Strategic M&A & Growth Leader

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support program

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Corporate Development professional to source and execute strategic transactions, including M&A and minority investments, across business units like New Glenn and TeraWave. You will analyze industry trends, build financial models, and prepare investor materials to support private-capital relationships.

The role collaborates with senior leaders, legal, finance, and operations to drive inorganic growth, with a strong emphasis on due diligence, deal structuring, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or related analytical field.
• 3+ 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 LLMs and harnesses; ability to use AI to make new tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Help identify opportunities which support Blue Origin’s strategic priorities through interaction with senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and organic pipeline generation.
• Support investor and capital-formation activities by preparing materials and analyses that inform Blue Origin's relationships with private capital partners.
• Act as a subject matter expert on financial analysis, deal structuring, synergy forecasting, valuation, and due diligence of potential acquisitions.
• Support cross-functional due diligence teams, including legal, finance & accounting, tax, human resources, operations, IT, EHS, sales, and strategy.
• Support deal flow process from term sheet signature to integration.
• Help 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

Investment banking

Private equity

Growth equity

Venture capital

Corporate development

Private capital fundraising / investor

Financial modeling

Valuation

Negotiation

Investor relations

Excel

AI tools & LLMs

Excellent written and verbal comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics or related analytical field

Tools

Excel

AI tools/LLMs

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Corporate Development professional to source and execute strategic transactions, including M&A and minority investments, across business units like New Glenn and TeraWave. You will analyze industry trends, build financial models, and prepare investor materials to support private-capital relationships.

The role collaborates with senior leaders, legal, finance, and operations to drive inorganic growth, with a strong emphasis on due diligence, deal structuring, and