Head of Corporate Development
About Opendoor
Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to empower everyone with the freedom to move. We believe the traditional real estate process is broken and our goal is simple: build a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple, certain and fast. We have assembled a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds to support more than 100,000 homes bought and sold with us and the customers who have selected Opendoor as a trusted partner in handling one of their largest financial transactions. But the work is far from over as we continue to grow in new markets. Transforming the real estate industry takes tenacity and dedication. It takes problem solvers and builders. It takes a tight knit community of teammates doing the best work of their lives, pushing one another to transform a complicated process into a simple one. So where do you fit in? Whether you’re passionate about real estate, people, numbers, words, code, or strategy -- we have a place for you. Real estate is broken. Come help us fix it.
About the Team
As the Head of Corporate Development, you will be at the nexus of reimagining how consumers transact for real estate. In leading our corporate development efforts, you will work across Opendoor to bring leading companies, technologies, and talent into the company through acquisitions. You will report to the CFO, work with senior leaders across the company and across the industry landscape, and will manage all stages of the evaluation and acquisition process. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a high-impact team and build out this critical function for a company that is disrupting the residential real estate industry. This position requires someone to be in the San Francisco metro area.
Role Responsibilities
- Partner with senior executives, product leadership, and the CFO to identify industry trends, develop our inorganic growth strategies, and identify acquisition and investment opportunities that accelerate Opendoor’s mission and roadmap
- Lead acquisitions end-to-end, including strategy development, sourcing, valuation, and financial assessment, due diligence, negotiation, execution, and integration activities
- Establish and maintain relationships with senior executives from startups, technology and real estate companies and VCs to inform product strategy and stay up-to-date with the competitive landscape
- Drive the overall deal pipeline, including outreach to and sourcing of new opportunities
- Conduct rigorous analysis to provide deep insight and judgment regarding companies and potential acquisitions
Skills Needed
- Successfully run the corporate development function at technology or tech-enabled company
- 10+ years of transaction experience at a large corporation, investment bank, private equity, or management consulting firm
- At least 3+ years at fast-growth technology companies
- Superior analytical and problem-solving skills and commercial and business judgment, with demonstrated intellectual curiosity and rigor
- Strong relationship development and networking skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate compelling messages to possible partners and senior leaders
- A collaborative approach to leadership, including proven success in attracting and developing talent
- The ability to structure and manage complex cross-functional projects and processes with multiple stakeholders at all levels across the organization
- Passion for real estate, along with a desire to simplify life’s most important transaction
Bonus points if
- Real estate industry experience
- MBA
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More About Us
To learn how we are reinventing the Real Estate industry check out our website, to hear about our culture directly from team members visit The Muse and to discover what we are building for our customers read our blog posts.
We Offer the Following Benefits and Perks
• Full medical, dental, and vision with optional 85% coverage for dependents
• Flexible vacation policy
• Generous parental leave
• Paid time off to volunteer
Please note that these benefits and perks are available only to Full Time team members and do not apply to contract roles.
Opendoor Values Openness
Our team celebrates our diverse backgrounds. We believe that being open about who we are and what we do allows us to be better. Individuals seeking employment at Opendoor are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other protected status under all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. For California residents: for more information about the categories of personal information that we collect for recruiting purposes, please see our personnel Privacy Policy.