Senior Manager, Corporate Development (Execution & Integration)

Impossible Foods

About The Position

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants. We’re building a rockstar team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to saving our planet. Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it). The Role Impossible Foods is at a pivotal moment in its journey, evolving from a single-category plant-based brand into a broader, protein-first food company focused on taste, convenience, protein density, and capital efficiency. To support this transformation, we are building a disciplined, lean corporate development capability to accelerate strategic growth initiatives, partnerships, and inorganic opportunities. The Senior Manager, Corporate Development (Execution & Integration) will play a critical, hands-on role in executing transactions, coordinating diligence, and leading post-close integration efforts. This is a highly execution-focused role, requiring a deal operator who can source targets, underwrite businesses with imperfect data, negotiate creative structures, and drive integration with minimal cash and internal resources. This position is not responsible for defining corporate development strategy or capital allocation but will operate within a clearly defined strategic, governance, and decision-making framework led by senior leadership. What This Role Is / Is Not This role is: ● A senior, hands-on execution and integration role. ● Deeply analytical and process-oriented. ● Accountable for rigor, speed, and follow-through. ● Operating within centralized strategic and decision-making guardrails. This role is not: ● The owner of corporate development strategy or capital allocation. ● The final decision-maker on transaction approval. ● A standalone or independent corporate development function.

Requirements

6–10+ years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or related transaction-focused roles.
Demonstrated experience executing M&A or strategic transactions end-to-end, ideally in: ○ Corporate development at food, ingredient, or agriculture strategics (e.g., Tyson, Nestlé, General Mills, Hormel, ADM, Kerry, Ingredion, DSM). ○ Food-focused private equity or growth equity (e.g., VMG, Arbor, L Catterton, Kainos). ○ Investment banking with deep food, ingredients, or CPG exposure, plus operating or integration experience.
Direct experience executing small, complex, or distressed transactions is highly valued.
Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
Deep understanding of food manufacturing economics, supply chains, and protein ingredients.
Comfort underwriting businesses with limited historical financials, operational complexity, and near-term liquidity pressure.
Experience operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with constrained resources.
Strong cross-functional communication and project management skills.
Capital-efficient, low-burn orientation.
Bias toward action and pragmatism over polish.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and constrained environments.
Willing to challenge assumptions and walk away from bad deals.
Builder mentality—motivated by shaping the company’s future, not maintaining legacy structures.

Responsibilities

Lead the execution of corporate development transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures, partnerships, and strategic investments, aligned with defined strategic priorities.
Build and maintain financial models, valuation analyses, and scenario assessments.
Coordinate cross-functional diligence efforts across Finance, Legal, Operations, Regulatory, R&D, and Marketing.
Manage transaction timelines, data rooms, advisors, and internal workstreams.
Prepare executive- and Board-level materials with clear analyses and actionable recommendations.
Support deal structuring discussions, risk assessment, and transaction design in partnership with senior leadership.
Assist with negotiation and execution of LOIs, term sheets, and definitive agreements, with documentation ownership retained by senior leadership and Legal.
Partner closely with Finance on investment economics, capital constraints, and integration assumptions.
Lead post-signing integration efforts, ensuring alignment with the agreed integration strategy.
Develop detailed integration workplans, milestones, and accountability frameworks.
Coordinate integration activities across functional teams and track progress post-close.
Identify execution risks, dependencies, and integration challenges early, escalating as needed.
Drive early value creation through cost actions, supply chain optimization, manufacturing leverage, and product rationalization.
Support the development and maintenance of a prioritized corporate development pipeline.
Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and landscape mapping.
Assist with outbound sourcing efforts targeting: ○ High-protein ready-to-eat meals, snacks, breakfast, and prepared foods. ○ Functional protein beverages and bars. ○ Ingredient, specialty protein, and fermentation platforms. ○ Strategic manufacturing or co-manufacturing assets.
Leverage founder networks, intermediaries, industry relationships, and off-market channels to source opportunities.