Director Corporate Development

Director of Corporate Development. 3-days a week on-site in Atlanta

PE-Backed Multi-Site Healthcare Services Platform

Role Overview

• Lead M&A and corporate development for a PE-backed, multi-site healthcare services company
• Own acquisition pipeline development, deal evaluation, diligence coordination, and transaction execution
• Partner closely with the CEO, CFO, operating leaders, and private equity sponsor
• Help drive growth through add-on acquisitions, market expansion, and strategic value-creation initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage a targeted acquisition pipeline across priority markets and service line
• Source and evaluate founder-owned, regional, and independent healthcare services businesses
• Develop relationships with owners, brokers, bankers, consultants, and other deal source
• Lead financial modeling, valuation analysis, deal screening, and investment case development
• Coordinate diligence across finance, operations, legal, compliance, HR, IT, revenue cycle, and clinical team
• Prepare LOIs, board materials, investment memos, lender materials, and transaction presentation
• Support negotiation of key transaction terms alongside leadership, counsel, and the PE sponsor
• Manage external advisors, including legal, accounting, QoE, tax, and consulting partner
• Translate diligence findings into integration priorities and post-close action plan
• Track acquired company performance versus underwriting assumptions
• Support broader strategic initiatives, including market mapping, de novo analysis, partnerships, and exit-readiness planning

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 6–12+ years of relevant experience
• Began career in investment banking, ideally in healthcare or another transaction-heavy coverage group
• Healthcare experience required; healthcare services experience strongly preferred
• Prior exposure to multi-site or multi-unit business models preferred
• Experience in corporate development, private equity, transaction advisory, or a PE-backed company environment highly attractive
• Strong M&A execution experience, including modeling, valuation, diligence, and deal process management
• Comfortable working with founder-owned businesses and lower-middle-market acquisition target

Relevant Sector Experience

• Healthcare services
• Physician practice management
• Dental, veterinary, vision, dermatology, ophthalmology, behavioral health, fertility, urgent care, PT, home health, or similar outpatient models
• Other recurring, multi-site provider services businesses

Required Skill

• Excellent financial modeling and valuation capabilities
• Strong understanding of M&A process and diligence workstreams
• Ability to assess unit economics, payor mix, reimbursement exposure, provider productivity, capacity, and regulatory risk
• Strong PowerPoint and Excel skill
• Clear, concise communication with executives, sponsors, lenders, advisors, and operators
• Ability to manage multiple live deals and priorities in a lean, fast-paced environment

Personal Attributes

• Commercial, analytical, and highly proactive
• Low-ego and hands-on
• Strong relationship builder with executive presence
• Comfortable engaging with founders, physicians, operators, investors, and board members
• Detail-oriented while maintaining a strategic view
• Comfortable with ambiguity, imperfect data, and fast-moving decisions

Reporting Relationship

• Reports to the CEO
• Works closely with the private equity sponsor, board, finance, operations, legal, and integration teams

Compensation

• Competitive base salary
• Annual bonus
• Equity or long-term incentive opportunity
• Potential transaction or value-creation-based incentives

Target Background

• Healthcare investment banking Associate / VP
• Middle-market investment banking with healthcare services exposure
• Private equity Associate / Senior Associate focused on healthcare services
• Corporate Development Manager / Senior Manager at a PE-backed healthcare platform
• Transaction advisory or diligence professional focused on healthcare
• Strategy or M&A leader at a multi-site healthcare services company