Senior Manager, Corporate Development

Whoop; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

WHOOP is seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Development to lead M&A and strategic partnerships that accelerate inorganic growth for the company. The role is based in Boston, with relocation if necessary, and requires strong financial modeling, due diligence, and the ability to partner with senior leaders across product, engineering, finance and legal.

You will build long-range models, prepare board-ready materials, and drive negotiations and post-merger integration to create value for WHOOP and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience across corporate development, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or related roles, with meaningful transaction experience.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating and executing M&A transactions, strategic investments, or similarly complex initiatives.
• Deep expertise in financial modeling, valuation, unit economics, LTV modeling, and investment/business case development.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end M&A process, including sourcing, diligence, valuation, structuring, negotiation, closing, and integration planning.
• Experience managing cross-functional workstreams and driving processes in fast-moving environments.
• Strong strategic judgment to identify key factors with incomplete information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with executive presence.
• Ownership mindset and ability to drive negotiations and complex projects to completion.
• Proactive, self-directed, team-oriented, and willing to contribute as needed.
• Experience in healthcare, consumer subscriptions, technology, or adjacent industries is preferred.
• MBA preferred.
• Unparalleled work ethic, intensity, curiosity, and growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Drive Deal Execution across M&A, strategic investments, and partnerships including market mapping, sourcing, financial analysis, valuation, due diligence and integration planning.
• Partner with senior executives and Product leaders to translate priorities into market landscapes and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of acquisition, investment, and partnership opportunities.
• Lead financial analysis and valuation including DCF, precedent transactions, comparables, and unit economics.
• Build long-term financial models to assess transactions and growth initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional due diligence with Product, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and others.
• Assess strategic growth initiatives in new markets, technologies, products, and business lines.
• Prepare board-ready materials outlining investment theses, risks, and value creation.
• Negotiate and structure transactions, driving them to completion.
• Support post-transaction integration to realize objectives.

Skills

M&A experience

Financial modeling

Strategic assessment

Due diligence

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Negotiation

Autonomy

Healthcare/tech knowledge

MBA (preferred)

Education

MBA (preferred)

Job description

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.

We are looking for a Senior Manager, Corporate Development to help advance the inorganic growth strategy at WHOOP through M&A and strategic partnerships. This individual will work closely with senior executives and leaders across the company to identify and evaluate opportunities that accelerate the mission and long-term strategic priorities of WHOOP.

The ideal candidate will have proven skills in financial modeling, strategic assessment, and M&A due diligence, along with the curiosity and strategic thinking needed to identify important factors that may never fit on a spreadsheet. This role requires someone who can move fluidly between high-level strategy and detailed transaction execution, develop strong perspectives with imperfect information, and effectively collaborate with senior stakeholders across WHOOP and the broader technology, healthcare, and investment ecosystems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive Deal Execution: Lead key aspects of M&A, strategic investment, and partnership processes from initial evaluation through execution, including market mapping, target sourcing, financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, approval materials, closing, and integration planning.

• Partner with senior executives and Product leaders to translate strategic priorities into actionable market landscapes, target universes, and build/buy/partner recommendations.

• Develop and maintain a prioritized pipeline of acquisition, investment, and strategic partnership opportunities, including proactive sourcing and outreach to prospective targets.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on financial analysis and valuation, including discounted cash flow analysis, precedent transactions, comparable companies, accretion/dilution analysis, unit economics, and business case modeling.

• Build sophisticated long-term financial and capital models to assess potential transactions, new growth initiatives, and capital allocation decisions.

• Lead cross-functional due diligence processes in partnership with Product, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and other key stakeholders, synthesizing findings into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

• Develop rigorous quantitative and qualitative assessments of strategic growth initiatives, including new markets, technologies, products, and business lines, in close partnership with Corporate Strategy and other cross-functional teams.

• Prepare clear, decision-oriented materials for senior executives and the Board, articulating investment theses, key risks, valuation considerations, strategic rationale, and potential impact on long-term value creation.

• Play a lead role in transaction negotiations and structuring, developing perspectives on key economic and strategic terms and helping drive transactions toward successful outcomes.

• Support post-transaction integration planning to ensure strategic objectives, operating priorities, and value-creation opportunities are clearly defined and executable.

• Operate as a business athlete across WHOOP, serving as a flexible resource across the organization and applying financial analysis, strategic thinking, and project leadership to high-priority initiatives and complex business problems beyond the traditional scope of Corporate Development.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of relevant experience across corporate development, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or related roles, with meaningful transaction experience.

• Demonstrated experience evaluating and executing M&A transactions, strategic investments, or similarly complex strategic initiatives.

• Deep expertise in financial modeling, valuation, unit economics, LTV modeling, and investment/business case development.

• Strong understanding of the end-to-end M&A process, including sourcing, diligence, valuation, transaction structuring, negotiation, closing, and integration planning.

• Experience managing complex, cross-functional workstreams and driving processes forward in fast-moving environments.

• Strong strategic judgment and the ability to identify the most important qualitative and quantitative factors when evaluating opportunities with incomplete information.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to distill complex information into clear insights and actionable recommendations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the executive presence to effectively engage senior leaders, external executives, investors, advisors, and other stakeholders.

• A track record of taking ownership, operating with a high degree of autonomy, and successfully driving negotiations and complex projects to completion.

• A proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to identify what needs to be done, take initiative, and drive work forward with limited oversight, combined with a team-first, positive mindset and willingness to contribute wherever needed.

• Experience in healthcare, consumer subscriptions, technology, or adjacent industries is preferred.

• MBA preferred.

• Unparalleled work ethic, intensity, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to grow and develop in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.

WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility

The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.

At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000 - $220,000. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each range, individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant education or training.

In addition to the base salary, the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package.

These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role’s requirements.