Corporate Development Specialist - M&A

Mercor; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 163,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Corporate Development Expert to lead end-to-end M&A work on a contract basis. You will build valuation and modeling capabilities, assess opportunities, and prepare materials for negotiations with potential buyers or partners.

The role requires 4+ years in-house corporate development or M&A experience, with hands-on ownership of live deals. Remote work is supported, and the team collaborates asynchronously to move deals forward.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in-house corporate development or M&A experience.
• Hands-on ownership of live deals end-to-end.
• Ability to work independently and asynchronously.

Responsibilities

• Build valuation and merger models (three-statement, DCF, comps).
• Draft and compare IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, and deal structures.
• Prepare process and board materials, closing mechanics, and funds flow.
• Run diligence, integration work, and synergy analyses.
• Deliver high-quality M&A exercises from mock files.

Skills

M&A modeling

Corporate development

Independent work

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Corporate Development Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$100/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build valuation and merger models, including three-statement, DCF, trading and transaction comps, accretion-dilution, cap table, and equity waterfall.
• Draft and compare transaction terms such as IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, bid comparisons, deal structure, and consideration economics.
• Produce process and board materials, including management presentations, data packs, buyer universes, board and committee decks, closing mechanics, and funds flow.
• Run screening, diligence, and integration work, including inbound deal screens, diligence request lists, findings synthesis, synergy models, carve-out analysis, and 100-day plans.
• Work independently and asynchronously to deliver high-quality M&A exercises from mock files.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 4+ years in an in-house corporate development or M&A role at an operating company.
• Hands-on ownership of live transactions end to end, not support work.

Preferred

• Investment banking or private equity background before moving in-house; Big 4 transaction advisory or financial due diligence.

Assessment

• A merger model from a mock target file; a term sheet comparison; a board-ready recommendation memo.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]

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