Senior Director, Corporate Development – M&A & Strategy (Hybrid)

Transamerica; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

401k Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Disability Insurance

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Employee Discounts

Career Training & Development

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking a Senior Director of Corporate Development to originate, evaluate, negotiate, and execute mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships. You will translate market insights and financial impacts into recommendations that support long-term strategy and enterprise value creation.

You will lead complex transactions from evaluation through approval, manage valuation and capital allocation, and advise senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, or a related field.
• Twelve years of experience in transaction execution, corporate development, mergers & 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise inorganic growth strategy across mergers and acquisitions (M&A), 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 through an enterprise lens, including strategic fit, financial impact, capital implications, regulatory considerations, and key risks.
• Lead complex transactions from evaluation through approval, negotiation, execution, and transition planning.
• Oversee valuation, financial analysis, and return frameworks that inform capital allocation and transaction recommendations.
• Advise senior leadership, governance committees, and Boards through clear, executive-ready recommendations.
• Align cross-functional leaders around strategic rationale, due diligence findings, transaction decisions, and execution priorities.
• Represent the company externally with advisors, counterparties, reinsurers, and other industry participants.
• Guide integration, separation, and value-capture planning to support achievement of transaction objectives.
• Build Corporate Development team capabilities, standards, industry insight, and execution discipline.

Skills

Financial analysis

Valuation

Accounting

Analytical skills

Business judgment

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/business/economics or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Transamerica is seeking a Senior Director of Corporate Development to originate, evaluate, negotiate, and execute mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships. You will translate market insights and financial impacts into recommendations that support long-term strategy and enterprise value creation.

You will lead complex transactions from evaluation through approval, manage valuation and capital allocation, and advise senior leadership.