Corporate Development Manager

Founded in 2017, refurbed is Europe’s fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished products, active in 12 European countries and having surpassed €2Bn in GMV — all while being profitable. With beautiful headquarters in Vienna, we operate as a remote-first company, and our 250+ employees enjoy up to two months of workation per year. We’ve also been recognised as a Top DACH Employer by Kununu for three consecutive years.

Our mission is to make sustainable consumption the easy choice by enabling customers to buy products up to 40% cheaper while significantly reducing CO₂ emissions.

We believe flexibility works best when paired with ownership. While we offer a remote-first setup built on trust and autonomy, we look for people who are self-driven, proactive, and motivated to turn ideas into impact in a high-accountability environment.

As our Corporate Development Manager, you will own the end-to-end execution of strategic transactions, including valuation, due diligence, deal structuring, closing, and post-merger integration. Partnering closely with the VP Finance and senior leadership, you will also support group structuring, governance, and fundraising activities. Your work will help establish a robust, scalable setup to support refurbed’s continued growth.

WHO YOU ARE

• Strong corporate development / corporate finance background, ideally Big 4–trained (Transaction Services, Deal Advisory, Valuation, or similar)
• Proven experience in M&A project management, from strategy through execution and integration
• Deep understanding of financial, tax, and legal due diligence and their implications for valuation and deal structuring
• Solid hands‑on experience with valuation methodologies, financial modeling, and investment decision frameworks
• Strong knowledge of transaction and legal structures, including share vs. asset deals, holding structures, and tax structuring
• Experience with post‑merger integration in complex, cross‑functional environments
• Familiarity with entity setup and group structuring, including tax structuring, SPVs, intercompany financing, and international structures
• Exposure to fundraising processes including governance, reporting, and legal form considerations
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to bridge finance, legal, and operational teams

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead Corporate Development & M&A initiatives across category expansion, strategic acquisitions, and exit‑driven projects
• Manage end-to-end M&A processes, including target screenings, commercial and strategic rationale, valuations, business cases, and contractual agreements
• Own due diligence processes together with external advisors, translating findings into valuation adjustments and risk mitigation measures
• Design and negotiate transaction structures, including share vs. asset deals, earn‑outs, and governance mechanisms
• Evaluate and optimize group and holding structures, including legal considerations, tax efficiency, and international scalability
• Lead post‑merger integration ensuring alignment across operations, tech, finance, legal, and people topics while capturing synergies
• Act as a key contact to advisors and stakeholders, including tax advisors, legal counsel, banks, and investors

 

WHY YOU WILL ENJOY WORKING WITH US:

Our Culture and Values:

• Decisions should be made based on facts and not by hierarchy levels? We sure think so!
• We embrace giving and receiving feedback, testing and welcoming new ideas, as well as sharing our knowledge across the company.
• You fail sometimes? Well, so do we! We’re all just human, let’s learn from our mistakes to improve in the future!
• No matter who you love, where you’re from, who you pray to, whether you pee sitting down or standing up – we are a bunch of talented people who enjoy spending our time making a difference!

Personal & Professional Development:

• You'll have access to a dedicated learning budget within your department to support your growth, whether it's courses, conferences, or other learning opportunities that matter to you.
• We partner with Likeminded, offering you private sessions with experts for your personal growth and mental health.
• We frequently host internal workshops, allowing our teams to further develop their skills in different areas and enhancing collaboration across departments.

Flexibility:

• We care about a healthy work/life balance. We not only function and support a fully remote setting but also offer the possibility to work from our beautiful office in the vibrant heart of Vienna – we l