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Corporate Development & Strategy Director

DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters💼 Full-time💰 $172,300–$172,300🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build and scale The Washington Post's corporate development capability to drive inorganic growth through partnerships, acquisitions, and joint ventures.

Role type

Director of Corporate Development & Strategy

Builds

Corporate development function, investment theses, and transaction pipelines for strategic growth.

Domain

Media & Publishing / Corporate Strategy / M&A

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> strategic transactions and business value realization

Required skills

Corporate development, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Investment banking, Strategic partnerships, Financial modeling, Valuation, Due diligence, Transaction structuring, Negotiation, Cross-functional leadership

Preferred skills

MBA, Media/Digital content industry experience, Scaling corporate development functions, Post-transaction integration, Strategic partner networks

Technologies

Financial modeling tools, Valuation software, Due diligence platforms

Responsibilities

Develop corporate development strategy and investment theses; Identify and evaluate acquisition and partnership opportunities; Lead cross-functional due diligence; Structure and negotiate transactions; Advise senior executives on market dynamics; Cultivate relationships with target executives and investors; Coordinate transaction integration planning.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership

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