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HackerOne is a global leader in offensive security solutions. Our HackerOne Platform combines AI with the ingenuity of the largest community of security researchers to find and fix security, privacy, and AI vulnerabilities across the software development lifecycle. The platform offers bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, pentesting, AI red teaming, and code security. We are trusted by industry leaders like Amazon, Anthropic, Crypto.com, General Motors, GitHub, Goldman Sachs, Uber, and the U.S. Department of Defense. HackerOne was named a Best Workplace for Innovators by Fast Company in 2023 and a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals in 2024.

HackerOne Values

HackerOne is dedicated to fostering a strong and inclusive culture. HackerOne is Customer Obsessed and prioritizes customer outcomes in our decisions and actions. We Default to Disclosure by operating with transparency and integrity, ensuring trust and accountability. Employees, researchers, customers, and partners Win Together by fostering empowerment, inclusion, respect, and accountability.

Corporate Development Director

Remote Location: Seattle, WA or San Francisco Bay Area

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Corporate Development leader with an exceptional background in investment banking or similar to spearhead our M&A and competitive intelligence initiatives. This role is critical to shaping the companys growth trajectory by identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and strategic partnerships while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the competitive landscape.

The ideal candidate will possess advanced technical expertise in financial analysis, valuation, and deal structuring, coupled with a strategic mindset that enables them to build relationships with industry thought leaders, navigate complex transactions and deliver impactful outcomes. They will play a pivotal role in driving corporate strategy by leveraging their analytical acumen, industry knowledge, and ability to synthesize market insights into actionable recommendations.

At HackerOne, we embrace a Flexible Work approach, enabling our team members to work remotely while maintaining productivity and collaboration. We are seeking candidates located in Seattle, WA or the San Francisco Bay Area and the surrounding metropolitan areas to facilitate occasional in-person interactions as needed. While the position is primarily remote, there will be periodic in-person requirements to support team collaboration and foster stronger connections. This approach ensures flexibility while providing opportunities to build meaningful in-person relationships that strengthen our team and company culture.

What You Will Do

• Build and maintain a competitive and market intelligence framework to monitor market trends and competitors.
• Engage with Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Product Officer to develop strategic opportunity map, aligned with the companys growth strategy.
• Identify and evaluate acquisition and partnership opportunities aligned with the companys growth strategy.
• Engage business partners as appropriate to sponsor deals.
• Enable and collaborate with sponsoring business partners to develop detailed business cases, deal rationale, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders. Requires crisp, executive-level storytelling.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure seamless deal execution and post-merger integration.
• Help negotiate terms and agreements with external partners to secure favorable outcomes for the company.
• Success in first 90 days is having alignment on a strategic opportunity map and a short-list of acquisition or partnership targets in each priority segment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Economics, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in corporate development, M&A, and investment banking
• Proven ability to build high quality relationships with entrepreneurs and senior executives

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in financial modeling, valuation techniques, and strategic analysis for transactions.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex deal negotiations.

Compensation Bands:

Tier Guide

• Tier A: $192K $240K
• Offers Equity
• Tier B: $172K $216K
• Offers Equity
• Tier C: $163K $204K
• Offers Equity

Job Benefits:

• Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance*
• Equity stock options
• Retirement plans
• Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Work Stipend
• Eligibility may differ by country

We're committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with Remote.com as our Employer of Record (EOR).

Visa/work permit sponsorship is not available.

Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check.

HackerOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all HackerOne employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. HackerOne makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

For US based roles only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security

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