<p><strong>Location Details:</strong><strong> </strong>United States, Remote</p> <p>At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time, others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.</p> <p>This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings. </p> <p>This position is not eligible to be performed in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands.</p> <p>GoDaddy is not currently considering candidates for this role in California, Seattle, or NYC.</p> <p><strong>Join our team</strong></p> <p>The Corporate Development team is at the forefront of driving and accelerating GoDaddy's next chapter of growth, playing a foundational role in identifying industry trends, building relationships with external partners, and identifying, negotiating, structuring, and executing strategic acquisitions and investments.</p> <p>Reporting into GoDaddy's Head of Corporate Development, this Director will lead transactions end-to-end and shape the recommendations that determine whether a deal is right for GoDaddy — not simply execute against a thesis someone else has already set. This is a critical role in crafting our future growth through investments and acquisitions, bringing in new and innovative capabilities, strengthening existing ones, and expanding our footprint and market opportunities.</p> <p>You will own the full arc of inorganic growth: sourcing and shaping the investment thesis, leading diligence and financial modeling, influencing senior executives on whether and how to proceed, and driving deals through negotiation, signing, and closing.</p> <p><strong>What you'll get to do...</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the end-to-end M&A process — sourcing, evaluating, structuring, negotiating, and closing deals — as the accountable deal lead, not just a supporting contributor</li> <li>Shape and pressure-test the investment thesis behind potential transactions, including build-vs-buy, buy-vs-partner, and strategic adjacency analysis</li> <li>Present investment recommendations directly to senior executives, defend the underlying assumptions, and be willing to recommend against a transaction when the economics or strategic logic don't hold up</li> <li>Drive cross-functional diligence across Finance, Legal, Tax, Strategy, Product, Partnerships, and business leadership — creating momentum and alignment without direct authority over those teams</li> <li>Own financial modeling, valuation, and business-case development, translating complex financial analysis into clear, defensible recommendations</li> <li>Build and maintain relationships with key industry players, investment banks, and advisors to develop a proprietary, forward-looking deal pipeline</li> <li>Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify strategic opportunities, capability gaps, and market entry options ahead of the competition</li> <li>Guide post-merger integration planning to ensure the value case underlying the deal is realized after close</li> <li>Develop and refine playbooks that raise the bar for repeatable process and best-in-class execution across the team</li> </ul> <p><strong>Your experience should include...</strong></p> <ul> <li>10+ years of experience spanning investment banking and corporate development, with investment banking experience required as part of your background</li> <li>A demonstrated track record of leading — not just supporting — M&A transactions, including shaping the investment thesis, managing the process end-to-end, and influencing senior executives on the ultimate recommendation</li> <li>Strong strategic judgment across build-vs-buy, buy-vs-partner, market entry, competitive implications, and integration and execution risk</li> <li>Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills, with the ability to simplify complex financial analysis for executive audiences</li> <li>Strong executive presence and cross-functional leadership — able to present recommendations to senior leadership, defend assumptions under scrutiny, manage disagreement, and drive alignment across Finance, Legal, Tax, Strategy, Product, and business teams without formal authority over them</li> </ul> <p><strong>You might also have...</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience at a bulge-bracket, middle-market, or high-quality boutique investment bank prior to moving into corporate development</li> <li>Internal corporate development leadership experience at a leading, high-growth technology, marketplace, or platform company</li> <li>A track record of transitioning from advising clients on transactions to being the corporate principal accountable for whether a deal creates long-term value</li> <li>Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA preferred</li> <li>Proficiency in AI tools, particularly as they relate to sourcing, diligence, or modeling in a corporate development context</li> </ul> <p><em>We encourage you to apply even if your experience or skillset doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement. We value a wide range of backgrounds and transferable skills, and we are excited to support learning and growth<br>.</em><br><strong>About us... </strong><span data-contrast="auto">GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the