Corporate Development Manager

This is what you tell people at parties

At Sendcloud, we’re on a mission to become the leading shipping solution worldwide. As the Corporate Development Manager, I source, evaluate, and execute strategic growth opportunities—from deal origination and due diligence to integration. I get to work on high-impact projects that shape the future of Sendcloud.

Your team

You’ll join the Corporate Development and Partnerships team, working closely with the founders, C-suite, finance, product, and commercial leaders, reporting to the VP of Corporate Development and Partnerships.

Together, we execute on our M&A strategy and we drive strategic initiatives through acquisitions, partnerships, and integrations, ensuring Sendcloud continues to expand and strengthen its market position.

⭐ Key Responsibilities

Deal Origination & Sourcing

• Continuously map and monitor the European logistics and SaaS landscape to identify attractive acquisition and partnership opportunities.
• Proactively build and maintain a pipeline of target companies through industry research, networking, and direct outreach.
• Together with Founders and VP, establish strong relationships with founders, advisors, and industry stakeholders to ensure Sendcloud has early visibility on opportunities.

Strategic & Financial Evaluation

• Together with the VP, ead the preparation of investment cases, including market analysis, competitive positioning, and strategic fit assessments.
• Build and own financial models, scenario analyses, and valuation frameworks to support decision-making.
• Synthesize insights into clear recommendations for leadership and board-level discussions.

Transaction Execution

• Manage full due diligence processes across Finance, Legal, Tech, Product, and People, ensuring risks and opportunities are surfaced early.
• Partner with external advisors (banks, lawyers, consultants) to drive efficient and high-quality outcomes as needed.
• Support deal structuring, term sheet negotiations, and transaction documentation through to closing.

Post-Merger Integration

• Design integration roadmaps, governance structures, and success metrics aligned with deal rationale.
• Drive cross-functional workstreams, facilitate decision-making, and remove roadblocks to ensure seamless integration.
• Monitor synergy capture and financial ROI, providing transparent reporting to leadership on progress and issues.
• Improve Sendcloud’s integration playbooks, processes, and best practices for future transactions.

Strategic Projects & Leadership Support

• Contribute to company-wide strategic initiatives such as partnerships, joint ventures, or new market entries.
• Lead or support other high-impact projects where your project management and stakeholder management skills can accelerate execution.

Our perfect match

• Experience: 3 years in corporate development, private equity, or management consulting, with exposure to full deal cycles. Experience in SaaS or tech scale-ups is a plus.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of valuation, transaction structuring, and integration best practices.
• Skills:
    - Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills.
    - Proven ability to manage complex projects and stakeholders.
    - Excellent negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Mindset: Proactive, commercially driven, highly collaborative, with a can-do and ownership mentality.
• Thrives in high pace and dynamic environment
• Language: Fluent in English (Dutch or other European languages are a strong plus).
• Flexibility: Willingness to travel as needed across Europe
• Working location: Minimum  3-4 days a week from Eindhoven office