Senior Manager Corporate Development

NSF is seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Senior Associate, Corporate Development, to play a key role in shaping the future of our organization. In this highly visible role, you’ll partner closely with our Vice President of Corporate Development to identify and pursue strategic growth opportunities, both organic and inorganic, that strengthen and expand NSF’s global impact. You will help drive portfolio strategies, support mergers and acquisitions, and influence critical decisions that fuel our long-term vision of becoming a $1B+ global leader in human and planet health.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated corporate development professional eager to make a meaningful, enterprise-wide impact within a mission-driven, growth-oriented organization.

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• Drive the company’s growth by supporting strategic merger and acquisition (M&A) initiatives through financial, market, and operational analysis
• Build and manage financial models to assess M&A opportunities
• Advance the M&A pipeline in line with company growth objectives
• Conduct due diligence on potential acquisition targets and partners
• Evaluate strategic fit, identify risks, and help build business cases for acquisitions
• Contribute to transaction execution, from target assessment and diligence to integration planning
• Partner with leaders to drive strategic planning, gather insights, identify key themes, and recommend actions that shape long-term priorities
• Stay ahead of market trends, technology innovation, and M&A activity
• Deliver competitive intelligence by analyzing industry trends and financial benchmarks to inform decision-making
• Cultivate relationships with investment banks, private investors, deal targets, and M&A advisors
• Prepare M&A updates for leadership, maintain databases, and develop presentations on new opportunities and partnerships
• Embody NSF’s core values: integrity, respect, excellence, and collaboration

• Bachelor’s in Business, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred
• 4+ years in investment banking, management consulting, corporate development, or private equity/venture capital
• Proven experience in deal sourcing, due diligence, and integration
• Track record in strategy development and planning
• Exceptional business and financial acumen
• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage key stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization
• Global business experience
• Experience working with external financial advisors and investment banks

With a legacy spanning more than 80 years, NSF leverages science and innovation to improve human and planet health. We provide science-driven, independent testing, inspection, certification, and advisory services and develop the very standards that drive the food, water, and life sciences industries worldwide. We empower our clients to navigate shifting regulations to improve consumer health, safety, and quality of life.

One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language, and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work.

Come join a team that makes a difference in the world. More information about NSF can be found .

NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives:
Please note that NSF is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies/search firms for this role. Resumes submitted to an NSF employee by a third-party agency without a valid written & signed search agreement between NSF and said third-party agency will become the sole property of NSF. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral.

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• Job Identification 3534
• Job Category Business Intelligence and Strategy
• Posting Date 01/21/2026, 08:45 PM