Strategic Growth & Partnerships Lead

MGT Insurance; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

MGT Insurance seeks a Corporate Development Lead to own the full scope of strategic and transactional activity, including partnerships, M&A, capital raising, and market intelligence. Reporting to the CEO, this is the first dedicated corporate development hire and a foundational leadership role.

You will manage bankers, drive deal processes, negotiate with c-suites, and build analytical infrastructure to scale the team. Compensation is $175,000–$225,000 plus 10% bonus and equity.

Qualifications

• 8–15+ years across investment banking, private equity, or in-house corporate development.
• Demonstrated record of owning M&A transactions and strategic partnerships from origination through close.
• Direct experience negotiating with senior executives (CEO, CFO, GC) on deal terms and structures.
• Strong financial modeling skills: valuation, DCF, accretion/dilution, scenario analysis.
• Familiarity with legal agreement structures: LOIs, NDAs, definitive agreements, financing documents.

Responsibilities

• Own M&A processes end-to-end from origination to close.
• Lead strategic partnership negotiations including carrier agreements and MGA arrangements.
• Engage CEOs, CFOs, and General Counsel of target/partner firms as primary relationship manager.
• Negotiate term sheets, LOIs, NDAs, and definitive agreements with Legal support.
• Lead capital raising processes from investor outreach to term negotiation.
• Build financial models for opportunities, including valuations and capital structure scenarios.
• Produce board-ready materials and strategic analyses to inform decisions.
• Draft and track NDAs and confidentiality agreements across conversations.
• Maintain the deal pipeline CRM with statuses, owners, and next steps.

Skills

Investment Banking

Private Equity

Corporate Development

M&A Negotiations

Financial Modeling

Executive Communication

Deal Origination

Job description

MGT Insurance seeks a Corporate Development Lead to own the full scope of strategic and transactional activity, including partnerships, M&A, capital raising, and market intelligence. Reporting to the CEO, this is the first dedicated corporate development hire and a foundational leadership role.

You will manage bankers, drive deal processes, negotiate with c-suites, and build analytical infrastructure to scale the team. Compensation is $175,000–$225,000 plus 10% bonus and equity.