Director of Corporate Development

The role

What we expect

• 10 – 12 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, M&A consulting, or a related finance and transaction-oriented role.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including valuation, acquisition returns, payback calculations, sensitivity analyses, and scenario modeling.
• Exceptional PowerPoint skills, with the ability to produce executive-ready, visually clear, well-structured presentations.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to interpret company financial statements, quality of earnings findings, and key business drivers.
• Familiarity with M&A transaction processes, diligence coordination, legal documentation, and negotiation dynamics.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy, discretion, and professional judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with senior executives, founders, external advisors, and private equity stakeholders.
• Experience evaluating professional services, consulting, engineering, architecture, environmental, fire protection, or technical advisory businesses.
• Experience in a private equity-backed or acquisitive corporate environment.
• Exposure to both proprietary deal sourcing and competitive auction processes.
• Experience supporting post-merger integration or acquisition onboarding activities.
• International transaction experience or experience working across multiple geographies.
• Highly analytical and financially rigorous, with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable building models from scratch and explaining the assumptions behind the analysis.
• Strong slide-development instincts and the ability to simplify complex topics for senior decision-makers.
• Commercially minded and able to assess both the strategic and financial merits of acquisition opportunities.
• Organized, proactive, and capable of driving transaction workstreams with limited supervision.
• Credible and professional when interacting with founders, investment bankers, counsel, consultants, and senior internal stakeholders.
• Equally comfortable working in Excel, PowerPoint, and live transaction environments.
• Become a trusted analytical partner to the Chief Development Officer and senior leadership team.
• Own and improve the financial modeling process for acquisition opportunities across the global pipeline.
• Produce high-quality Board and Investment Committee materials that support clear transaction decisions.
• Support the evaluation and execution of multiple acquisition opportunities.
• Improve the consistency, speed, and quality of Jensen Hughes' corporate development materials and processes.
• Contribute to successful handoffs from transaction execution to integration.