Corporate Development Associate

Vistal; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

401K plan

Health insurance

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Vistal is seeking a Corporate Development Associate to work directly with the CEO to identify, evaluate, and advance acquisition opportunities that create long-term value for current and future employee-owners.

You will participate in market mapping, target identification, due diligence, transaction execution, and integration planning, engaging with founders, lenders, attorneys, and the Board.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of corporate development or transaction‑intensive experience.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills.
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation abilities.
• Ability to build trust with business owners and senior leaders.
• Desire to create lasting value through acquisitions and employee ownership.

Responsibilities

• Build and advance a proprietary acquisition pipeline.
• Identify and evaluate acquisition targets across engineering and infrastructure markets.
• Develop financial models, valuations, and transaction scenarios.
• Prepare executive, investment committee, and Board materials.
• Coordinate due diligence and manage transaction workstreams.
• Support negotiation, structuring, financing, and closing activities.
• Help translate acquisitions into successful integrations and long-term value creation initiatives.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation

Executive communication

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Job description

Corporate Development Associate

Reports Directly to the CEO | Employee Owned

Some corporate development professionals advise on acquisitions. The most well positioned corporate development leaders truly shape the future of an enterprise with acquisitions.

At Vistal, we're expanding our disciplined acquisition engine to grow an enterprise of employee-owned engineering and infrastructure businesses.

We are seeking a Corporate Development Associate to work directly with our CEO in identifying, evaluating, and advancing acquisition opportunities that create long-term value for current and future employee-owners.

This is not a back-of-house analytical role. You will participate in every stage of the acquisition process, from market mapping and target identification to owner outreach, valuation, due diligence, transaction execution, and integration planning. You'll interact directly with founders, management teams, lenders, attorneys, advisors, executive leadership, and the Board.

What You'll Do

• Build and advance a proprietary acquisition pipeline
• Identify and evaluate acquisition targets across engineering and infrastructure markets
• Develop financial models, valuations, and transaction scenarios
• Prepare executive, investment committee, and Board materials
• Coordinate due diligence and manage transaction workstreams
• Support negotiation, structuring, financing, and closing activities
• Help translate acquisitions into successful integrations and long-term value creation initiatives

What Makes This Opportunity Different

• Direct partnership with the CEO
• Meaningful exposure to executive leadership and the Board
• End-to-end deal experience instead of a narrow functional role
• Relationship-building with founders and owners of privately held companies
• Opportunity to help shape the future of a growing employee-owned enterprise
• A platform for accelerated professional development and increasing responsibility

What We're Looking For

• 4-6 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, strategic finance, consulting, or a similar transaction-intensive environment
• Strong financial modeling and valuation capabilities
• Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills
• Intellectual curiosity, initiative, sound judgment, and attention to detail
• The ability to build trust with business owners and senior leaders
• A desire to create lasting value through acquisitions and employee ownership

Why Vistal?

Vistal is an employee-owned enterprise supporting engineering and infrastructure businesses. We invest with a long-term perspective, preserve the legacies of successful companies, and create opportunities for employees, clients, and communities.

Our values of Professionalism, Accountability, Collaboration, and Tenacity guide everything we do.

Benefits

• We’re 100% employee owned. Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401K options.
• We offer medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• We recognize the importance of a work/ life balance and offer company- paid holidays, paid parental leave.
• We encourage growth and development of our employees through tuition assistance, professional certification reimbursement and talent development programs.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $115,000-$144,000 (with flexibility DOQ). Actual compensation will be based on qualifications, experience, skills, certifications, internal equity, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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