# Senior Corporate Development Manager

**Company:** [Vanta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/vanta)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Business Development
**Salary:** $219k – $258k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, due diligence, m&a, Strategic Partnerships, business case development, Competitive Intelligence, Financial Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-07-15

> Senior Corporate Development Manager responsible for shaping long-term growth strategy through M&A, strategic partnerships, due diligence, financial modeling, and cross-functional alignment with executive, product, and GTM teams at a high-growth SaaS company.

## Job Description

## 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.

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