Manager, Origination

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take charge of and spearhead Beacon's deal origination initiatives for specific verticals.

• Develop and maintain enduring relationships with software entrepreneurs.

• Gain insights into the business challenges, growth potentials, and sale catalysts faced by entrepreneurs.

• Assist in the preliminary assessment of potential acquisition targets by collecting and analyzing financial and operational information.

• Sustain and expand Beacon's deal pipeline by proactively identifying new business opportunities.

• Collaborate with M&A and leadership teams throughout the due diligence and deal execution processes.

• Contribute to the establishment of best practices for identifying, engaging, and finalizing relationships with outstanding software companies.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in business development, M&A origination, investment banking, or private equity.

• Strong emphasis on the software or technology industry.

• Proven success in independently identifying and sourcing investment opportunities or strategic partnerships.

• Strong commercial insight.

• Capability to evaluate a software business, pinpoint value creation themes, and effectively communicate with underwriting teams.

• Authentic enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, technology, and the long-term compounding potential of software enterprises.

🏝️ Benefits

• Significant economic rewards linked to deal outcomes and the overall performance of the business.

• Direct impact on acquisition strategy within assigned verticals.

• Chance to manage a set of verticals and lead a small team after achieving initial success.

• Collaborate directly with product and engineering teams from Silicon Valley.

• Receive mentorship from founders and senior operators who have successfully scaled businesses from seed stage to $10B+ IPOs.

• Work in an environment that encourages initiative and prioritizes judgment over hierarchy.

• Long-term investment in professional development.

• Unique work setting that merges a high-growth technology startup with a long-term buy/hold private equity investment firm.