Hiring: Director of Corporate Development (remote work) Company: CloudLinux Location: Houston, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 14:45:04 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Financial Planning, Linux About the job Experience: •8+ years of combined experience across corporate development, investment banking, private equity, and/or transaction advisory, including direct origination experience: sourcing, outreach, and early-stage negotiation with target companies Required Skills: •Work is fully remote, with flexible hours, so you can plan your day and work from anywhere in the world. •Join us to make a difference! •Build and maintain a pipeline of acquisition targets aligned to the company's strategic priorities, through market mapping, competitive landscape monitoring, and thesis-driven target identification •Cultivate and manage relationships with investment bankers, brokers, and industry advisors so that the company sees relevant opportunities early •Conduct direct outreach and early-stage relationship development with founders and owners of prospective targets •Maintain disciplined pipeline records, including passed opportunities and the rationale for each, so the pipeline improves with every decision •Ensure accept and reject recommendations follow the scoring methodology and are supported by stated evidence. Where the organization elects to proceed against the score, document the rationale and the specific assumptions that must hold, so the decision is made with open eyes and the record reflects it •Prepare concise initial evaluations of screened targets: what it costs, what it returns, what has to be true for the thesis to work, and what happens if those assumptions are wrong Qualifications: •Demonstrated ability to build institutional-quality financial models from a blank workbook, including three-statement, valuation, and scenario models •Solid functional working knowledge of software or recurring-revenue business models and the metrics that govern them •Exposure to post-merger integration, whether leading workstreams or supporting a broader integration program •Even temperament under pressure and friction. Negotiations stall, diligence surfaces unwelcome facts, and counterparties do not always behave well. The role requires composure when they do not, and the judgment to respond with process rather than emotion •Low ego. The role prepares decisions for others to make, and much of the work is unglamorous: pipeline records, diligence checklists, budget reconciliations. We are looking for someone who takes satisfaction in the work being done properly rather than in being seen doing it •Persistence through the repetitive and detail-heavy phases of deal work, without cutting corners and without needing the work to be interesting to do it well •Sound commercial judgment: the ability to decline an attractive-looking opportunity when the numbers or the counterparty do not support it, and to say so clearly •Attention to detail and a commitment to quality and data integrity •Effective communicator, able to convey and present information in a concise and well-organized manner, leading with the conclusion •Strong interpersonal skills, able to collaborate with different individuals across the organization, and able to partner with all levels of management while relating to their needs and perspectives Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!