Director, Corporate Development

Who We Are

Babylist is the leading digital destination for growing families. For over a decade, Babylist has been the technology solution for expecting parents and the community that supports them, expanding from baby registry into a full-service platform that helps parents make decisions with confidence, stay connected and build happy and healthy families. Every year Babylist helps over 9M people make purchases through its registry, app, ecommerce shop and comprehensive product guides. The Babylist ecosystem now includes Babylist Health, which provides access to products and services including insurance-covered breast pumps, Expectul, a new voice in health and wellness for pre-pregnancy through postpartum care, and The Push, a branded content studio that works with the biggest companies in the baby space. With over 59M monthly pageviews and 1.2M TikTok followers, Babylist is a generational brand leading the $88 billion baby product industry. To learn more about Babylist’s registry options, editorial content and more, visit www.babylist.com

Our Ways of Working

We have team members located across the United States spanning multiple time zones. This means we put in extra effort to make sure we connect and collaborate in ways that make sense for us. We know how valuable the flexibility of remote work is for our employees. 

We know that personal connection is the foundation for the great work we do together. In order to build those relationships with team members in other cities, we meet with coworkers in person two times a year at a full company offsite and a departmental offsite. These offsites are expected of employees and are great opportunities to meet the people you work with every day and to do some of the work that is much more difficult to do virtually.

What the Role Is

We’re looking for our first Director of Corporate Development to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will drive M&A opportunity evaluation and execution as well as other company diligence support. Reporting to the CFO, you will play a crucial role in identifying and executing strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and investments that align with Babylist’s growth objectives. You apply a strategic filter to each opportunity, thoroughly assess and validate the why behind it, and build out compelling business cases for executives and key stakeholders. This is a highly visible role and incredible opportunity to create value at a healthy and exciting company that has a bright trajectory!

Who You Are

• You have 10+ years of experience in corporate development, M&A and strategy consulting with recent experience at a growing consumer technology or media company
• You have 4+ years of experience in a strategy consulting role at a reputable firm earlier in your career
• Experience with M&A diligence; interfacing with lawyers, investors and bankers
• Deep understanding of financial modeling and can understand business drivers for complex businesses
• You can comfortably transition from being hands on and tactical, to strategic and influential 
• You have strong business acumen and can conceptually understand the levers of growth and costs for different types of businesses 
• Your are comfortable with complex data and strong analytical problem solving ability 
• MBA preferred but not required

How You Will Make An Impact

• Own corporate development project management. Act as the diligence lead and liaise between bankers, target management teams, legal counsel, etc. 
• Partner with executives to understand potential targets and their strategic and financial unlocks to the Babylist business
• Prepare and deliver presentations to leaders, senior management, and the Board of Directors
• Source, research, and recommend potential M&A and strategic opportunities
• Monitor and assess market participants and trends in the retail, media, health, and services space

Why You Will Love Working At Babylist

• We invest in the infrastructure you’ll need to be supported and successful: tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your office
• We build products that have a positive impact on millions of people’s lives
• We work at a sustainable pace which means work/life balance is a real thing here
• We believe technology and data can solve hard problems 
• We believe in exceptional management 
• We are an antiracist organization and doing the work to support differences of all kinds
• We offer competitive pay and meaningful opportunities for career advancement
• We have great benefits like company paid medical, dental, and vision, a generous paid parental leave policy, and 401k with company match
• We care about employee wellbeing with perks for physical, mental and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

Babylist takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.

The estimated pay range for this role is $169,660.00- $248,502.00

In addition, Babylist offers equity, bonus, and benefits, including company paid health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.

If your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage everyone to apply.

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