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Salary: USD 306,000 - 360,000 / annual
Checkr is a data platform powering safe and fair decisions through AI verification. The company serves over 140,000 customers including Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Anthropic. Recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 and as a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company, Checkr is seeking a Corporate Development Deal Lead to join the finance team reporting to the CFO.
In this pivotal role, you will shape the company's future by sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, and executing M&A and ecosystem opportunities. You'll own the end-to-end M&A process from strategy development through deal close, working cross-functionally with Finance, Product, Sales, Legal, HR, IT, and Operations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and executing M&A and ecosystem strategy by analyzing total addressable market, identifying priority segments, and building target pipelines
- Running the complete M&A process from sourcing through close, managing due diligence across multiple functions
- Performing detailed diligence on target value proposition, market positioning, differentiation, and growth trajectory
- Building relationships with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment banks, and consulting firms to source deals
- Preparing and presenting acquisition proposals to senior leadership and the board
- Creating integration plans pre-close and conducting post-mortem analysis
- Maintaining peer and precedent-transaction benchmarking to support investor discussions
Checkr operates hub locations in Denver, San Francisco, Nashville, and Santiago, Chile. The role is hybrid with expectations to work from the office 3+ days per week. In-office perks include lunch five times weekly, commuter stipend, and wellness amenities. A relocation stipend may be available for those relocating to a hub.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
- 10+ years in corporate development, private equity, or related M&A field
- Deep financial modeling and analytical skills with strong project management and attention to detail
- Proven experience structuring, negotiating, and closing deals with ability to identify red flags
- Executive presence and credibility with target leadership, company executives, and board members
- Advanced communication and presentation skills with sound judgment on confidential information
- Experience in fast-growing environments, preferably software/SaaS
- Working knowledge of financial markets and fundraising
- A-player mindset with bias for action, ability to raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity
Nice to have:
- Master's degree or relevant certification (e.g., CFA)
- In-house experience supporting Corporate Development
