Senior Corporate Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Vanta leaders to define strategy, assess growth opportunities, and build alignment on key priorities.
• Develop and present business case memos, financial analysis, and executive presentations.
• Drive CorpDev processes end-to-end including due diligence, strategic thesis/business case development, execution, and post-deal integration.
• Own key financial analysis required to support decision making and negotiations.
• Build perspectives on key strategic trends, notable VC/M&A activity, and gather/distill competitive intelligence to support Vanta’s strategy.
• Work cross-functionally across Vanta, including EPD, Operations, GTM, Legal, Finance, and People teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience (Corporate Development, VC/PE, Investment Banking, etc.). Direct experience in corporate development at high-growth tech/SaaS business is ideal.
• Ability to quickly distill information, identify key challenges/blockers, and design creative solutions.
• Self-driven, “ownership” mentality required to be successful at high-growth technology business.
• Demonstrable ability to manage M&A and strategic partnership opportunities end to end.
• Top-notch financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior product, engineering, and GTM leaders.
• Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

Nice-to-Haves

• Domain knowledge of GRC & Security end markets is a plus.