Corporate Development Manager

🏢 LifeStance Health · all LifeStance Health jobs
📍 United States
💰 USD 120,000 - 147,000 / annual
📅 Posted 2026-08-20 · via Himalayas
🏷 Corporate-Development,M&A,Healthcare-M&A,Strategic-Planning,Business-Development,Corporate-Development-Manager
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At LifeStance Health , we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!

LifeStance Health Values

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Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.

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Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.

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Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.

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One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

Benefits
As a full-time employee of LifeStance Health , the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.

Job Summary

LifeStance Health is seeking a dynamic and strategic Corporate Development Manager to drive growth initiatives, focused on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and including strategic partnerships, and market expansion opportunities. The ideal candidate will have strong financial acumen, analytical capabilities, and deal execution experience to support the company’s long-term strategic goals.

Consistent with LifeStance’s values, every member of the LifeStance team is expected to support each other and the mission, which may mean participating in projects and initiatives and performing functions and responsibilities not specifically outlined in this job description. Effective teamworkis critical to success in this roleand being a culture carrier of the organization, both in how we operate and as we evaluate opportunities that are a good match with our company.

Compensation: $120,000 - 147,000/annually, plus annual bonus potential

Key Responsibilities

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Manage data collection and analysis of new acquisitions by working with corporate and regional teams through the following transaction phases:

- Acquisition Sourcing

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Lead market research, competitive analysis, and industry trend evaluation to identify both strategic and tuck-in acquisitions and other strategic growth opportunities.

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Developing and cultivating relationships with practice leadership and other influencers in theM&A space, including bankers, brokers and consultants.

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Analysis of key markets and market segments in relation to LifeStance’s existing business and strategic growth focus, including new markets, CBSAs and into both existing and adjacent specialties.

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Pre-Term Sheet financial cultural, clinical, and operational analysis and diligence

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Development of the investment thesis and key levers that must be evident to ensure value and success.

- Due Diligence

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Work with target to obtain all necessary data and documentation, as applicable, including:

- Financial and operational data

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EMR and practice management system reports

- Payor contracts and contracted rates

- Clinician model and contracts

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Clinician demographics, licensure and credentialing information

- Employee demographics and contracts

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Develop financial models, valuation analyses, budgets and business cases to assess potential opportunities, along with scenarios and sensitivity analysis.

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Preparing, formatting and analyzing data for presentation to key corporate stakeholders

- Deal execution:

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Draft and review all appropriate legaldocumentation and collaborate with business partners to execute – LOI, Term Sheet, APA, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, etc.

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Manage deal execution and timing to ensure all key deliverable dates are met and executed in accordance with the planned timelines.

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