Corporate Development & Strategy Manager

Role Overview

• We are looking for a Corporate Development & Strategy Manager (m/f/d) to provide strong support to our Corporate Development & Strategy team.
• You will take full ownership of workstreams in our M&A processes, investor communication and key strategic initiatives for the CEO, CFO and Advisory Board.
• M&A sourcing & pipeline management: maintain and develop our M&A pipeline, perform structured evaluation of new targets and conduct outreach and banker calls.
• Acquisition project management: manage the due-diligence and legal-documentation streams — including independent execution of commercial due diligence, from analysis to the final decision paper for management and the Advisory Board.
• Responsible for integration planning and the PMO after closing — including tracking levers, synergies and milestones.
• Corporate finance: support structuring and execution of acquisition financings (equity and debt) in close collaboration with our CFO.
• Investor relations: professional management of our shareholder group — including monthly investor reporting and communication to our Advisory Board.
• Strategy & CEO/CFO support: independently handle strategic special projects for the CEO and CFO — e.g. market-entry and portfolio questions, make-or-buy cases as well as preparation of decision papers and presentations for our shareholders.
• AI enablement: actively use and further develop our AI workflows in analysis, reporting and presentations.
• Mentoring: provide technical leadership and onboarding for our working students and interns within the team.

Requirements

• At least 2–4 years of professional experience in investment banking (M&A), private equity, a start-up, strategy consulting, transaction services or a comparable function.
• Strong academic degree in economics, finance, industrial engineering or another quantitative discipline.
• You work analytically and strategically, quickly grasp complex topics and convert them into clear storylines — in writing and in management-ready presentations.
• You have a strong numerical understanding and are proficient in Excel — you structure complex calculations clearly and produce decision-ready materials.
• You communicate confidently with external stakeholders (advisors, targets, shareholders), run meetings independently and represent AlphaPet professionally externally.
• Ownership & pragmatism are second nature to you: you take responsibility for your workstreams, prioritize by impact (80/20 where appropriate, depth where critical) and bring a proposed solution when raising blockers.
• AI-savvy & pragmatic: you actively use AI tools (e.g. Claude) to increase efficiency and quality and drive the further development of our AI workflows.
• Fluent German and English, both spoken and written.

Benefits

• Responsible, exciting and varied tasks with plenty of creative freedom in a dynamic company that values flat hierarchies and an open, informal working atmosphere where everyone is on a first-name basis.
• A friendly, open team of around 280 employees across Munich, Leipzig and Albourne (UK) with several friendly office dogs at our locations.
• Flexible working hours (based on trust-based working time), home-office options including a contribution to your home-office equipment and the possibility to work from abroad for several months.
• 28 days of annual leave plus the option to take up to 20 days of unpaid leave as well as special leave!
• Various internal and external development opportunities that you can choose independently according to your interests.
• Your mental health matters to us! Through the OpenUp platform you can anonymously join individual or group therapy sessions or have 1:1 meetings with real therapists.
• Various employee discounts — for people and pets!
• Regular team, company and family & friends events.
• Need a break? Relax in our social area equipped with a foosball table or challenge colleagues on our cozy sofa area to a Mario Kart battle (or another Nintendo Switch game)!
• Don’t like reheated food? Ordering food take too long? Our office offers a high-quality, fully equipped kitchen where you can cook or bake great cakes!
• Coffee, hot chocolate, tea and other cold soft drinks such as water and juices as well as fresh fruit, small snacks and a well-stocked candy drawer are available free of charge.
• EGYM Wellpass membership: with our subsidized EGYM Wellpass membership you get access to thousands of sports and wellness facilities — including gyms, swimming pools, climbing halls, yoga and pilates studios and many more. This lets you flexibly and nationwide do something for your fitness and well-being in a way that fits your daily routine best.