Corporate Development M&A Specialist

Mercor

Job Description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Corporate Development Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $2000/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Build valuation and merger models including three-statement , DCF , trading and transaction comps , accretion-dilution , cap table , and equity waterfall .
Draft and compare transaction terms such as IOIs , LOIs , term sheets , bid comparisons , and deal structure .
Produce process and board materials like management presentations , data packs , buyer universes , and board and committee decks .
Run screening, diligence, and integration work including inbound deal screens , diligence request lists , and synergy models .
Work independently and asynchronously to produce high-quality deliverables graded against a rubric.

Qualifications

Must-Have

4+ years in an in-house corporate development or M&A role at an operating company.
Hands-on ownership of live transactions end to end.

Preferred

Investment banking or private equity background before moving in-house.
Experience with Big 4 transaction advisory or financial due diligence.

Assessment

A merger model from a mock target file.
A term sheet comparison.
A board-ready recommendation memo.

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