Corporate Development Project Manager

The Corporate Development Project Manager partners strategically with leadership to drive execution of short- and long-term goals, with a primary focus on advancing deal activity. This role owns the end-to-end deal execution process, requiring strong judgment, urgency, and the ability to lead complex, cross-functional work. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, and proactive in identifying risks, solving problems, and keeping transactions moving forward. 

Responsibilities 

• Partner strategically with Corporate Development and Operations leadership to execute on deal and business priorities 

• Understand and navigate deal execution from initiation through close, integration, and post-close, ensuring timelines and milestones are met 

• Lead cross-functional coordination across finance, legal, HR, and business teams to ensure alignment throughout the deal lifecycle 

• Understand and navigate the end-to-end deal process, including timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and stakeholder communication 

• Oversee diligence and data room management, ensuring accuracy, organization, and timely completion of materials 

• Provide clear visibility into deal status, risks, and key decisions to senior leadership 

• Proactively identify, assess, and resolve issues; escalate risks early with recommended solutions to avoid surprises 

• Lead integration readiness planning and ensure smooth transition to integration teams 

• Oversee post-close responsibilities, including the tracking and completion of closing deliverables, post-close obligations, and conditions subsequent 

• Own the post-close financial mechanics end-to-end, including purchase price adjustments, working capital true-ups, escrow releases, and earnout milestones, partnering with finance and legal as needed 

• Own transition service agreements (TSAs), including scoping, tracking, governance, and wind-down, ensuring obligations are met and services are exited on schedule 

• Build and maintain post-close synergy models, quantifying cost and revenue synergies, tracking realization against targets, and reporting progress to leadership 

• Monitor integration progress against plan after close, maintaining accountability for milestones, open items, and obligations through the post-close period 

• Maintain a system of record for post-close commitments and reporting, ensuring obligations are documented, owned, and resolved on schedule 

• Operate independently to identify process improvements and enhance efficiency across deal execution and post-close management 

• Create and execute detailed project plans; adapt quickly to changing priorities and requirements 

• Provide hands-on support for time-sensitive, high-priority initiatives 

• Ensure a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail across all deliverables 

• Advocate for effective use of internal systems and tools supporting deal tracking, execution, and post-close monitoring 

• Own the post-close financial mechanics end-to-end, including purchase price adjustments, working capital true-ups, escrow releases, and earnout milestones, partnering with finance and legal as needed 

• Own transition service agreements (TSAs), including scoping, tracking, governance, and wind-down, ensuring obligations are met and services are exited on schedule 

• Build and maintain post-close synergy models, quantifying cost and revenue synergies, tracking realization against targets, and reporting progress to leadership  

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree required 

• 5–8+ years of experience in corporate development, transaction advisory, or professional services 

• Proven experience leading deal execution or major workstreams within transactions 

• Strong stakeholder management experience in a matrixed environment 

• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and drive outcomes in a fast-paced environment 

• Experience managing diligence processes, data rooms, and complex deal workflows 

• Experience tracking and managing post-close obligations and deliverables through to resolution 

• Strong financial modeling skills, including experience building synergy, purchase price adjustment, or related deal models 

• Hands-on experience owning post-close mechanics and/or transition service agreements (TSAs) 

• Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment 

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) 

•  Strong financial modeling skills, including experience building synergy, purchase price adjustment, or related deal models 

• Hands-on experience owning post-close mechanics and/or transition service agreements (TSAs)  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience in corporate development or deal services within a professional services firm 

• Experience supporting post-merger integration planning and execution 

• Experience owning post-close synergy realization and reporting 

• Project management certification or formal project management training 

•  Experience owning post-close synergy realization and reporting