M&A Manager

Company Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to jump-start your career in a thriving tech industry? Join us at Blend to grow our business and execute our mission to help organizations leverage data and technology to make better decisions. With over 10 years of experience in the field of big data, top US customers such as Mastercard, Tripadvisor, and Roku choose us to develop innovative products.

What is this position about?

We are looking for an experienced Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Manager to lead and support the M&A process from start to finish. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial modeling, company research, due diligence management, understanding of the legal documentation, and understanding of US GAAP.

Job Description

• Assisting in developing the M&A strategy by connecting with key business stakeholders.
• Connecting with investment banking network for inbound acquisition opportunities.
• Ensuring the pipeline is regularly updated and reflective of current opportunities.
• Assisting in developing and analyzing deal structure and build models and sensitivities to determine if underwriting hurdles are being achieved.
• Preparing offer documents including an IOI and LOI as the deal progresses.
• Managing the due diligence process between the acquisition target, and internal / external diligence teams. 
• Developing remediation plans based on due diligence findings and presenting them to key internal stakeholders and executives. 
• Update the financial models and refine underwriting assumptions to confirm underwriting hurdles are still being met.
• Support negotiations and preparation of definitive legal documents (e.g. SPA).
• Prepare funds flow and supporting documentation needed to secure funding from PE investors and/or commercial banking relationships. 
• Assist in developing integration plans.
• Managing and monitoring post-closing obligation including true-ups, deferred payments, and earnout payments.
• Documenting and summarizing the deal structure and legal terms.
• Following up on post-close administrative items as necessary. 

Qualifications

• Experience developing robust, dynamic financial models and analyses. 
• Solid understanding of the M&A process from start to finish. 
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to changes in priorities in a fast-paced environment. 
• Solid understanding of US GAAP. 
• Excellent communication skills as you will be interacting with business leaders and executives.

What about languages?

• Excellent written and verbal English for clear and effective communication is a must!

How much experience must I have?

We're looking for someone with 5 to 7 years of experience in M&A transactions. 

Additional Information

Our perks and benefits:

🍔Every day lunches! (headquarters)

• Vegetarian, vegan, gluten and sugar free options.

• Gourmet meals every Friday with our on-site chef!

⚖️ Flexible working options to help you strike the right balance.

👨🏽‍💻 All the equipment you need to harness your talent (Macbook and accessories).

☕Snacks and beverages available everyday (headquarters).

🎮After office events, football, tennis and game nights (headquarters).

• Everyone is welcome to join our football league every Wednesday’s and Friday’s.

• Challenge your teammates to a pool game and win the office’s trophy!

• Tennis courts available for friendly matches.

• You are not a sports person? Don’t worry, we also have chess championships, game and music nights for you to join!

📚 Learning opportunities:

• AWS Certifications (we are AWS Partners).

• Study plans, courses and other certifications.

• English Lessons.

• Learn from your teammates on our Tech Tuesdays!

👩‍🏫 Mentoring and Development opportunities to shape your career path.

🎁 Anniversary and birthday gifts.

🏡 Great location and even greater teammates!

 So what are the next steps?

Our team is eager to learn about you! Send us your resume in english or LinkedIn profile below and we’ll explore working together!