Director, Corporate Development

Descartes is seeking a Director of Corporate Development to join their team. The ideal candidate will have proven themselves in a corporate development or corporate finance environment, with demonstrated analytical skills, project management experience, and solid financial knowledge.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of 7 years experience in one or more of the following areas: corporate development, private equity, investment banking or M&A advisory at an accounting firm
• Experience with the full lifecycle of M&A transactions including financial analysis, valuation, operational due diligence, deal management and integration
• Strong understanding of financial statements with the ability to assess and analyze key business drivers
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills
• Ability to create and effectively communicate financial and strategic rationale of potential deals
• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a changing and time-sensitive environment
• Comfortable working in an international and multicultural environment
• Comfortable working across multiple time-zones depending on project activity

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Great benefits
• Remote and flexible work hours
• Opportunity to join a company on an awesome mission with a great existing team and trajectory