Head of Corporate Development
Plaid is a financial technology company providing APIs and network connectivity for businesses to build financial products. Its platform supports bank-account linking, financial data access, identity verification, fraud and risk tools, credit underwriting, and bank payments.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
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About Plaid
Plaid operates a financial data network and API platform that lets businesses connect to financial institutions and build financial experiences. Its products support account and identity verification, real-time balance and transaction data, investment and liability data, income and underwriting workflows, fraud and AML risk checks, and multi-rail bank payments. It serves developers, businesses, financial institutions, platforms, lenders, banks, and consumer-facing financial-product providers.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead Plaid's corporate development activities by sourcing and evaluating acquisition and investment opportunities, executing deals from valuation through closing, coordinating diligence, supporting post-deal integration, developing market intelligence, and preparing materials for executives and the board.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience across investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or management consulting
- Experience with private equity due diligence
- 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
- 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, 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)
