ScoutifyScoutify
COMPANIESBLOGABOUT
ScoutifyScoutify
SIGN INGET 25 FREE APPLICATIONS
COMPANIESBLOGABOUT
SIGN INGET 25 FREE APPLICATIONS
  1. Home
  2. /Staff & Principal
  3. /Staff Corporate Development & M&A

Staff Corporate Development & M&A Jobs

Last updated: February 1, 2026

Companies

100,000+

Staff Salary

$225K+

Demand

growing

Level

Staff

Get Staff Corporate Development & M&A Alerts

Staff corporate development & m&a roles are rare and highly competitive. Be first to know.

Get 25 Free Applications
Hiring dataData snapshot · May 2026

[03] Response time

Fastest to respond

Among companies hiring business & operations roles, the fastest median time from application to first recruiter screen — measured from real applications sent through Scoutify.

01Merck1.1% screen rate · 175 applications tracked<1 days
02Caterpillar1.5% screen rate · 65 applications tracked<1 days
03Johnson Controls60.6% screen rate · 33 applications tracked<1 days
04Northrop Grumman0.6% screen rate · 173 applications tracked1 day
05General Dynamics Information Technology0.6% screen rate · 167 applications tracked1 day
06JLL4.1% screen rate · 49 applications tracked1 day
07Parsons4.2% screen rate · 48 applications tracked1 day
08Sonoco Products0.9% screen rate · 116 applications tracked2 days

Medians are company-wide (all roles), so treat them as how quickly each recruiting org moves, not a per-role guarantee.

Sniper

Auto-apply to new staff Corporate Development & M&A jobs

Scoutify watches 100,000+ company career pages for new Corporate Development & M&A postings. When one that fits your filters goes up on a Greenhouse, Workday, SmartRecruiters, Ashby, Lever, UKG Pro, JazzHR or Jobvite career site, Sniper fills in the application with your resume and submits it, often minutes after the job posts, so you can auto-apply to new staff Corporate Development & M&A jobs without watching every career page yourself.

Sniper costs $25 a week for up to 500 applications, and your first 25 applications are free with no card.

Staff corporate development & m&a positions sit at the top of the individual contributor track. At this level, you're expected to define technical strategy, drive org-wide initiatives, and influence the direction of entire engineering organizations. Scoutify monitors 100,000+ company career pages so you can find staff opportunities that match your expertise and impact level.

Excelling as a Staff Corporate Development & M&A

What to expect

Staff corporate development & m&a positions typically require 8+ years of experience with demonstrated org-wide impact. You'll set technical direction for multiple teams, drive architectural standards, and shape the engineering roadmap.Staff corporate development & m&a compensation typically starts around $225K.

Org-wide influence

At the staff level, your scope extends far beyond any single team. You'll need to demonstrate cross-functional leadership, build consensus across engineering, product, and business stakeholders, and drive technical decisions that affect the entire organization. Prepare to discuss initiatives where you influenced without direct authority.

Evaluating the right opportunity

Staff engineer means different things at different companies. At a startup, it might mean being the most senior IC. At a large company, it means cross-org technical leadership. Understand the scope, expectations, and IC career ladder before committing. Look for companies that genuinely invest in staff+ IC tracks rather than treating them as consolation for not going into management.

Companies Hiring Staff Corporate Development & M&A Professionals

GoogleAppleMetaAmazonNetflixNvidiaAnthropicOpenAIDatabricksSnowflakeDatadogSalesforce
View all 100,000+ companies

Related Staff Roles

Staff Legal

Scoutify is tracking 17,679 live Legal openings across 4,551 companies, with 1,730 posted in the last seven days. Roles in this legal & compliance area are also advertised as Legal Counsel and Associate Attorney. Scoutify Sniper can apply to matching roles for you within minutes of a posting going live.

Browse by Experience Level

Entry Level Corporate Development & M&ASenior Corporate Development & M&AStaff Corporate Development & M&A

Ready for Your Next Staff Role?

Get instant alerts when companies post staff corporate development & m&a positions. These roles are rare - don't miss them.

Get 25 Free Applications

Browse the board free without an account. Real-time alerts from $5/week, auto-apply from $15.

Scoutify

Sniper applies to matching jobs on supported career sites using your profile, resume and preferences.

Product

  • Pricing
  • Real-time alerts
  • Smart matching
  • Companies
  • Integrations

Explore

  • Browse jobs
  • Remote jobs
  • H-1B jobs
  • Entry level
  • Mid-level
  • Senior
  • Staff & principal

Resources

  • Blog
  • Online tools
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Support

Get started

  • Get 25 free applications
  • Sign in

© 2026 Notify You, Inc.

Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Privacy Choices
  • Terms of Service