Corporate Development Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

2d•$99,000 - $225,000•Remote

About The Position

As a leader within Corporate Development, you will drive high impact business diligence and firmwide strategic initiatives. You will partner with Market Leaders to lead M&A sourcing and business case development. Leveraging deep market insight, and analytical rigor, you will develop prioritized M&A sourcing pipeline. For M&A activities, you will partner with market leaders to articulate the strategic rationale and help market leaders build the business case for each transaction. You will build detailed waterfall models and financial forecasts to evaluate M&A opportunities. You’ll work with market and functional leaders to translate business case and value drivers into integration planning, supporting the end-to-end M&A process. You’ll be responsible for leading and mentoring junior team members across the M&A lifecycle. Responsibilities include leading development of business case for acquisitions and equity investments. Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and industry trend assessments to identify growth opportunities and strategic risks. Partner with business leaders to define strategic objectives, key assumptions, implementation plans, and success metrics. Develop executive-level presentations and recommendations for leadership reviews, board meetings, and investment committees. Evaluate M&A opportunities, leading business and commercial due diligence. Establish standardized frameworks and methodologies for business case development.

Requirements

7+ years of experience with strategy consulting, investment banking, or corporate development
Experience with structuring complex problems and delivering insights and recommendations to senior leadership
Experience building complex financial models, including financial waterfalls and forecasts, scenario analyses, ROI frameworks, and valuation assessments to support executive decision-making
Experience with Microsoft Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentations
Experience in the Aerospace, Defense, Government Services, or Tech market
Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights, including using large data sets in Excel, such as pivot tables
Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively on cross functional teams
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with federal budgets
Experience with complex excel modeling
Ability to build complex operating P&Ls and develop Monte Carlo simulations
Master's degree in Business Administration or Finance

Responsibilities

Leading development of business case for acquisitions and equity investments.
Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and industry trend assessments to identify growth opportunities and strategic risks.
Partner with business leaders to define strategic objectives, key assumptions, implementation plans, and success metrics.
Develop executive-level presentations and recommendations for leadership reviews, board meetings, and investment committees.
Evaluate M&A opportunities, leading business and commercial due diligence.
Establish standardized frameworks and methodologies for business case development.
Lead and mentor junior team members across the M&A lifecycle.