Head of Business Development, Public.com
$200-300k
Stocks, ETFs & crypto investing app
Open for applications
Stocks, ETFs & crypto investing app
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$200-300k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make the public markets work for all people.
Role
Who you are
- An owner-operator who pairs strategic judgment with organized speed; comfortable making calls with imperfect data and course-correcting fast
- Candid, low-ego communicator who gives/receives feedback from a place of care and builds trust across execs and teams
- Excellent storyteller: you can distill complex trade-offs into crisp memos and board-ready materials
- Deeply curious about fintech/markets and motivated by Public’s mission; high integrity and confidentiality by default
- 8 - 12+ years across Corporate Development / Strategic Finance / IB / PE / VC, including end-to-end deal experience (buy-side M&A or significant strategic partnerships)
- Expert in valuation & modeling (comps, DCF, cohort/LTV, unit economics) and deal mechanics (structure, earn-outs, retention, working capital)
- Demonstrated post-merger integration experience and cross-functional leadership
- Fintech, brokerage, market-infrastructure, or regulated-financial-services experience preferred; comfort with securities/compliance considerations
- Track record of building repeatable processes (pipelines, ICs, dashboards) from zero to one
What the job involves
- We’re hiring a Head of Business Development to own our build-buy-partner strategy: sourcing and executing strategic partnerships that accelerate Public’s ambitions.
- You’ll be the DRI for the full deal lifecycle (from thesis → LOI → diligence → close → integration), partner closely with the CEOs, CFO, Product, and Legal, and stand up the operating system for corporate development at Public
- This role reports directly to co-CEO Leif Abraham
- Strategy & pipeline: Build and maintain theses and market maps across broker/dealer, market data, wealth, and adjacent fintech; prioritize opportunities that move activation, LTV, or cost to serve
- Sourcing & relationships: Develop senior relationships with founders, bankers, funds, and strategic partners; keep an active, qualified pipeline
- Deal execution: Own valuation, modeling, and structure; run LOIs/term sheets; lead cross-functional diligence (product, tech, legal, compliance, finance), and drive to close
- Partnerships & investments: Evaluate BD partnerships and minority investments; design structures that de-risk and create option value
- Integration & value capture: Create post-close plans with accountable owners, timelines, DRIs, and comms; track synergies and risks
- Operating system: Stand up templates for IC memos, diligence checklists, reporting cadence, and a living pipeline/market-intelhub
Our take
The stock market can be a confusing place unless you work on Wall Street, making investing a pretty daunting experience. Public.com brings accessibility to the stock market, helping people invest regardless of experience or available funds.
This is done through a commission-free platform that allows users to own fractional shares of stocks, funds, and crypto, making it easier to get started. It has created a safe space for a broad audience, with educational and social features that help users become more familiar with investing.
The concept of making investments more accessible is not unique to Public.com, but a key draw that it has over the competition is its focus on creating a social community. It has also been quick to innovate, such as with the launch of AI-powered investment research tool Alpha. And it continues to raise funding to support product development and solidify its place in the industry.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
43% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Dec 2024
$105m
SERIES D
Feb 2021
$220m
SERIES D
Total funding: $414.5m
Company benefits
- Fully paid healthcare
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible spending account
- Citi Bike membership
- Reproductive care
- In-office meals
Company HQ
Financial District, New York, NY
Leadership
Jannick Malling
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previous Head of Product in the founding team at CFH Group, and co-founder of Tradable.
Leif Abraham
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Previously co-founded and was CEO at AND.CO. Also co-founded Pay with a Tweet, and has worked as Director of Product Experience at West.
Matt Kennedy
(Co-Founder & Brokerage)Former COO of the company. Previously a Trading Associate at Dominick & Dominick.
Sean Hendelman
(Co-Founder & Board Member)CEO of the Active and Professional Division at Clear Street, as well as Founder and CEO at T3 Companies.
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