Head of Corporate Development
Plaid is a financial data network and fintech infrastructure company that helps people securely connect financial accounts to digital financial services.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
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About Plaid Inc.
Plaid provides developer infrastructure and financial tools for account connectivity, financial data access, bank payments, identity verification, AML monitoring, credit and underwriting, and fraud prevention. Its network supports thousands of fintech companies and more than 12,000 financial institutions across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Lead Plaid's corporate development activities across acquisition and investment sourcing, valuation, deal execution, diligence, negotiation, closing, post-deal integration, market intelligence, and executive and board communications.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or management consulting.
- Private equity due diligence experience.
- Hands-on experience executing deals end-to-end.
- Experience with sourcing, valuation, financial modeling, diligence, negotiation, and closing.
- Track record managing multiple complex deals through post-close integration.
- Analytical rigor and business judgment.
- Experience building frameworks and processes.
- Executive presence and excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
- Prior technology experience.
Responsibilities
- Build and own a pipeline of acquisition and investment opportunities.
- Build relationships with founders, executives, and investors.
- Develop market and competitive intelligence.
- Lead end-to-end deal execution, including valuation, financial modeling, diligence, negotiation, and structuring.
- Partner on post-deal integration and track integration performance.
- Engage Product, Engineering, and go-to-market teams to qualify opportunities.
- Prepare board- and executive-ready materials.
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)