Corporate Development Lead (Fintech)

Location: New York, United States — Hybrid

Annual salary: $244K–$279K; equity and bonus opportunities, including a 20% annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global builds blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades, and settles digital assets for financial institutions.

What you will do

• Own the full M&A lifecycle, including thesis development, target sourcing, evaluation, diligence, structuring, negotiation, and closing.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of acquisition targets across infrastructure, distribution, and regulated capabilities.
• Lead equity fundraising processes, including investor materials, data rooms, diligence coordination, timelines, and investor relationships.
• Provide market, competitor, and strategic analysis to the executive team and develop actionable recommendations.
• Source and evaluate early-stage venture investments, support portfolio companies, and build the hirify.global founder community through programs and events.
• Establish repeatable processes, templates, frameworks, and institutional knowledge for deal sourcing, evaluation, and integration planning.

Requirements

• Demonstrated track record of executing and closing M&A or investment transactions.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills.
• Proven ability to own fundraising processes end-to-end, including workstreams, materials, and investor relationships with minimal oversight.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, including the ability to present deal theses to a CFO and explain term sheets to engineers.
• Ability to operate independently as an individual contributor in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment while engaging the right internal stakeholders.
• At least 7 years of work experience is likely expected.

Nice to have

• Experience in blockchain infrastructure, digital assets, or fintech.
• Experience from banking, private equity, venture capital, or corporate development at a fast-growing technology company.
• Experience building AI agents, vibe-coding applications, or similar AI-driven tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside the executive team as the sole member of the Corporate Development function.
• Hybrid work arrangement in New York.
• Competitive compensation package with equity and performance-based bonuses.
• Opportunity to work on financial infrastructure and digital asset investments.