Corporate Development Manager

Your potential, unleashed.

India’s impact on the global economy has increased at an exponential rate and Deloitte presents an opportunity to unleash and realise your potential amongst cutting edge leaders, and organisations shaping the future of the region, and indeed, the world beyond.

At Deloitte, your whole self to work, every day. Combine that with our drive to propel with purpose and you have the perfect playground to collaborate, innovate, grow, and make an impact that matters.

You’re Role

As a Corporate Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and progressing acquisition opportunities. You will act as a strategic scout and relationship builder, engaging with founders and leadership teams of early-stage companies, and guiding them through the acquisition journey—from initial conversations to deal closure and integration.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Opportunity Identification

• Proactively source and track bootstrapped start-ups aligned with Deloitte’s strategic priorities.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and whitespace opportunities.
• Leverage platforms (e.g., Crunchbase, PitchBook), events, accelerators, and VC networks to build a strong pipeline.

2. Founder Engagement & Relationship Building

• Initiate and lead conversations with start-up founders and leadership teams.
• Articulate Deloitte’s vision and value proposition to generate interest in potential acquisition or partnership.
• Build trust and rapport with founders, understanding their motivations, culture, and long-term goals.

3. Strategic Fit & Business Case Development

• Evaluate strategic alignment of targets with Deloitte’s service offerings and growth roadmap.
• Collaborate with internal businesses to assess synergies
• Highlight any risks and corresponding mitigation strategies

4. Deal Execution Oversight

• Coordinate and oversee the end-to-end deal process including:
• Commercial and financial due diligence
• Valuation modelling and scenario analysis
• Legal and compliance coordination
• Act as the SPOC between internal stakeholders and external advisors.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field; MBA preferred.

· 5–8 years of experience in corporate development, deal advisory, or start-up ecosystems.

· Strong network in the start-up and venture capital ecosystem

· Understanding of early-stage company dynamics and founder psychology.

· Excellent communication and storytelling skills

· Experience in financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence oversight

· Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Us:

· Be part of a high-impact team shaping Deloitte’s growth strategy.

· Work on transformative deals with innovative start-ups.

· Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.

· Competitive compensation and career development opportunities..

Your role as a Manager

We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society.

In addition to living our purpose, Manager across our organization must strive to be:

• Inspiring - Leading with integrity to build inclusion and motivation.
• Committed to creating purpose - Creating a sense of vision and purpose.
• Agile - Achieving high-quality results through collaboration and Team unity.
• Skilled at building diverse capability - Developing diverse capabilities for the future.
• Persuasive / Influencing - Persuading and influencing stakeholders.
• Collaborating - Partnering to build new solutions.
• Delivering value - Showing commercial acumen
• Committed to expanding business - Leveraging new business opportunities.
• Analytical Acumen - Leveraging data to recommend impactful approach and solutions through the power of analysis and visualization.
• Effective communication – Must be well abled to have well-structured and well-articulated conversations to achieve win-win possibilities.
• Engagement Management / Delivery Excellence - Effectively managing engagement(s) to ensure timely and proactive execution as well as course correction for

the success of engagement(s)

• Managing change - Responding to changing environment with resilience
• Managing Quality & Risk - Delivering high quality results and mitigating risks with utmost integrity and precision
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Applying strategic mindset to solve business issues and complex problems.
• Tech Savvy - Leveraging ethical technology practices to deliver high impact for clients and for Deloitte.
• Empathetic leadership and inclusivity - creating a safe and thriving environment where everyones valued for who they are, use empathy to understand others to adapt our behaviors and attitudes to become more inclusive.

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Drive your career.

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