Corporate Development Associate Director

You will lead corporate planning and strategy execution, support market expansion, structure partnerships, evaluate investments and joint ventures, and manage investor relationships. You will build financial models, oversee due diligence, prepare board materials, and coordinate high-priority projects across business functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate planning initiatives and drive company strategy implementation
• Develop plans to scale operational processes, systems, and people
• Optimise existing business units and launch new ones
• Report on profitability and operating performance and recommend efficiency or revenue improvements
• Prepare board papers, strategy memos, and management presentations
• Lead overseas expansion projects from market analysis through execution
• Own high-priority special projects and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders
• Originate, structure, and negotiate strategic partnerships
• Build distribution for tokenised capital markets products
• Manage partnership commercials, term sheets, and relationships
• Source, evaluate, and execute strategic investments and joint ventures
• Build financial analyses and valuation models for deal structuring and negotiation
• Run due diligence and transaction documentation and support post-deal integration
• Prepare investment memoranda and transaction presentations
• Manage shareholder and investor relationships and reporting
• Support fundraising and capital activities

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline
• At least 5+ years of relevant experience in M&A, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, corporate development, or management consulting
• Hands-on deal execution experience, including due diligence and transaction documentation
• Financial modelling and valuation analysis skills
• Knowledge of capital structure and corporate finance
• Partnership or commercial deal origination and closing experience
• Communication and presentation skills for C-suite, boards, and investors
• Interest in digital assets
• Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Google Workspace skills
• Business-level Mandarin and/or Japanese preferred
• Fintech, payments, banking, or digital assets background preferred
• Familiarity with tokenisation, digital securities, or capital markets infrastructure preferred
• Southeast Asia market expansion or licensing experience preferred

Benefits

• Generous annual leave in addition to national holidays
• Medical coverage including GP, specialist, and TCM care
• Self-care benefits
• Fitness workshops and webinars
• Well-stocked pantry