Associate, Corporate Development Analyst
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Financial Modeling & Deal Economics
• Lead financial modeling and deal economics independently including DCF/valuation, trading and transaction comps, accretion/dilution, synergy analysis, and deal structuring.
• Build and defend sophisticated financial models from scratch, including stress-testing assumptions under executive scrutiny.
• Develop unit economics, return analyses, and value-creation frameworks for M&A; and venture opportunities; support investment thesis development with rigorous quantitative underpinning.
Target Landscape & Pipeline Management
• Map and maintain target landscape: research acquisition candidates, track competitor M&A; activity, and maintain the deal pipeline and CRM.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to identify and prioritize acquisition, JV, and investment targets; support pipeline reviews and portfolio prioritization discussions with Corporate Development leadership.
Deal Materials & Executive Communication
• Produce executive-ready investment memos, deal summaries, and Board materials.
• Translate complex financial and strategic analysis into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership.
WD Capital & Venture Support
• Support WD Capital: conduct company and technology diligence on startup investment opportunities and develop investment thesis independently for venture opportunities in storage, data infrastructure, and AI adjacencies.
• Build relationships with VCs, accelerators, and startup ecosystems to support deal sourcing.
Cross-Functional Partnership
• Partner closely with Finance, Legal, HR, and business leaders throughout the deal lifecycle to enable due diligence coordination, risk assessment, and integration hand-off.
• Build trusted relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and drive coordination with minimal senior oversight.
Requirements
Function: Strategy/Planning
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level