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Akamai Technologies · 3 months ago

Vice President Corporate Development - Remote

Akamai Technologies is a leader in powering and protecting life online, and they are seeking a Vice President of Corporate Development to lead strategic acquisitions and investments. In this role, you will manage all aspects of pipeline development and deal leadership while collaborating across various teams to drive growth and strengthen Akamai's position in security innovation.

Cyber SecurityDigital MediaSaaSSoftwareVideo Streaming
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Growth Opportunities
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Managing all aspects of pipeline development, deal leadership, analysis, due diligence, negotiation, issue resolution and performance tracking
Coordinating and facilitating M&A strategy sessions for and with STG senior leadership
Preparing financial models for candidate companies, related transactions, and presenting business cases to senior leadership and stakeholders
Cultivating a consistent, metric-based approach that enables data driven decisions
Collaborating with functional teams to evaluate and successfully execute opportunities
Leading and developing a high performing team to achieve goals
Managing the performance of the acquisitions you propose, evaluate and execute

Qualification

Corporate developmentM&A strategy developmentFinancial modelingNegotiation skillsAnalytical skillsTeam leadershipCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Have a minimum 15 years' experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or related transactional roles, with a bachelor's degree or equivalent
Be experience leading all phases of the transaction process including origination, negotiation, execution and measurement
Have experience with M&A strategy development, market and company landscape analyses, and acquisition candidate pipeline development
Have extensive planning, financial and analytical skills with experience in valuation and acquisition pro forma modeling
Have experience developing effective deal structures, risk mitigation and negotiating strategies
Be results-driven with the ability to lead projects to completion on tight timelines
Be a team player with exceptional communication, collaboration and have experience working with executive level stakeholders

Benefits

Healthcare
401K savings plan
Company holidays
Vacation (in the form of PTO)
Sick time
Family friendly benefits including parental leave
Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness

Company

Akamai Technologies

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Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device.

H1B Sponsorship

Akamai Technologies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (219)
2024 (204)
2023 (227)
2022 (236)
2021 (247)
2020 (279)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.63B
Key Investors
IVP
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2023-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2001-08-01Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tom Leighton
Chief Executive Officer
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Charlie Gero
CTO
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