Director, Corporate Development & Ventures

MongoDB is hiring a Director of Corporate Development Ventures to partner with senior leadership to shape and execute our inorganic growth strategy, including leading critical M A and strategic investment activity.

This role is for someone who has operated as a deal lead, not just a participant. You will be expected to independently originate, evaluate, and execute transactions—quickly, rigorously, and with sound judgment.

You will work closely with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, and Finance to inform decisions that shape MongoDB’s position in data infrastructure and the AI ecosystem. There is no room for passive execution in this role—you are expected to drive outcomes.

Finally, you will build the corporate development capability to run multiple transactions in parallel, establishing the cross-functional cadence and playbooks required to execute at scale.

The Team

Corporate Development Ventures at MongoDB is a small team focused on high-impact work with a bias toward action.

Our ventures platform maintains active coverage of the developer and AI ecosystem, providing consistent exposure to emerging companies, founders, and technologies.

In this role, you will be expected to translate that visibility into well-defined M A and investment opportunities, bringing the judgment and execution needed to move from insight to completed transactions.

We’re looking for someone who

Has 8–12+ years of experience in Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or Venture Capital

Has led multiple M A transactions end-to-end and can do so with limited oversight

Is comfortable being the most experienced and accountable deal operator in the room

Demonstrates consistently strong judgment, particularly under time pressure and incomplete information

Holds a high bar for analytical rigor, but knows when to make decisions without perfect data

Can engage credibly with technical leaders while maintaining a clear business perspective

Is direct, low-ego, and accountable—focused on outcomes, not process

Is motivated by building and operating at a high-performing standard, not maintaining one

What you will do

Lead Transactions That Matter

Own M A and investment processes end-to-end, from initial engagement through close

Build and pressure-test valuation, structure, and strategic rationale independently

Run tight, focused diligence processes across technical, product, commercial, and financial dimensions

Drive decisions forward—without creating unnecessary process or delay

Set the Standard for Execution

Bring structure and clarity to complex, ambiguous situations

Identify what matters quickly and focus the team accordingly

Ensure transactions are well-understood, well-structured, and executed at a high level

Raise the quality bar for how decisions are made across the function

Convert Market Insight into Action

Work closely with the Ventures team to identify actionable opportunities from a strong, continuously refreshed pipeline

Maintain a precise understanding of the competitive and technological landscape

Act decisively when conviction is high

Operate Effectively with Senior Stakeholders

Partner directly with Product and Engineering leadership on strategic fit and integration

Work with Finance and Legal to structure and close transactions efficiently

Communicate clearly and concisely with executive leadership

Build Leverage for the Function

Mentor junior team members through direct, hands-on involvement in deals

Improve speed and consistency of execution across the team

Contribute to building a function that can scale without losing quality

What success looks like

You independently lead and close high-quality, strategically important transactions

MongoDB can run multiple live deals simultaneously without loss of focus or rigor

Decisions are made faster, with clearer reasoning and stronger conviction

Internal stakeholders rely on you to drive clarity and momentum in complex situations

The overall quality and effectiveness of the Corporate Development function increases materially

Position Expectations

Based in San Francisco, New York, or Austin

Travel as required for transactions and relationship development

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important ap…