Manager of Corporate Development (The Orchard)

Join The Orchard, a leading music distribution company, as a Corporate Development Manager. In this role, you will drive M&A transactions, strategic investments, and global growth opportunities. You will work closely with senior management and have a direct impact on high-level strategic decision-making. This is an office-first role, requiring you to be in the office four days a week.

• Lead transactions from start to finish, including preliminary evaluation, deal structuring, due diligence coordination, valuation and cross-functional execution for potential M&A, investments and strategic partnerships.
• Develop, cultivate, and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external partners, investors, industry experts, and founders across the media, music, and startup ecosystems.
• Build sophisticated financial models and conduct macro-level analyses on The Orchard’s M&A strategy to support transaction decision-making.

• This is an ideal position for an ambitious self-starter with proven strategic acumen who is passionate about and well-versed in the media & entertainment industry and driven to execute high-impact deals across music, technology and digital networks businesses
• Advanced Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of successfully influencing key stakeholders and communicating a vision and roadmap along with the resourcing needs to achieve it
• Project Management: Strong project management skills, including the ability to independently think end-to-end, manage long-term projects, manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce high quality deliverables
• Industry Passion: Strong understanding of and passion for the evolving music, digital media and technology landscape
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• Technical Expertise: Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and Excel skills, with demonstrated experience analyzing and drawing actionable conclusions from large, complex data sets
• Work Experience: 5+ years of experience working in a corporate development role at a media & entertainment company or in an investment banking or management consulting role focused on the media & entertainment industry