• Build out the M&A pipeline consistent with the company's growth strategy, conduct due diligence on relevant companies, targets, and/or potential partners, assess strategic fits and potential risks. • Take the lead in transaction execution including target reviews, assessments, due diligence, identifying risks and developing integration plans, including for divestments. • Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams – requiring effective collaboration and communication with internal stakeholders, including finance, product, sales, legal, HR, and the executive team. • Develop and present business cases and financial models to be reviewed and by the CEO/CFO and Board. • Identify and execute opportunities to refine and improve processes through collaborative efforts with business units that help identify and execute business development projects to drive growth. • Build, grow, and nurture relationships with external parties such as investment banks, private investment firms, potential deal targets, and M&A advisors. • Work with the Product team to explore new partnership opportunities. • Expected to develop a robust M&A playbook covering deal sourcing, evaluation, prioritization of targets to pipeline management, due diligence, and integration planning. • Handle communication by providing competitive intelligence and establishing relevant financial benchmarks such as growth rates, gross margins, EBITDA margins, leverage, commercial metrics, etc. • Develop, modify, and execute MeridianLink policies that affect immediate operations and may also have a company-wide effect. Accountable for the department budget, and far-reaching impact on the business segment. Implementing policies, select methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to achieve desired results.