Corporate Development Lead

## Corporate Development Lead Apply locations:
McLean, VAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
August 18, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R0240601

Corporate Development Lead
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* The Opportunity:

** As a leader within Corporate Development, you will drive high impact business diligence and firmwide strategic initiatives. You will partner with Market Leaders to lead M&A sourcing and business case development. Leveraging deep market insight, and analytical rigor, you will develop prioritized M&A sourcing pipeline. For M&A activities, you will partner with market leaders to articulate the strategic rationale and help market leaders build the business case for each transaction.

You will build detailed waterfall models and financial forecasts to evaluate M&A opportunities. You’ll work with market and functional leaders to translate business case and value drivers into integration planning, supporting the end-to-end M&A process. You’ll be responsible for leading and mentoring junior team members across the M&A lifecycle. Responsibilities include leading development of business case for acquisitions and equity investments.

Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and industry trend assessments to identify growth opportunities and strategic risks. Partner with business leaders to define strategic objectives, key assumptions, implementation plans, and success metrics. Develop executive-level presentations and recommendations for leadership reviews, board meetings, and investment committees. Evaluate M&A opportunities, leading business and commercial due diligence. Establish standardized frameworks and methodologies for business case development
** You Have:
*** 7+ years of experience with strategy consulting, investment banking, or corporate development
* Experience with structuring complex problems and delivering insights and recommendations to senior leadership
* Experience building complex financial models, including financial waterfalls and forecasts, scenario analyses, ROI frameworks, and valuation assessments to support executive decision-making
* Experience with Microsoft Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentations
* Experience in the Aerospace, Defense, Government Services, or Tech market
* Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights, including using large data sets in Excel, such as pivot tables
* Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced environment and collaborate effectively on cross functional teams
* Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
* Bachelor's degree
** Nice If You Have:
*** Experience with federal budgets
* Experience with complex excel modeling
* Ability to build complex operating P&Ls and develop Monte Carlo simulations
* Master's degree in Business Administration or Finance
** Clearance:
** Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
** Compensation
* * At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.

Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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