Corporate Development Manager

Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a Guardian. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com.

Guardian has set out an ambitious growth strategy over the next 5 years, referred to as our Journey To ’30.  This strategy focuses on continuing the growth of businesses by diversifying our product portfolio, increasing our distribution footprint, growing our customer base, and leveraging technology, data and AI as a strategic enabler. This growth strategy requires ongoing transformation across the enterprise, including both the business lines and corporate functions.

Guardian is seeking a highly analytical, execution-oriented individual to serve as Corporate Development Manager. In this high-impact role, you will help drive Guardian’s inorganic growth initiatives and help our businesses forge innovative and transformative partnerships across the enterprise.

As Corporate Development Manager, you will operate within Guardian’s Corporate Development team, responsible for driving Guardian’s inorganic growth by leading M&A, venture investments, and strategic partnerships.

You will play a critical role in high-visibility initiatives across the following areas:

• M&A and Investments
  • Source and evaluate acquisitions/divestitures, investments and JV opportunities aligned with Guardian’s strategic priorities
  • Lead end-to-end transaction processes, including financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, and deal structuring
  • Develop investment cases and secure approvals through Guardian’s governance process
  • Negotiate term sheets and definitive agreements in collaboration with legal and finance teams
  • Monitor portfolio of funds and direct investments

• Commercial Partnerships
  • Collaborate with business leaders to structure and execute partnerships with early-stage companies
  • Manage, grow, and maintain a deep network of relationships with top VCs, founders, builders and other players in the venture ecosystem
• Market Intelligence
  • Build and maintain relationships with investment bankers, advisors, and industry executives to stay on top of industry trends/dynamics and generate deal flow
  • Understand and bring in outside thinking across life insurance, group benefits, wealth management, and emerging disruptive technologies (including AI focused companies) to inform strategic investment and partnership decisions
  • Prepare executive-level presentations and recommendations for senior leadership and the Board
  • Represent Guardian at industry events, venture forums, and innovation summits to build brand presence and deal flow
• Integration Support
  • Partner with business leaders and integration teams to ensure successful post-close execution and synergy realization

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Economics, Business or related field); MBA or CFA preferred
• 6+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, and/or corporate development
• Proficiency or subject matter expertise in AI and other emerging disruptive technologies
• Strong technical skills to support financial analysis, valuation, and deal structuring
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and project management abilities
• Ability to thrive in a lean team environment and take ownership of complex projects

Salary Range:

The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.

Our Promise

At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals.  Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.

Inspire Well-Being

As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits. Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

Accommodations

Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MyHR@glic.com. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site.

Visa Sponsorship

Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship.

Notice Regarding Guardian’s Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

As part of Guardian’s job application process, Guardian may use artificial intelligence tools (“AI Tools") to automate the sorting and filtering of information provided by applicants as part of its preliminary screening. This preliminary screening may be used to help identify applicant materials and resumes relative to their indication that the applicant meets the requirements for the specific job for which they are applying, as specified in the listing posted on Guardian’s jobs website (Careers at Guardian at https://www.guardianlife.com/careers). At Guardian, we do not use AI Tools to substantially assist or replace human judgment or discretionary decision making in our hiring process. All hiring decisions will be made by Guardian colleagues.

Please be aware that if you apply for a specific position with Guardian, you will have the choice of opting out of Guardian’s use of AI Tools during the job application process. If you would like to request an alternative process that does not utilize AI Tools or would like to request a reasonable accommodation, within ten business days of your position application, you must email your request to MyHR@glic.com, making sure to provide your name and job requisition identification number. Guardian will retain your applicant materials and resume and all information therefrom in accordance with Guardian’s document retention policy, a copy of which you may request via MyHR@glic.com.

Additionally, at applicable times, Guardian will make public the most recent bias audit results for such AI tools, which may be found here. 

Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.