Corporate Development Deal Lead (6 month contract)

The Role

The Corporate Development Deal Lead, a 6 month contract role,  is a high-impact role that will play a critical part in driving Linktree’s corporate development activities. In this role you will be responsible for supporting our M&A strategy, and negotiating, and executing transactions. 

Reporting to Linktree’s Vice President of Finance, this role will support the Executive Team and work cross-functionally across business operations, product, engineering, business development, marketing, and finance & accounting teams to lead corporate development activities across the organisation.

This role requires someone who is highly self-motivated, combining exceptional strategic thinking, executive influence and communication skills, cross-functional organisational rigour, sound business judgement, expert quantitative skills, and ability to dig into the details and do the work.

What You’ll Own

• Pursue Linktree’s M&A priorities based on the company’s product vision /objectives and roadmap.

• Identify, scope, lead, and socialise explorations of market sectors and adjacencies that align to Linktree’s strategic objectives.

• Advise on and assist in development of Linktree’s corporate strategy in conjunction with executive management and other company stakeholders, especially with regards to identifying how strategy can be accelerated through acquisitions.

• Lead the M&A transaction process including financial analysis, valuation and transaction structuring, negotiation, diligence, and executive and presentations.

Who We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of experience in investment banking, venture capital / private equity, corporate development, corporate finance, or treasury.

• Direct experience leading and overseeing end-to-end M&A processes.

• Demonstrated hypothesis-driven problem solving orientation.

• Extraordinary ability to create structured quantitative and qualitative analyses.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills. 

• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous high-priority projects (including project management of cross-functional teams)

• Relationship-builder who is solutions-oriented; strong personal initiative and good judgement.

• Desire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment.

• Interest and passion for consumer internet and the creator economy.

Linktree is committed to providing a competitive compensation package. Our cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $170,000-$255,000 in the San Francisco Bay or Los Angeles area. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate expertise, the scope of role and level, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

P.S. If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. We take pride in inclusion and hiring incredible human beings with great potential over ticking boxes – so if this role resonates with you, hit that apply button!

Where and How We Work

We are a global and diverse group offering a truly flexible and family friendly work environment. Kids, pets, and the occasional delivery person are all actively encouraged to appear on our Zoom screens. All of us at Linktree work either fully remote or a flex hybrid approach.

We offer autonomy and flexibility in how you structure your days and weeks. There will be the need for some collaboration outside of your usual 9-5 being a global company, but we aim to work asynchronously where possible.

How we’ll help you thrive

Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together. Some ways we support you:

• An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships, development courses, childcare, travel, charitable donations, pet insurance, home office set up - the choice is yours!

• 100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for US-based employees.

• Employer contribution towards your retirement.

• Generous time off for vacation, holidays, parental leave, volunteer time and other categories.

• Employee Stock Option Program - we want each and every employee to share in the company’s success as we go further together.

To learn more about our benefits, including our parental leave program, volunteering leave, DE&I initiatives, and