Director, Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships

Gen Digital is the global leader in digital safety. More than 5 billion people are online - banking, learning, shopping and connecting. Our mission is to Power Digital Freedom - guarding online wellness to enable rich, full and safe digital lives. Gen blocks more than 14B threats a year, yet cyber criminals are getting more creative every day - leveraging LLMs, deepfakes, and targeting our identities. Our family of brands: Norton, LifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG, CCleaner and Reputation defender protect over 500 million people worldwide.

As a Director, Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships, you will be an integral part of the company's growth strategy. You will play a key role in driving the company's expansion plans and maximizing shareholder value.

Key responsibilities

• Proactively source, research, and evaluate partnership and acquisition opportunities, including market mapping, target identification, and initial outreach.
• Build and maintain detailed financial, and valuation models, including scenario and sensitivity analyses.
• Prepare clear, concise materials (memos, models, decks) to support investment decisions by senior leadership.
• Lead direct negotiations with partners and acquisition targets, owning deal structure, valuation, and commercial terms.
• Manage the full transaction lifecycle, coordinating diligence, approvals, documentation, and closing across legal, finance, product, compliance, accounting, and operations.
• Work closely with functional teams to define integration or operating plans, especially for independently operated subsidiaries.
• Track and analyze the ongoing performance of partners and acquired businesses; build and own dashboards, reports, and KPIs.
• Review existing partnerships to identify concrete expansion, optimization, or renegotiation opportunities, and execute approved changes.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, science, or related field.
• 6-10+ years in investment banking, corporate development, or transaction-focused roles; 2-4 years Investment Banking experience required.
• Direct experience driving deals end-to-end, including M&A and/or partnerships.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills; able to build models independently.
• Highly analytical and detail-oriented; comfortable working hands-on in ppt, excel, and contracts.
• Self-starter who thrives in lean, fast-moving environments.
• Able to work independently while collaborating across functions.

Location: Mountain View, CA office (Onsite 3 days per week)

The annual base salary for this position is expected to be between $200,000 to $250,000 . Base salary is one component of Gen's total compensation package, which includes 401(k) match, health insurance options, disability coverage, life insurance, and unlimited paid time off. Actual salaries will vary based on a candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and competencies related to the role.

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.

We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. Learn more about pay transparency.

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.