Corporate Development Analyst - Fully Remote | Upto $100/Hr

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 86,000 - 122,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor seeks a contract M&A professional to build and review valuation and merger models, including three-statement and DCF analyses, and to prepare board-ready materials. The role requires ownership of live deals, independent execution, and strong financial analysis capabilities.

You will operate remotely, collaborating with in-house corporate development, and benefit from a background in investment banking, private equity, or Big 4 advisory.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in in-house corporate development or M&A role.
• Hands-on ownership of live transactions end to end.
• Investment banking, private equity, or Big 4 transaction advisory background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build valuation and merger models including three-statement, DCF, comps, accretion-dilution, cap table, and equity waterfall.
• Draft and compare IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, and deal structure.
• Produce board materials and data packs for buyers, boards, and committees.
• Run screening, diligence, and integration work: inbound deal screens, diligence lists, synergy models, 100-day plans.
• Work independently to complete self-contained M&A exercises from mock files and deliver rubrics.

Skills

Valuation models

Merger models

M&A diligence

Financial analysis

Board materials

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:
Type: Contract
Compensation: $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 like 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 to complete self-contained M&A exercises from mock files and produce deliverables graded against a rubric.

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.