Preferred: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, with a strong focus on financial analysis, valuation, and strategic alignment. Proven ability to influence senior leadership and manage cross-functional relationships while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Mergers And Acquisitions


• Financial Analysis


• Transaction Execution


• Project Management


• Corporate Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Valuation


• Accounting


• Analytical Skills


• Business Judgment


• Capital Allocation

Soft Skills

• Relationship Management


• Professionalism


• Integrity


• Discretion

Certifications & Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)


• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services


• Reinsurance


• Insurance Transactions


• Regulatory Requirements


• Risk-Based Capital (RBC)