Manager Strategy and Business Development

Lifespace Communities • Dallas, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

At Lifespace Communities, we are redefining the future of senior living and are looking for a high-performing, analytically driven business leader to join us as Manager, Strategy & Business Development. This role is ideal for individuals with experience in investment banking, consulting, private equity, corporate finance, or strategic growth environments who wish to transition into a position where their work directly influences enterprise decisions. This is not a back-office analysis role; you will partner directly with senior leaders across various departments to evaluate major business opportunities, support M&A strategy, build financial models, assess growth investments, and lead enterprise-wide initiatives that shape long-term business performance. If you are energized by solving complex business problems, influencing high-level decisions, and building what's next, this opportunity is for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field
• 4 to 8 years of professional experience
• Highly Preferred, experience in: Investment Banking, Private Equity, Leveraged Finance, Management Consulting, Corporate Strategy, M&A / Due Diligence experience, Business case development, Strategic planning / OKR experience

Nice To Haves

• Industry experience in senior living, healthcare, or consumer services is helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Drive Enterprise Strategy: Lead strategic projects from concept to execution, evaluate enterprise growth opportunities and new business ventures, build recommendations that influence executive decisions, identify risks, opportunities, and operational improvement areas.
• Build Financial Models That Influence Real Decisions: Build complex financial models for M&A opportunities, joint ventures, strategic affiliations, new business ventures, and perform scenario and sensitivity analyses. Forecast revenue, profitability, and ROI, and translate financial insights into executive-ready recommendations and business cases.
• Support M&A, Partnerships & Growth Investments: Evaluate acquisition targets and growth opportunities, support due diligence across financial, operational, legal, and regulatory workstreams, conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and business evaluations, and help shape investment rationale, deal structures, and partnership opportunities.
• Lead Cross-Functional Strategic Initiatives: Partner with leaders in Finance, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Clinical, and Technology, facilitate alignment across teams and stakeholders, track KPIs, OKRs, timelines, and enterprise priorities, and drive accountability, execution, and measurable outcomes.
• Explore New Business & Adjacent Growth Opportunities: Evaluate new markets, business lines, and partnerships, support build vs. buy vs. partner strategic decisions, conduct customer, market, and competitive research, and help launch new growth initiatives with operational leaders.

Benefits

• Lifespace has successfully served older adults for 50 years, and this is just the beginning.
• With new opportunities, continued growth, and the support from your Lifespace team members, get ready to ignite your life and experience Our Space.

What This Job Offers

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