CLEAR helps create safer, easier experiences everywhere you go. We believe you are you & by using your biometrics your eyes, face, & fingerprints we keep you moving. Imagine a world where you can do virtually everything you need to breeze through the airport, buy a beer at the game, check-in at the doctors office, access your office building, & more without ever pulling out your wallet. CLEAR is currently available in 50+ airports, venues & more. Now with Health Pass, CLEAR securely connects a persons digital identity to multiple layers of COVID-related insights to help reduce public health risk & restore peace of mind.

Were defining & leading an entirely new industry, obsessing over our customers, & investing in great people to lead the way. Recently named on CNBCs Disruptor 50 List for the second year in a row & winner of the SXSW Interactive Innovation Award, CLEAR is providing innovative technology options for businesses & our 5+ million members to help create a safer environment no matter where you go.

Were looking for a VP of Corporate Development to help accelerate CLEARs growth even more quickly through mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, investment opportunities & strategic partnerships.

As a founding member of this team, youll help support CLEARs growth strategy through identification, assessment, execution & prioritization of inorganic opportunities across both existing & new commercial verticals. As an integral player in how we execute against our corporate strategy, youll help evaluate & recommend how we accelerate growth via build vs. buy trade offs.  To accomplish this, you will constantly analyze CLEARs strategic landscape, gathering competitive industry intelligence, & sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, & executing on potential transactions as a key driver of growth.

What You Will Do:

• Support & drive CLEARs growth through M&A, joint ventures strategic partnerships & investment, developing long-term financial & operating metrics to improve business performance 
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop insight into root drivers of growth & opportunities to inorganically accelerate our roadmap
• Develop & maintain a deep understanding of emerging external technologies & trends, including potential targets, serving as an advisor to stakeholders throughout the company on the best market intelligence  
• Build deep networks & strong relationships both internally with CLEARs leaders & advisors, as well as externally with founders, investors & influencers 
• Build & lead cross-functional deal teams, working closely with Finance on deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, & integration efforts for acquisitions
• Negotiate & structure complex partnerships that provide the opportunity for strategic investment or eventual acquisition
• Build scalable processes & best practices for our Corporate Development function

Who You Are:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, strategy and/or corporate development 
• 5+ years at an operating business in a corporate development, strategy or similar role, ideally in a product-driven field
• Highly motivated, combining exceptional strategic thinking, superior executive communication skills, project management, managerial experience, good business judgement, & quantitative skills
• Demonstrated hypothesis-driven problem-solving orientation with exceptional ability to create structured quantitative & qualitative analyses
• Excellent presentation/communication skills, with the ability to distill complex analyses into executive-level insights & recommendations
• Significant experience in leading cross-functional teams to execute all aspects of transactions including direct experience in M&A diligence negotiation, execution, & integration at a fast-growing, mission-driven company