Corporate Development, Mergers and Acquisitions Execution Associate

Benefits We Offer:

• 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
• Educational Benefits for Career Growth
• Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401K Matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Healthcare (FSA)
  • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
  • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Axlerator is seeking a Corporate Development, Mergers and Acquisitions Execution Associate to support corporate development initiatives in support of our long-term growth strategy.

If you are passionate about continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment, constantly assessing the status quo, seeking opportunities for improvement, optimizing, and providing constructive solutions to simplify and accelerate current initiatives and processes, this role may be a good fit for you.

In This Role, You Will…

• Support the execution of all Corporate Development processes including strategy, pipeline, due diligence, performing valuation/financial modeling and analysis, executing key terms with advisors and coordinating deal processes with function heads and related parties.

• Support the development of presentations for meetings with business leads, executive leadership, and external stakeholders, which would include target profile, market analysis, the business case, risks, and financial modeling

• Develop competitive market and capability maps for M&A scenarios

• Analyze the potential targets received, perform relevant research and mapping to Axle for strategic fit, develop corresponding target profile tear sheet and market maps, and relay key information to Head of Corporate Development and other Executive Sponsors/Leadership as appropriate

• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of potential acquisition targets.

• Develop and maintain dashboards to track program performance against objectives

• Manage analysis and approach for conferences, events, and tools to support Corporate Development capabilities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. An MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in corporate development, finance, or investment banking (see below for appropriate titles) 

• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and valuation skills.

• Self-starter with an ownership mentality and a strong sense of drive and ability to work effectively and meet goals in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

• Collaborative, team player with positive attitude and creative problem solving.

• Highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

• Have the ability for occasional travel to events/conferences a few times per year.

The diversity of Axlerator’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact [email protected]

Disclaimer:The above is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual’s assigned to this position or job. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job or responsibilities as needed.

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range

$70,000—$90,000 USD