Director, Corporate Development

Unity Technologies • New York, NY

5d • $174,800 - $333,000

About The Position

Unity is seeking a Director, Corporate Development to evaluate and execute acquisitions as the company evolves its business model. Reporting to the SVP, Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Development, this role works with business leaders to define acquisition priorities, source and qualify targets, lead transactions from diligence through close, and own post-close integration. Integration planning begins during diligence and includes operating-model design, day-one readiness, synergy targets, talent retention, and functional milestones. The director oversees integration execution and value capture, leads build-buy-partner analyses with the Strategic Partnerships team, and contributes market and competitive analysis to Unity’s multi-year planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience across investment banking, private equity, or in-house corporate development at a technology company, including meaningful in-house experience.
• Have led 3–5 acquisitions end to end, from sourcing through close, including at least one acquisition for which you were accountable for integration.
• Demonstrated ownership of post-close integration, including creating the plan, driving functional workstreams, and reporting value capture against the original deal model.
• Expertise in valuation and deal modeling, including the ability to build and defend assumptions and recognize when to walk away.
• Credibility with operating leaders and the ability to earn the trust of business leaders absorbing an acquired team.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including writing memos, developing narratives, and presenting and defending recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Sound judgment in ambiguous situations and operational follow-through from initial framework through signed and integrated deal.
• Willingness to use AI tools and automation to shorten diligence, analysis, and reporting cycles.
• Professional English proficiency for frequent communication with colleagues and partners worldwide.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in gaming, interactive 3D, or a developer platform business.
• Experience in ad tech, advertising monetization, or programmatic advertising.
• Experience with partnerships, joint ventures, or minority investments in addition to acquisitions.
• Experience with a business model transition, such as perpetual licensing to subscription or subscription to consumption-based pricing.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Unity’s M&A pipeline by developing acquisition theses with product, engineering, and business unit leaders; mapping target markets; and maintaining a prioritized target list.
• Develop relationships with potential targets and investment bankers before formal sale processes begin.
• Lead transactions end to end, including valuation and deal modeling, cross-functional diligence, deal structure and negotiation, executive and Board approval materials, and closing.
• Own integration planning during diligence, including the operating model, day-one readiness, synergy targets, key-talent retention, and functional milestones.
• Lead integration execution, track value capture against the deal model, and escalate issues early.
• Lead build-buy-partner analyses with the Strategic Partnerships team and assess implications of market and technology shifts, including generative AI, ad tech consolidation, and platform policy.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, People, Product, and Engineering to pressure-test assumptions and ensure deals can be operated successfully after closing.
• Contribute market and competitive analysis to Unity’s multi-year plan as input to deal theses.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance.
• Commute subsidy.
• Employee stock ownership.
• Competitive retirement or pension plans.
• Generous vacation and personal days.
• Leave and family-care programs supporting new parents.
• Office food and snacks.
• Mental health and wellbeing programs and support.
• Employee Resource Groups.
• Global Employee Assistance Program.
• Training and development programs.
• Volunteering and donation matching program.
• Potential eligibility for equity awards and company incentive plans, such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director