Software M&A Deal Origination Associate — Hybrid

Perseus Group; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary + bonus

Significant upward growth trajectory

Comprehensive health benefits

3 weeks vacation + personal days

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

CORA Group, part of Jonas Software, is seeking a Business Development Associate to source and qualify strategic software acquisitions from Markham. Hybrid work arrangements support collaboration with senior M&A leadership to target attractive verticals and build a robust pipeline.

You will cultivate relationships with founders and executives, manage outreach, and coordinate with deal evaluators to progress qualified targets through the pipeline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, finance, or a related field.
• 2+ years’ experience in deal origination, business development, software sales or investment related roles.
• Prior M&A, PE, VC, or Corporate Development experience is an asset.
• Experience with CRM platforms (e.g. Salesforce) and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience integrating or experimenting with AI tools (workflow automation, data analysis, content generation).
• Understanding of financial and business metrics is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Source deals and build an acquisition funnel; qualify opportunities against criteria.
• Engage founders, CEOs and executives; book meetings for senior leaders.
• Maintain Salesforce records; track deal flow and collaborate with M&A leadership.

Skills

Deal origination

Relationship building

Communication

Strategic thinking

AI tools adoption

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, finance, or a related field

Tools

Salesforce

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

CORA Group, part of Jonas Software, is seeking a Business Development Associate to source and qualify strategic software acquisitions from Markham. Hybrid work arrangements support collaboration with senior M&A leadership to target attractive verticals and build a robust pipeline.

You will cultivate relationships with founders and executives, manage outreach, and coordinate with deal evaluators to progress qualified targets through the pipeline.