Corporate Development Associate

Unybrands; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

unybrands in Miami seeks a highly analytical Corporate Development Associate to support M&A from screening through post-close integration. You will build financial models, prepare materials for board and investors, and drive cross-functional projects in a CEO-led environment. This role offers exposure to senior leadership and broad responsibility early on. Based in Miami, full-time and in-person.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or a similarly analytical role with transaction experience.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Strong written communication and the ability to summarize complex issues clearly for executive audiences.
• High attention to detail; comfort working with ambiguous, imperfect, or unfamiliar data sets.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and flexing working hours during transactions or other time-sensitive initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the full M&A transaction lifecycle, including screening inbound opportunities, researching markets and targets, and building underwriting, valuation, and returns analyses.
• Drive diligence and transaction execution by analyzing data room materials, identifying discrepancies and risks, coordinating closing workstreams, and supporting post-close integration.
• Build and maintain operating models, three-statement forecasts, and cash flow analyses to support M&A, capital allocation, and strategic decisions.
• Translate model outputs and other analyses into clear conclusions and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Prepare and update board, investor, and fundraising materials, delivering accurate, clear outputs on short timelines.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Executive communication

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Founded in 2020, unybrands is the next-generation brand accelerator platform built to acquire, integrate, and scale digital-first consumer brands. Headquartered in Miami, with offices in New York, London, Berlin, and Shenzhen, our 240+ team brings deep expertise across e-commerce, brand management, consumer retail, operational scaling, and M&A.

Since inception, we have acquired 30+ brands across Pet Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Supplements, Baby & Juvenile, Garden & Outdoor, Sports & Fitness, and Home & Lifestyle — completing 20+ acquisitions and delivering 16 consecutive quarters of like-for-like organic growth post-integration.

Our competitive advantage lies in a fully integrated operating system purpose-built to transform digital brands into omni-channel category leaders. Powered by a proprietary technology stack built on NetSuite ERP with 200+ data integrations, our platform enables brands to thrive across marketplaces, direct-to-consumer channels, and brick-and-mortar retail.

We focus on acquiring digital-first brands within carefully selected verticals, then applying tailored value creation playbooks that drive growth through innovation, expansion, and automation. We believe the next generation of consumer brands will be built differently — and we're building the AI-enabled retail tech platform to help them consolidate and win.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly analytical, proactive Corporate Development Associate to join a small, highimpact team working across mergers and acquisitions, strategic initiatives, and executive priorities. The Associate will support M&A from opportunity screening through post-close integration; build financial models and strategic analyses; prepare board, investor, and fundraising materials; and help drive crossfunctional business projects. This position offers uniquely broad exposure to senior leadership, including the CEO and COO, and theopportunity to earn meaningful responsibility early. Sitting at the intersection of M&A, finance, strategy, and operations, you will work directly with decision-makers on high-priority initiatives across thebusiness.

What You'll Do:

The role is deliberately broad and priorities shift with the company's needs. Core areas of ownership include:

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Support the full M&A transaction lifecycle, including screening inbound opportunities, researchingmarkets and targets, and building underwriting, valuation, and returns analyses
• Drive diligence and transaction execution by analyzing data room materials, identifyingdiscrepancies and risks, coordinating closing workstreams, and supporting post-close integration

Financial Modeling & Analysis

• Build and maintain operating models, three-statement forecasts, and cash flow analyses to supportM&A, capital allocation, and strategic decisions
• Translate model outputs and other analyses into clear conclusions and recommendations for seniorleadership

Board, Investor & Fundraising Materials

• Prepare and update board, investor, and fundraising materials, delivering accurate, clear, decisionuseful outputs on short timelines

Strategic Initiatives & Commercial Projects

• Help structure ambiguous, cross-functional business problems into workplans, decision materials, and implementation support
• Build business cases for commercial initiatives and track performance against them

What We're Looking For:

• 1–3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or a similarlyanalytical role with transaction experience
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Strong written communication and the ability to summarize complex issues clearly for executiveaudiences
• High attention to detail; comfort working with ambiguous, imperfect, or unfamiliar data sets; and aproactive, intellectually curious, low-ego approach
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and flexing working hours during transactions orother time-sensitive initiatives
• Familiarity with e-commerce, consumer products, or the Amazon marketplace is helpful but not obligatoire

This Role Is for Someone Who Wants to:

• Take on significant breadth, ownership, and operating exposure
• Work closely with C-suite leaders, earn meaningful responsibility early, and develop leadershipcapabilities over time
• Build a versatile corporate development and operating skill set inside a next-generation consumerbrand accelerator

Details

The role is based in Miami and is full-time and in-person. It reports into Corporate Development within the Office of the CEO and will work closely with the CEO, COO, and other senior leaders. Compensation details will be shared during the process.

unybrands is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without any regard to race, skin color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, and age. Nor are applicants discriminated against based on disability or protected classes.