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Hands-On Senior Executive – Corporate Development – Remote, Part Time
Harris Computer seeks an experienced, energetic Corporate Development professional to join our M&A team in a highly autonomous, self-managed role.
This position is ideal for senior professionals who are looking for a flexible, part-time, remote engagement where they can leverage their experience to bring about high-value opportunities.
You will play a key role in developing and advancing our M&A pipeline. Leveraging your extensive experience, credibility, and communication skills, you will engage founders and executives, build trust, and position Harris as the partner of choice for acquisitions.
About Us:
Harris Computer is the largest operating group of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU), the most effective acquirer of software businesses globally. Harris acquires vertical market software businesses, and holds them long-term, providing a good future for customers and employees. Harris has completed over 280 software acquisitions in 20+ software sectors and employs over 10,000 team members.
What Your Impact Will Be:
- Develop the M&A pipeline: Proactively identify software companies that align with our investment goals.
- Initiate key relationships: Conduct targeted, strategic outreach to prospects, building rapport with business owners and senior leadership.
- Nurture long-term relationships: Build credibility and earn trust with key decision-makers, while positioning Harris as the acquirer of choice.
- Drive acquisitions: Deliver transactions, the ultimate outcome of your efforts.
What We Are Looking For:
- Business acumen: Substantial hands-on financial and business experience in fast-paced, high-performing, work environments.
- M&A experience: Fluent in discussing the M&A process, valuations, and exiting a business. Experienced in engaging with founders and senior executives.
- An exceptional relationship builder: A skilled conversationalist with genuine curiosity about others and a knack for listening. Builds trust by focusing on the business owner’s stories, goals, and motivations rather than their own.
- A natural, outgoing connector: Naturally engages with people in everyday life, effortlessly building rapport in casual interactions. Comfortable reaching out, connecting, and fostering relationships with business owners.
- Highly efficient research and outreach skills: A quick study who can profile, assess, and interpret a company and its leaders within minutes, then confidently initiate tailored outreach.
- Intellectual curiosity: Continuously observes, analyzes, and learns from each interaction, building on past experiences to gain deeper insight.
- A high achiever: A hands-on contributor with a track record of outstanding performance. Committed to achieving a high rate of meaningful connections. Patiently persistent and resourceful, using thoughtful and creative approaches to engage business owners.
- Meticulous about activity tracking: Utilizes Harris CRM to record activities, notes and data for pipeline management and decision-making.
We are looking for an exceptional candidate who can demonstrate alignment with these criteria, support it with real-world examples, and quickly contribute in this role with minimal onboarding. If that’s you, tell us your story and show us how your experience reflects these characteristics. We look forward to hearing from you.
Compensation and Work Arrangements
Compensation will be based on experience, skills, market conditions, and internal equity. Part-time work arrangements will be based on business objectives and candidate’s availability. This position may be classified as either a W-2 employee or a 1099 independent contractor engagement, depending on the nature of the role and applicable requirements.