Corporate Development Manager, M&A

📋 Description

• Develop data-driven market research and theses for growth areas; present to leadership.
• Source startups for acquisition, investment, or partnerships; engage founders and VC ecosystem.
• Lead the M&A lifecycle from sourcing to due diligence and deal execution with senior team.
• Drive diligence, valuation, financial modeling, and strategic assessment.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to evaluate build/buy/partner opportunities aligned with roadmaps.
• Use AI to hunt signals from the market and translate into action.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in corporate development, investment banking (TMT), or strategy consulting with deal execution.
• Strong financial analysis, valuation, modeling; deep SaaS metrics understanding.
• Proven experience on complex M&A or strategic investments in enterprise software/cloud/security.
• Exceptional communication; ability to distill topics and build consensus with executives and cross-functional teams.
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for technology; strategic thinking about product-market fit and moat.
• Familiarity with generative AI models (ChatGPT, Anthropic, Gemini) and prompt development; Slack, MacOS, and GSuite experience.

🎁 Benefits

• Benefits (Total Rewards program)
• Social Impact programs
• Talent and community at Okta
• Hybrid work environment and flexible location