Carl Hargreaves
Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Director | M&A, Build/Buy/Partner Strategy | SaaS & Technology Growth
- Role
- Director, Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances at WP Engine
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Carl Hargreaves
Corporate development and strategic partnerships leader with deep experience driving build / buy / partner strategies within high-growth SaaS and technology platforms.I’ve led end-to-end M&A, investments, and ecosystem partnerships, partnering closely with product, engineering, executive leadership, and boards to accelerate product roadmaps, expand platform capabilities, and create durable enterprise value.My work spans deal sourcing, valuation, diligence, negotiation, integration planning, and post-close execution, with a strong emphasis on using corporate development to accelerate product delivery, acquire differentiated technology and engineering talent, and scale partner ecosystems.I bring a product-minded approach, strong financial acumen (valuation, ARR forecasting, scenario analysis), and experience operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where trust, execution quality, and cross-functional alignment matter.I’m most interested in roles where corporate development is a strategic growth lever, not a transactional function—particularly in product-led SaaS, platform businesses, and security-adjacent ecosystems.
Experience
Director, Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances
Oct 2022 — Present · Austin, TX, US
Corporate development and strategic partnerships for a high-growth SaaS platform, owning M&A, investments, and ecosystem partnerships end-to-end.• Completed 12 successful acquisitions that significantly enhanced company revenue and profitability via inorganic growth• Developed build/buy/partner strategies in collaboration with product and engineering teams to expedite product delivery. • Sourced and executed technology and security partnerships, generating $40M+ in ARR, including edge security and SIEM offerings. Partnerships include Google Cloud, AWS, Cloudflare & New Relic
Education
University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Economics
Texas McCombs School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Skills
- Data Analysis
- Fixed Income
- Finance
- Statistics
- Economics
- Leadership
- Spss
- Sql
- Valuation
- Public Speaking
- Research
- Financial Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Modeling
- Quantitative Analytics
- Analysis
- Strategy
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