principal, Corporate Development

About the role

The corporate development principal serves as a recognized expert in M&A, leading highly complex, high-impact transactions and shaping strategic investment priorities. This role develops deal strategies, leads negotiations, and provides thought leadership on valuation, structure, and market positioning. It also influences senior leadership decisions and drives cross-functional alignment on critical growth initiatives.

• Lead high-impact strategic transactions that shape company growth, including large-scale acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic alliances.
• Define deal strategies and investment approaches, including identifying opportunities, assessing strategic fit, and determining optimal transaction structures.
• Support negotiations and external engagements with senior stakeholders, influencing outcomes on complex, high-value agreements.

Requirements

We’d love to hear from people with expertise in:

• Corporate development and investment strategy, with recognized authority in M&A, partnerships, and capital allocation decisions.
• Advanced strategic and financial judgment, including the ability to evaluate highly complex opportunities with significant ambiguity and risk.
• Enterprise perspective and business integration, including the ability to connect transactions to long-term strategy and enterprise priorities.

Benefits

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to:

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
• Short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, and family expansion reimbursement.
• Paid vacation from date of hire (accrued up to a maximum of 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours for roles at director or above, with higher limits in CA), sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year.
• Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.) and Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock).
• Incentivized emergency savings and financial well-being tools.
• 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities.
• Backup care and DACA reimbursement.

Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative.

Pay

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role.

Schedule

This role is onsite four days a week.