• Lead Cadre Hospice’s inorganic growth strategy, overseeing the full lifecycle of acquisitions from sourcing and diligence through transaction execution and integration oversight. • Develop and manage Cadre’s M&A pipeline in alignment with enterprise growth priorities. • Proactively source acquisition opportunities through banker relationships, founder outreach, and industry networks. • Evaluate market entry and tuck-in opportunities across existing and target geographies. • Partner with the CEO and Board to refine acquisition criteria, return thresholds, and capital deployment strategy. • Lead valuation modeling, underwriting, and return analysis including EBITDA normalization, synergy assumptions, and downside scenarios. • Own the end-to-end diligence process including financial, operational, clinical, regulatory, compliance, HR, and IT workstreams. • Support negotiation of LOIs, definitive agreements, and closing documentation. • Partner with operations, clinical leadership, finance, HR, and IT to ensure smooth post-close integration.