Who we are...
Verra Mobility is a global leader in smart mobility. We develop technology-enabled solutions that help the world move safely and easily. We are fostering the development of safe cities, working with police departments and municipalities to install over 4,000 red-light, speed, and school bus stop arm safety cameras across North America. We are also creating smart roadways, serving the world's largest commercial fleets and rental car companies to manage tolling transactions and violations for over 8.5 million vehicles. And we are a leading provider of connected systems, processing nearly 165 million transactions each year across 50+ individual tolling authorities.
Culture
Verra Mobility Corporation is a rapidly-growing, entrepreneurial company that operates with a people-first philosophy and approach. The company lives by its core values—Do What’s Right, Lead with Grace, Win Together, and Own It—in everything it does for its customers and team members. The company seeks to grow aggressively, both organically and through acquisition, to continue to be the undisputed market leader with these five core competencies: bias for action, customer focus, teamwork, drive for results, and commitment to excellence.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Director of Corporate Development to support our mergers and acquisitions (M&A) efforts. This role is critical to our growth strategy and will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing strategic acquisition opportunities. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in investment banking, management consulting, or corporate development with a proven track record of full-cycle deal execution.
Key Responsibilities
- M&A Strategy & Scouting
- Identify and evaluate potential acquisition targets aligned with strategic priorities.
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of opportunities through industry research, networking, and proactive outreach.
- Cultivate relationships with target companies, investment banks, and advisors.
- Deal Evaluation & Modeling
- Lead financial modeling, valuation analysis, and business case development for potential transactions.
- Conduct due diligence in collaboration with cross-functional teams (finance, legal, operations, etc.).
- Prepare investment memos and presentations for executive leadership and board review.
- Deal Execution
- Drive end-to-end deal execution, including negotiations, structuring, and integration planning.
- Partner with legal and finance teams to manage transaction documentation and closing processes.
- Support post-merger integration efforts to ensure strategic and financial objectives are met.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or corporate development.
- Demonstrated experience leading full-cycle M&A transactions.
- Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on, execution-oriented mindset.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field; MBA or equivalent preferred.
Verra Mobility Values
An ideal candidate for this role naturally works in alignment with the Verra Mobility Core Values:
- Own It. We focus on high performance and drive toward breakthrough outcomes. Our employees ensure accountability, optimize and align work, focus on the customer, and cultivate innovation.
- Do What’s Right. We champion integrity and good character. Our team members model ethical behavior, demonstrate good judgment and are courageous.
- Lead with Grace. We express humility and compassion, and we are authentic and candid. Our employees demonstrate self-awareness, care for others, instill trust, and communicate effectively.
- Win Together. We believe in growing and inspiring people together. We seek people who collaborate, value differences, think and act globally, foster an engaging work environment, and recognize and develop others.
With your explicit consent which you provided as part of the application process, we will retain candidate personal data solely for the business purpose for which it was collected. In no event will we retain such data more than two (2) years following the closure of the recruitment process relating to the role for which you applied or in the event other related job opportunities arise within the company. Verra Mobility Applicant Privacy Notice
Verra Mobility is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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