Associate, Corporate Development

As an Associate on our Corporate Development team, you’ll play a significant role in our M&A, and growth activities globally.

Responsibilities

Lead due diligence across live transactions with cross-functional DRIs, organize and maintain the data rooms, schedule diligence and debrief sessions, and draft consolidated diligence reports; Build initial operating models, trading comparables and precedent transactions, DCF and returns analyses, and accretion / dilution support; Produce first-pass screening memos and company teardowns on inbound opportunities; Support ownership of our venture investment portfolio: maintain the deal-terms inventory (ownership, instrument, pro-rata, information rights, board / observer seats), collect quarterly portfolio-company KPI updates, and track valuation marks with IRR / MOIC per position; Support the M&A cash obligations backbone with the rolling forecasts of deal-related cash outflows (consideration, holdbacks, to earnouts) for FP&A and Treasury; Prepare executive deal materials, Board pages, to supporting data analysis; Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from a university in Business, Commerce, Finance, Actuarial Science, or a related field; 4+ years of experience at a leading investment bank, venture capital firm, private equity firm, management consultancy, or startup; Excellence in understanding and scrutinizing business models (financials, mechanics, quality) within a financial institution; Excellent financial modeling and valuation skills; Demonstrated problem solving skills, writing experience (deal memos), and storytelling skills on industry trends, implications, and pain points; Advanced Excel and experience with data analysis tools; Ability to work self-directed and fluidly across multiple live, high-priority transactions in parallel

Nice to have

Proficiency with SQL; Strong network in crypto and/or traditional financial markets is a plus; Technical background or strong knowledge of industry software products and services