Senior M&A & Corporate Development Lead

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off & holidays

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned corporate development professional to identify inorganic growth opportunities and manage end-to-end deal execution. You will analyze opportunities, lead due diligence, and coordinate cross-functional teams to structure, negotiate, and close strategic transactions that align with our mission.

You will work closely with senior leadership, build investor-facing materials, and develop tools to measure deal performance, leveraging AI to create new analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a leading university in business, finance, economics, or related analytical field.
• 7+ years in investment banking, private equity, growth equity, or venture capital; corporate development; or private capital fundraising / investor relations, including financial modeling, valuation, and negotiation experience.
• Experience preparing investor-facing materials and translating financial and strategic analysis into clear narratives for external capital partners and senior stakeholders.
• Experience crafting and analyzing M&A processes for a wide variety of transactions.
• Advanced financial modeling in Excel and the ability to build executive-quality presentations and investment materials.
• Proficiency with AI tools including leading LLM's and harnesses; ability to use AI to make new tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities which support Blue Origin's strategic priorities through interaction with senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and organic pipeline generation.
• Lead the preparation of investor and capital-formation materials and analyses that inform Blue Origin's relationships with private capital partners.
• Lead and serve as a subject matter expert on financial analysis, deal structuring, synergy forecasting, valuation, and due diligence of potential acquisitions.
• Lead cross-functional due diligence teams, including legal, finance & accounting, tax, human resources, operations, IT, EHS, sales, and strategy.
• Lead deal flow process from term sheet signature to integration.
• Evaluate opportunities and risks in potential transactions.
• Perform research, reporting and analysis on investment activity in the industry.
• Present investment thesis memos and recommendations for all stages of the deal process (sourcing to integration planning).
• Build and maintain tools, analytics, and reporting to highlight performance measurements.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Financial modeling

Valuation

Negotiation

Investor relations

Advanced Excel

AI tools familiarity

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics

Tools

Excel (advanced)

Financial software

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned corporate development professional to identify inorganic growth opportunities and manage end-to-end deal execution. You will analyze opportunities, lead due diligence, and coordinate cross-functional teams to structure, negotiate, and close strategic transactions that align with our mission.

You will work closely with senior leadership, build investor-facing materials, and develop tools to measure deal performance, leveraging AI to create new analytical