Corporate Development & Corporate Strategy Manager

Corporate Development & Corporate Strategy Manager

It's a new day with a new opportunity!

8am is in search of a hardworking and versatile manager to join our team! Our managers are highly visible leaders, building bridges across 8am to ensure projects are effectively planned, developed, integrated, and delivered with quality and on time delivery. Our managers also coach / mentor teams, act as change agents, generate excitement, and raise awareness of critical business initiatives across the company.

Being part of the Corporate Development & Corporate Strategy team, the manager will cross-collaborate within the entire organization including the Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Expect to interact with a group of bright, motivated engineers, marketers, support, and sales staff passionate about building and delivering the next generation of FinTech products.

Founded in 2005, 8am (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000's fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

What You'll Do

• Lead operational due diligence workstreams for potential acquisitions, including analysis of target company financials, business models, and operational metrics; collaborate on financial, legal, and other diligence work streams
• Conduct comprehensive market research and competitive analysis to evaluate strategic fit of potential targets
• Prepare materials, including deal rationale, valuation analysis, and risk assessments
• Coordinate cross-functional due diligence teams including legal, tax, technology, product, and HR
• Support deal negotiations by providing analytical insights and maintaining deal documentation
• Manage data rooms, information requests, and diligence trackers throughout the transaction process
• Support post-merger integration planning by developing synergy models and integration roadmaps
• Track and report on integration milestones and synergy realization

Corporate Strategy & Strategic Planning

Cross-functional Collaboration

About You

Why 8am

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagementvalues that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values : Work Smart, Win Fast ; Outshine Ordinary , and We Find a Way . These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.

Here's how we support our 8Team :

At 8am, we don't just offer benefitswe create an environment where people can thrive, grow, and make a real impact every day.

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent, and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach.

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Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology. As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices. We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive / personal data during the application process. All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom / Google Meet or in person. All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.