M&A Expert - Fully Remote Contract Role

About the Role

Mercor partners top creative and technical talent with major AI research organizations. Based in San Francisco, the company boasts prominent investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

This contract position for a Corporate Development Expert offers a remote working environment with hourly pay between $85 and $100.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive valuation and merger financial models such as three-statement models, discounted cash flow (DCF), comparable company and transaction analyses, accretion-dilution metrics, capitalization tables, and equity waterfalls.
• Prepare and evaluate transaction documentation including Indications of Interest (IOIs), Letters of Intent (LOIs), term sheets, bid evaluations, deal structures, and financial terms.
• Create process documentation and board materials encompassing management presentations, data packages, buyer universe identification, committee and board decks, closing process outlines, and fund flow summaries.
• Conduct deal screening, due diligence, and integration activities including inbound deal assessments, diligence request coordination, summarizing findings, synergy modeling, carve-out analyses, and planning for the initial 100 days post-transaction.
• Operate independently and asynchronously to deliver high-quality M&A analyses using mock transaction files.

Required Qualifications

• At least 4 years’ experience in a corporate development or M&A function within an operating company.
• Direct end-to-end responsibility for active transaction execution rather than supportive roles.

Preferred Background

• Experience in investment banking or private equity prior to transitioning in-house; alternatively, background in Big 4 transaction advisory or financial due diligence is advantageous.

Assessment and Application Process

• Applicants will complete a merger model exercise with a mock target file, term sheet comparison, and submit a board-ready recommendation memorandum.
• The application procedure includes resume upload, an AI interview based on the submitted resume, and form submission; overall process takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

Additional Information

• For more details on the interview and platform, candidates can check Mercor's official resources.
• Support is available at [email protected].
• Applications are reviewed daily; candidates should complete all required steps to be considered.