Corporate Development Lead

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 a prioritized M&A sourcing pipeline. For M&A activities, you will partner with market leaders to articulate the strategic rationale and help 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 also be responsible for leading and mentoring junior team members across the M&A lifecycle. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of business cases 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.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with strategy consulting, investment banking, or corporate development.
• Experience 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.
• Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company 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.

Pay

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

This role may be remote, hybrid, or onsite:

• Remote: Occasional in-person work at a Booz Allen or customer facility may be required.
• Hybrid: Frequent work from a Booz Allen facility, with potential visits to customer facilities as needed.
• Onsite: Work primarily performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility.

Employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings to support engagement and effective communication.