Associate, Corporate Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Oversee diligence workstreams and manage the entire diligence process from start to finish.

• Collaborate with internal functional leaders as well as external banking, legal, accounting, and consulting advisors.

• Rigorously evaluate diligence findings and convert them into implications for valuation, deal structure, and integration.

• Supervise data room reviews, monitor outstanding issues, and create diligence summaries for senior leadership.

• Assist in managing integration offices for acquisitions.

• Facilitate Day 1 readiness and post-merger integration across finance, HR, IT, product development, engineering, and commercial teams.

• Develop and maintain synergy tracking while identifying risks early on.

• Oversee transition services agreements and fulfill other commitments post-close.

• Create financial models for acquisitions, encompassing valuation, synergy analysis, and accretion/dilution assessments.

• Conduct research and screening of potential acquisition targets.

• Prepare investment materials and recommendations for the C-suite and Board of Directors.

• Design repeatable M&A tools, templates, diligence checklists, integration playbooks, and financial model templates.

• Collaborate with Spotnana's C-suite and leaders across various business functions.

• Support the assessment of new opportunities and contribute to the development of the Corporate Development team's processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in strategy or operations consulting, investment banking, or transaction advisory, with hands-on involvement in M&A transactions.

• Proven track record of managing workstreams or projects with multiple stakeholders, ideally involving diligence or post-merger integration.

• Strong skills in financial modeling, including the capability to construct a transaction model from the ground up.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience in preparing materials for senior executives.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and propel work forward without direct authority over involved parties.

• Willingness to travel as necessary during active diligence and integration phases.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or a related discipline.

• Preferred: experience on the buy-side or in integration projects.

• Preferred: familiarity with travel, travel technology, or B2B software.

• Preferred: experience in developing templates, playbooks, or repeatable processes.

• Preferred: MBA or relevant professional certifications such as CFA or CPA.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity in the form of stock options.

• Pre-tax and ROTH 401(k) options through Fidelity with up to a 4% company match.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits available from the hire date.

• 100% coverage of employee premiums and 85% coverage for eligible dependents.

• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and commuting expenses.

• Flexible paid time off (PTO).

• 10 designated company holidays.

• Year-end company shutdown.

• Up to 26 weeks of parental leave.

• Monthly stipend for cell phone and internet expenses.

• IATAN travel membership.

• Pet insurance options.

• Financial wellness resources.

• Access to the Calm app.

• Annual performance bonus.

• Company equity.