Senior Corporate Development Manager

Overview

In this role, you will partner with senior leadership to shape and execute Rightmove’s long-term growth. You will evaluate high-impact opportunities and define strategic paths across build, buy, and partner options. You will lead transaction lifecycle activities, from market screening to deal execution, and oversee post-acquisition integration and value creation. Your work will deepen our understanding of the Proptech landscape and influence top-level decisions with cross-functional teams.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension and Life Insurance
• 27 days holiday plus two volunteering days
• Travel Loans
• Bike to Work scheme
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching

Responsibilities

• Strategic assessment: frame complex opportunities, compare Build/Buy/Partner options, and frame solutions
• End-to-end transaction management: drive stakeholder engagement and manage the full lifecycle from rationale to deal execution
• Integration and value creation: own the post-acquisition integration framework to deliver synergies
• Market intelligence and ecosystem radar: build expertise in the Proptech landscape through research and external relationships

Key requirements

• 4–6 years in Corporate Development (digital marketplaces, software, tech, or media) or Strategy Consulting with relevant experience
• Proven ability to deliver insightful recommendations using hypothesis-based problem solving
• Excellent analytical capability, including qualitative and quantitative analysis and financial modelling
• Strong communicator with executive presence and ability to present to senior stakeholders
• Experience across multiple parts of the transaction lifecycle from sourcing through to integration
• Comfortable in a lean, high-impact team and capable of delivering core analytical and presentation outputs

• strong communication
• executive presence
• cross-functional collaboration
• financial modelling
• due diligence
• market screening

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