Corporate Development Associate

Our Client is a high-growth, private equity-backed services organization is seeking a Corporate Development Associate to join its expanding M&A function.

This is a hands-on transaction role with significant exposure to completed acquisitions. The Associate will work closely with Corporate Development leadership and senior executives throughout the full transaction lifecycle, helping evaluate opportunities, coordinate diligence, maintain financial analysis, prepare investment materials, and drive deals toward closing.

This opportunity is particularly well suited for an Investment Banking Analyst/Associate, Private Equity Associate, or Corporate Development professional who has received strong transaction training and wants to move into an operating-company environment without sacrificing meaningful deal exposure.

The organization has an active acquisition strategy and expects the Corporate Development Associate to quickly become an integral part of the team.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support acquisitions from initial evaluation through diligence, execution, and closing.
• Take ownership of the detailed day-to-day work required to keep multiple transactions moving forward.
• Manage transaction data rooms and coordinate information throughout due diligence.
• Build, maintain, and analyze financial models and transaction workbooks .
• Evaluate acquisition opportunities, including financial performance, key assumptions, risks, and transaction considerations.
• Prepare investment committee presentations, transaction materials, and recommendations .
• Maintain acquisition pipeline reporting and transaction trackers.
• Coordinate diligence activities across internal stakeholders, external advisors, investors, and other transaction participants.
• Assist senior leadership in evaluating potential acquisitions and transaction structures.
• Track outstanding diligence items, deliverables, and transaction milestones through closing.
• Create executive-ready Excel analyses and PowerPoint presentations.
• Continuously improve transaction processes, reporting, and M&A infrastructure as the Corporate Development function grows.

What We're Looking For:

• Approximately 2–4 years of transaction-focused experience within Investment banking, corporate development, private equity or another highly transaction-oriented M&A environment
• Strong understanding of the M&A transaction lifecycle , including evaluation, diligence, execution, and closing.
• Hands-on experience with financial modeling, transaction analysis, and supporting financial workbooks.
• Experience coordinating due diligence and managing transaction data rooms.
• Experience preparing presentations, investment committee materials, or transaction recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong analytical capabilities and financial acumen.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple transactions and priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with executives, investors, advisors, and other transaction stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or another quantitative discipline preferred.
• CFA designation or progress toward the CFA is a plus.