Senior Corporate Development and Strategy Analyst; or Manager

Senior Corporate Development and Strategy Analyst (or Manager)

At Guild, we believe talent is everywhere and that opportunity should be too. We continue to have our home and headquarters in Denver, but we have embraced a distributed model of working to reach the best talent in the United States. While some roles may require proximity to our Denver office, roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, , IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full‑time in one of the states listed above.

State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our Internal Job Board.

To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high‑performance. We know managers are often the single‑largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of Guild’s people managers — helping you know what to expect from your experience here.

Please note, this is a Denver based position. Please ensure you are eligible to work in the Denver area OR open to relocation prior to applying for this role.

Guild is hiring a Senior Corporate Development Analyst/Manager to help Guild evaluate, prioritize, and execute the right partnerships and M&A opportunities—while driving the strategy and planning cadence that turns choices into results.

• Map the landscape:
  Build market maps and a living pipeline of targets (partners and potential acquisitions) with clear screen criteria (strategic fit, financial profile, capabilities).
• Form the thesis:
  Craft deal theses and business cases, including synergy logic, build‑buy‑partner tradeoffs, and integration hypotheses.
• Model the economics:
  Develop valuation and scenario models (comps/DCF, accretion/dilution, unit economics) and quantify ROI and risks.
• Run light diligence:
  Coordinate cross‑functional, light DD with Product, Finance, Legal, and GTM; manage data requests and summarize findings for executive decisions.
• Stand up partnerships:
  Structure and size pilot partnerships, define success metrics, and support commercialization plans with functional owners.
• Exec materials:
  Prepare clear, decision‑ready memos and ELT/Board materials throughout the deal/partnership lifecycle.

• Shape choices:
  Support long‑range planning and annual portfolio choices—market sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM), competitive intelligence, and prioritization frameworks.
• Build business cases:
  Translate insights into investment‑grade recommendations with explicit resourcing and expected impact.
• Drive cadence:
  Help run the quarterly strategy → plan → review rhythm (OKRs, dashboards), turning decisions into cross‑functional workplans and measurable outcomes.
• Communicate crisply:
  Distill complex analysis into simple narratives that drive alignment and action with senior leaders.

• Leverage generative‑AI and knowledge tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Glean, etc) to accelerate research, analysis, and synthesis—responsibly and securely.
• Consistently demonstrate Guild’s core competencies and values.

• 5+ years total experience, including 2–3 years in investment banking or management consulting (M&A/strategy focus), plus experience in corporate development, corporate strategy, or Biz Ops—ideally in SaaS/fintech.
• Financial rigor:
  Advanced Excel/Sheets; comfort with valuation (comps/DCF), synergy modeling, scenario/sensitivity analysis, and unit economics.
• Strategy toolkit:
  Market sizing, competitive analysis, and prioritization frameworks that lead to clear recommendations—not just analysis.
• Execution & influence:
  Proven ability to drive cross‑functional work, set operating cadences, and influence without authority at the Director/VP level.
• Executive communication:
  Concise, decision‑oriented writing and presenting; ELT/Board‑quality materials.
• Partnerships/M&A…