Director of Corporate Development
About The Position
Robinhood is seeking a Director of Corporate Development to accelerate its roadmap by identifying, vetting, and executing acquisitions, strategic investments, and other transactions. The role involves developing a deep understanding of Robinhood’s strategic priorities and market landscape, partnering with general managers and senior leadership to identify opportunities across current and future product verticals and geographies, and cultivating relationships with founders, investors, and bankers. The Director will lead all aspects of M&A, including business case development, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, execution, and post-close integration. The role presents opportunities to company leadership and the Board of Directors, facilitates key decisions, reports on post-acquisition performance, and helps establish scalable processes and best practices for the Corporate Development team. The position is based in Robinhood’s Menlo Park, California, or New York, New York offices. In-person attendance is expected three days per week.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or other investing roles.
- Track record of sourcing, leading, and closing complex technology acquisitions or strategic investments.
- Exceptional analytical skills, including company valuation, financial modeling, and structured problem solving.
- Ability to reason from first principles and use data and analysis to draw sound conclusions, with a bias toward action.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a track record of building working relationships with founders, investors, bankers, and executives.
- Executive presence and outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership and boards.
- Resourcefulness, persistence, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Familiarity with Robinhood and its industry.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in fintech, financial services, or consumer technology.
- In-house corporate development experience.
Responsibilities
- Analyze Robinhood’s strategic landscape and gather competitive and industry intelligence.
- Develop and advocate internally for business cases and rationales for M&A opportunities.
- Manage transactions end to end, including sourcing, valuation, negotiation, diligence, and closing.
- Partner with integration teams to support seamless post-close transitions.
- Lead deal evaluation meetings and drive objective, diplomatic, and effective decision-making.
- Cultivate relationships with founders, venture capital firms, and investment banks to build a pipeline of acquisitions and strategic investments.
- Collaborate with business sponsors and leaders across Legal, Finance, Compliance, Product, and Engineering to build business and financial cases and execute deals.
- Present opportunities and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
- Report on post-acquisition performance against the original deal thesis.
- Help build scalable processes, playbooks, and best practices for the Corporate Development team.
Benefits
- Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact.
- Bonus programs.
- Equity ownership.
- 401(k) matching.
- 100% paid health insurance for employees and 90% coverage for dependents.
- Flexible lifestyle wallet benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
- Fertility benefits.
- Mental health benefits.
- Company holidays, paid time off, and sick time.
- Parental leave.
- Catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
