Emergence is looking for an M&A / Investment Professional to support the investment diligence cycle from start to close, including target evaluation, Emergence thesis alignment, and post-investment integration planning.
Role Overview
• Perform comprehensive financial and operational due diligence to identify risks and opportunities
• Develop and present retention analyses to understand the health of existing customers and potential deal pipeline
• Analyze unit economics, key SaaS KPIs, and operating leverage of target opportunities
• Facilitate quality of earnings analyses to assess the financial health and sustainability of potential acquisitions
• Understand the net working capital bridge and indebtedness definitions to ensure accurate valuation adjustments
• Ability to synthesize & assess the outcomes of negotiations on complex majority buyout transaction terms and structures
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, legal, and operations, to ensure seamless deal execution
• Prepare detailed financial models and valuation reports to support decision-making
• Prepare holistic Investment Committee Memos outlining critical diligence findings
• Provide strategic recommendations to senior management based on in-depth analysis of potential deals
Ideal Background and Experience
• 3+ years of deal-related experience in private equity, corporate development, and investment banking or management consulting, ideally with focus on enterprise software / B2B SaaS
• Highly analytical and organized with strong written / verbal communication skills
• Passionate about investing, with a strong understanding of fundamental business analysis, and an outstanding academic and professional record
• Embodies our core values: hunger, humility, and high standards
Opportunity and Growth Potential
• Join a high-growth company in and play a significant role in shaping the company’s strategic direction. You will have built a new investment platform and will participate meaningfully in its upside
• Exposure to meaningful deal rep volume, as part of organization targeting 3-4 investments per quarter
• Develop experience leading dealmaking end-to-end, including deal negotiation & complex structuring
• The role is designed to be a career-accelerating experience for candidates willing to put in the work
• Highly flexible remote-first opportunity, with setting of your own work schedule, location, and live-mandate capacity
• Compensation will be competitive and higher than what you are making in your current role, with the benefit of better work life balance & selection of your own hours
Skills Required
- 3+ years of deal-related experience in private equity, corporate development, investment banking, or management consulting (preferably enterprise software / B2B SaaS).
- Proven experience performing financial and operational due diligence, including quality-of-earnings analyses.
- Advanced financial modeling and valuation experience to prepare detailed models and reports.
- Strong understanding of SaaS unit economics, key SaaS KPIs, and operating leverage.
- Ability to analyze net working capital bridges and indebtedness definitions for valuation adjustments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to prepare Investment Committee memos and present findings.
- Experience synthesizing negotiation outcomes and structuring majority buyout transaction terms.
- Collaborative cross-functional work with finance, legal, and operations to execute deals.
- Passion for investing and strong fundamental business analysis with strong academic and professional record.
What We Do
Emergence Software is a thematic holding company backed by The Pritzker Organization, focused on acquiring and scaling category-defining B2B software businesses. By combining operational rigor with a growth equity mindset, the firm provides long-term capital and tailored strategic support to its portfolio companies, aiming to drive sustainable ARR growth, profitability improvements, and industry-leading customer outcomes.
