Head of Corporate Development
Core
Lead end-to-end acquisition, strategic investment, and commercial partnership activities to drive inorganic growth for a financial data and analytics platform.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Corporate Development (M&A & Strategy)
Builds
Acquisitions, strategic minority investments, joint ventures, and commercial partnerships for FactSet's inorganic growth agenda.
Domain
Financial technology / Investment data services
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
M&A lifecycle management, deal negotiation, financial modeling, valuation, transaction structuring, integration management, strategic roadmap formulation, cross-functional leadership, external network cultivation, partnership origination, analytical problem solving
Preferred skills
MBA or advanced degree, experience in buy-side M&A, familiarity with technology/AI/information services industry, player-coach mentality
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Lead M&A process from contact to closing including due diligence and structuring; Develop frameworks to identify and prioritize inorganic opportunities; Represent the firm externally as a senior ambassador; Originate and incubate strategic partnerships; Manage post-acquisition integration; Lead review of prior transactions for continuous improvement; Cultivate cross-functional relationships and influence executive/board decision-making; Build and coach the Corporate Development team; Support ad-hoc strategic initiatives
Seniority
Executive, hands-on IC with strategic leadership