Director, Corporate Development (Gaming)

Location: Hybrid in New York, NY, USA; periodic travel to key hubs and events; travel up to approximately 25%. Relocation support and work visa/immigration sponsorship are not available.

Base salary: $174,800–$262,200 in Zone A, $197,500–$296,300 in Zone B, or $222,000–$333,000 in Zone C, gross annual salary. The role may also be eligible for equity awards and company incentive plans.

Company

hirify.global develops a leading game engine used across mobile, PC, console, XR, web, automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare applications, and is evolving toward an AI token-based, advertising-supported business model.

What you will do

• Build and own hirify.global’s M&A pipeline by developing acquisition theses with product, engineering, and business unit leaders, mapping the market, and maintaining a prioritized target list.
• Develop relationships with acquisition targets and bankers and lead transactions from sourcing through valuation, deal modeling, diligence, negotiation, approvals, and close.
• Own integration planning during diligence, including the operating model, day-one readiness, synergy targets, key-talent retention, and functional milestones.
• Run integration execution, track value capture against the deal model, and escalate issues when results slip.
• Lead build-buy-partner analyses with Strategic Partnerships and translate generative AI, ad tech consolidation, and platform policy shifts into acquisition and partnership implications.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, People, Product, and Engineering and contribute market and competitive analysis to hirify.global’s multi-year plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, or in-house corporate development at a technology company, including meaningful in-house experience.
• Experience leading 3–5 acquisitions end to end, from sourcing through close, including at least one acquisition for which you were accountable for integration.
• Demonstrated ownership of post-close integration, including standing up the plan, driving functional workstreams, and reporting value capture against the original deal model.
• Expertise in valuation and deal modeling, including building and defending assumptions and recognizing when to walk away.
• Credibility with business operators and the ability to earn the trust of a GM responsible for absorbing an acquired team.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including writing decision memos, building narratives, and defending recommendations with senior stakeholders.
• Sound judgment in ambiguity and operational follow-through from framework to signed, integrated deal.
• Willingness to use AI tools and automation to shorten diligence, analysis, and reporting cycles.
• Sufficient English proficiency for frequent professional verbal and written communication with colleagues and partners worldwide.

Nice to have

• Experience in gaming, interactive 3D, or a developer platform business.
• Ad tech, advertising monetization, or programmatic experience.
• Experience with partnerships, joint ventures, or minority investments alongside outright acquisitions.
• Experience through a business model transition, such as perpetual to subscription or subscription to consumption-based pricing.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with periodic travel to key hubs and events.
• Health, life, and disability insurance, with offerings varying by country and employment status.
• Commute subsidy, employee stock ownership, and retirement or pension plans.
• Generous vacation and personal days, parental leave, and family-care programs.
• Mental health and wellbeing programs, employee resource groups, and a global employee assistance program.
• Training and development programs, office snacks, and volunteering and donation matching.