Head of Corporate Development

New York CityFull-time$200k2026-10-09 → 2026-11-11

Hybrid

Core

Build and own the M&A and strategic partnerships function from the ground up, defining strategy, evaluating opportunities, and executing deals to expand capabilities and distribution.

Role type

Head of Corporate Development (M&A & Strategic Partnerships)

Builds

M&A pipeline, strategic partnerships, and deal execution in the crypto payments ecosystem

Domain

Fintech, Crypto Payments, Mergers & Acquisitions

Required skills

M&A deal execution, strategic partnership development, financial modeling, due diligence (financial/technical), crypto payments infrastructure knowledge, API integration assessment, regulatory licensing knowledge (EMI/MSB), competitive landscape analysis, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Experience in investment banking, venture capital, or in-house corporate development at fintech/crypto, technical fluency with crypto APIs

Technologies

Stablecoins, on/off-ramps, exchange integrations, custody solutions, wallet SDKs, settlement rails

Responsibilities

Lead deals end-to-end from outreach to close, run rigorous diligence on financials and technical stacks, develop investment theses and deal frameworks, partner with Legal and Finance, manage relationships with investment banks and targets, track competitive landscape

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About Mesh

At Mesh, our mission is to enable consumers to pay and be paid with any asset. Today, trillions of dollars in tokenized assets exist but remain largely unusable for everyday commerce. Mesh is bridging this gap by making crypto payments reliable, useful, and ubiquitous. We combine a powerful orchestration engine with a seamless consumer app to unlock liquidity for the world. Backed by leading investors like PayPal Ventures, Paradigm, and Galaxy Ventures, we are building the infrastructure for the next era of the global economy. Join us!