Head of Corporate Development
Mesh Connect · New York City
Overview
Mesh is hiring a dedicated Corporate Development leader to find, evaluate and close the acquisitions and strategic partnerships that expand how Mesh moves money. Your first priority is an acquisition within the payments space that grows our volume, revenue and customer base.
You will own deals from thesis to close and integration, working directly with the CFO, CEO and leaders across Finance, Product, Engineering and Sales.
What You'll Do
- Build and run a pipeline of acquisition and partnership opportunities across payments and digital assets.
- Develop market feasibility studies and business cases that shape where and how Mesh expands.
- Lead transactions end to end: sourcing, valuation, negotiation, signing and close.
- Lead due diligence in partnership with Finance and other teams.
- Drive post-acquisition integration, including synergies, customer migration and team retention.
- Prepare investment cases for the CFO, CEO and board, and manage external advisors.
- Track market consolidation and turn it into a point of view on where Mesh should play.
Who You Are
- 7+ years in corporate development, investment banking or strategy, with transactions you led as the principal.
- A strong understanding of payments and how money moves, and comfort with stablecoins and digital assets.
- Strong financial modeling and valuation skills.
- A network across fintech founders, bankers and investors.
- Clear, concise writing that turns a complex deal into a decision.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating an acquired company.
- Experience using AI tools to speed up sourcing and diligence.
What success looks like
- 90 days: a market map and prioritized pipeline, with clear build, partner or buy recommendations.
- 6 months: at least one transaction at LOI or signed.
- 12 months: a transaction closed and integrated.