Business Development Associate

Volaris Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Volaris Group, part of Constellation Software, is seeking a proactive M&A Business Development Associate to drive acquisition efforts across Europe. The role reports to the Director of Corporate Development and collaborates with portfolio leadership to manage targets and relationships with owners, executives, and advisors in Security, Retail, and Supply Chain sectors.

You will lead European pipeline development, engage with C-suite and advisors, and advance conversations toward NDAs and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field with strong academic performance.
• Minimum 2–4 years of relevant experience in M&A business development, sourcing/origination, or corporate development.
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Professional fluency in German and English.
• Confidence in engaging with and presenting to C-suite executives and key stakeholders.
• Hunter mentality with resilience.
• Ability to work independently and manage a pipeline of acquisition targets.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze target businesses within Security, Retail, and Supply Chain verticals to determine acquisition candidates.
• Develop prospecting campaigns to attract acquisition targets via email, calls, and conferences.
• Maintain Salesforce CRM database of targets and contacts to build a future pipeline.
• Build rapport with ownership, C-suite, and advisors, showcasing Volaris’ buy-and-hold strategy.
• Maintain long-term dialogue to preserve future opportunities.
• Lead conversations toward NDAs and data sharing for potential acquisition.
• Present target company financial information to leadership and M&A team.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/

M&A experience

German & English fluency

Relationship management

Pipeline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Economics

2–4 years M&A experience

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Job Summary

Volaris Group acquires, strengthens, and grows vertical market software companies as part of Constellation Software. We operate with a permanent ownership model, emphasizing long-term growth, decentralized leadership, and best practice sharing across hundreds of acquisitions.

Job Description

We are seeking a proactive, relationship driven M&A Business Development Associate to support our acquisition efforts across the vertical market software landscape in Europe. Reporting to the Director of Corporate Development and working closely with our portfolio leadership team, this role will lead our European M&A pipeline development and manage relationships with C-suite executives, owners, and advisors in the Security (physical and cyber), Retail, Supply Chain, and Gaming verticals.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze businesses within the Security, Retail, and Supply Chain verticals to determine appropriate acquisition target candidates based on specific company characteristics.
• Develop and conduct prospecting campaigns within our operating vertical markets to attract potential acquisition targets and identify interesting technology businesses through email, outbound calling, attendance at trade shows, and conferences.
• Manage, maintain, and develop our Salesforce CRM proprietary database of acquisition targets and contacts to build a future pipeline of potential acquisition targets.
• Build rapport and personable relationships with acquisition targets’ ownership, C-suite, and advisors by demonstrating an understanding of software businesses, their operations, and industry dynamics while selling Volaris’ focused technology strategy and buy-and-hold forever acquisition methodology.
• Maintain long-term dialogue with potential targets to preserve future acquisition opportunities.
• Lead conversations toward signed NDAs, operational data sharing, and early M&A discussions with the ultimate goal of acquisition by Volaris Group.
• Gather, review, and present target company financial information to EMEA business leadership, legal representatives, and the M&A execution team.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field with strong academic performance.
• Minimum 2–4 years of relevant experience; direct experience in M&A business development, sourcing/origination, or corporate development is a plus.
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Professional fluency in German and English.
• Confidence in engaging with and presenting to C-suite executives and key stakeholders.
• “Hunter” mentality and high level of resilience.
• Ability to work independently and manage a pipeline of acquisition targets.

Preferred

• Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM tools.
• Additional language proficiency in French, Dutch, or Spanish.

Worker Type

Regular

Number of Openings Available

1