Deal Lead Corporate Development
Payward, Inc. is the parent company and operating platform behind Kraken and a portfolio spanning trading, custody, payments, lending, tokenized assets, onchain finance, and benchmarks.
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About Payward, Inc.
Payward operates unified financial infrastructure across crypto and traditional markets, including shared liquidity, risk and margin systems, collateral and settlement, compliance, and licensing. Its first-party portfolio includes Kraken, Kraken Pro, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, CF Benchmarks, Reap, Krak, Kraken Prime, Kraken OTC, Kraken Custody, and Bitnomial.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Lead M&A and venture investment transactions, including opportunity evaluation, diligence, negotiation, closing, deal memo preparation, financial modeling, valuation analysis, risk assessment, cross-functional coordination, industry relationship building, process improvement, and team mentoring.
Requirements
- 8+ years of corporate development experience at a hyper-growth fintech company or investment bank
- Experience building pro forma financial models and valuation analyses, including DCF, comparable multiples, and accretion/dilution analyses
- Deep familiarity with M&A and venture processes, including legal matters and integration planning
- Ability to build consensus and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders
- Understanding of global crypto and financial-services regulation
- Knowledge of or curiosity about the cryptocurrency industry
- Analytical, problem-solving, writing, and storytelling skills
- Attention to detail
- Technical background or knowledge of software and internet products and services
- Network in crypto and/or traditional financial services markets
Responsibilities
- Identify high-value M&A and venture opportunities
- Drive M&A and venture investments and develop recommendations
- Lead the end-to-end deal process from initial diligence through closing
- Prepare concise deal memos on value drivers and key considerations
- Build consensus across leadership and the organization
- Oversee pro forma financial models and valuation analyses
- Coordinate due diligence with cross-functional stakeholders
- Build and maintain a network across crypto and financial services
- Improve corporate development processes and mentor team members
Benefits
- Bonus program
- Equity program
- Wellness allowance
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k)
Hiring Process
Candidates may be asked to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments; results are considered alongside experience and interviews.
