Senior Corporate Development Manager

• Forter is entering a phase of increased focus on inorganic growth, strategic partnerships and new value creation opportunities, as part of our broader strategy to become the trust engine for agentic commerce
• As Senior Corporate Development Manager, you will own the end-to-end corporate development agenda – across acquisitions, strategic partnerships and emerging data monetization opportunities – working in close collaboration with business leaders across Forter
• This role serves as the central point of ownership and coordination for evaluating and executing strategic opportunities, while leveraging deep subject-matter expertise across Forter
• You will partner closely with the SVP - Business Development, the executive team, and business unit leaders to ensure Forter consistently identifies, prioritizes, and executes high-impact opportunities that accelerate our long-term strategy
• Collaborate with SVP - BD and business unit leaders across Forter to source and evaluate potential acquisition and partnership opportunities, aligning with Forter’s business objectives
• Establish M&A Playbooks: Build Forter’s formal M&A infrastructure, including standardized frameworks for “build/buy/partner” decisions, due diligence process, and post-merger integration templates
• Develop and maintain a clear build / buy / partner framework, aligned with Forter’s product roadmap, AI strategy, and long-term product vision
• Maintain a deep understanding of the agentic commerce, fraud, identity, and payments ecosystems
• Build and manage a prioritized pipeline of potential acquisitions, acquihires, and strategic partnerships, and work cross-functionally to develop strategic rationales and investment theses for opportunities
• Collaborate with Finance on valuation, financial modeling, and return analysis to support disciplined decision-making
• Drive the execution of M&A transactions, serving as the central coordinator across all workstreams (cross-functional due diligence, transaction documents, closing activities, etc.)
• Lead cross-functional post-acquisition integration planning, ensuring alignment on operating model, product and technology integration, data, security and compliance, and people and culture considerations
• Ensure effective execution of integration plans, working with functional owners to track progress, resolve issues, and realize intended strategic value
• Help define and execute a strategy to responsibly unlock value from Forter’s data network, evaluating new product, partnership, and acquisition opportunities while balancing regulatory, contractual, and reputational considerations
• In collaboration with SVP - BD and the Forter AI team, represent Forter as a thought leader in agentic commerce through industry conferences, panels, and ecosystem forums, and build and maintain relationships with relevant founders, partners, investors, and strategic platforms
• In collaboration with the Forter AI team, engage with regulators and policymakers to help shape the evolution of the ecosystem in which Forter operates
• Travel to relevant markets for partner meetings and conferences as needed to effectively implement Forter’s corporate development strategy

Benefits

• Vision & Dental Benefits
• Fitness Subsidies
• 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

• Experience driving post-acquisition integration planning and execution, including operating model design, product and technology integration, and change management
• Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and business case development capabilities; experience partnering closely with Finance & Legal teams on return analysis and capital allocation decisions
• Powerful negotiation skills: ability to navigate high-pressure deal cycles while maintaining “founder-friendly” relationships and strategic integrity
• 7+ years of experience in corporate development, strategy, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, venture capital, or a closely related role, with significant hands-on experience in and ownership of M&A and strategic partnership transactions
• Experience operating in high-growth technology environments, preferably within fintech, fraud prevention, identity, payments, e-commerce, AI/ML, or data-driven platforms
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives, influencing senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Security, Data, and Go-To-Market teams
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to develop investment theses, build / buy / partner frameworks, and connect market insights to long-term product and company strategy
• Demonstrated track record of leading end-to-end M&A and partnership processes, including sourcing, diligence, valuation, deal structuring, negotiation, and post-close integration