Associate, Corporate Development

Overview

This role supports corporate development activities focused on identifying and executing acquisition opportunities. You will work closely with the Director of Strategic Initiatives to evaluate targets, build investment cases, and help drive deal execution across finance, legal, technical, and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Map the industrial landscape: Research fragmented industrial markets to identify manufacturing assets, qualified suppliers, production capabilities, and customer relationships. Build company profiles and maintain a prioritized acquisition pipeline.
• Build investment cases: Develop valuations, financial models, and acquisition scenarios assessing both standalone business performance and strategic value to the organization’s chemistry and manufacturing platform. Present clear recommendations to leadership.
• Support deal execution: Assist with due diligence across finance, legal, technical, and operational teams. Manage data rooms, track findings and transaction milestones, and develop materials needed to move opportunities from evaluation through closing.
• Build the analytical toolkit: Create repeatable models, research methods, and investment analysis tools to make acquisition intelligence faster and more sophisticated. Capture learnings from transactions to improve future evaluations.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, transaction advisory, or corporate development.
• Experience with M&A transactions, including financial modeling, valuation, and due diligence.
• Strong financial modeling, research, and analytical skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to learn unfamiliar industries, technologies, and business models.
• Ability to translate complex analysis into concise, actionable recommendations.
• High ownership, strong organization, and eagerness to learn through direct involvement in transactions.
• Interest in or experience with deep tech, chemicals, energy, defense, or industrial markets is a plus.

Export Control Compliance

This role involves access to data and systems subject to U.S. export control regulations, including ITAR. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or a protected individual as defined under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3).

Location & Compensation

• Location: Remote, with travel required 40%–60%.
• Base salary range: $115,000–$140,000.

Compensation & Benefits

• Medical coverage: Wide range of plans; many options fully covered for employees and dependents at no cost to the employee.
• 401(k) with match: Employer match up to 4% of eligible compensation.
• Paid time off: Vacation, paid company holidays, and an end-of-year shutdown.
• Bonus: Developing a bonus program; once in place, bonuses will be discretionary and tied to individual and company performance.
• Equity: Equity commensurate with experience, with meaningful upside as the organization scales.

Work Authorization & Equal Opportunity

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.