Corporate Development Manager (48471)

MCE - Motion & Control Enterprises, LLC; Zelienople (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus tied to deal activity

Equity participation

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life/AD&D and disability insurance

401(k) with generous match

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Voluntary benefit products

Job summary

Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) is seeking a Corporate Development Manager to own the full acquisition lifecycle, from pipeline management to due diligence and valuation. You will work closely with the VP of Corporate Development and interact with the CEO, CFO, and PE sponsor in a fast-paced, lean environment.

The role offers hybrid-remote flexibility, a competitive total compensation package with incentive bonus and equity participation, and opportunities to shape MCE’s ongoing acquisition

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or corporate development.
• Experience executing end-to-end M&A: sourcing, modeling, due diligence, closing.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills (LBO, DCF, comps).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distill diligence findings.
• High attention to detail with strong PM skills; able to manage multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the acquisition pipeline tracker and keep it decision-ready.
• Support market segmentation, outbound sourcing, and outreach for targets.
• Build relationships with intermediaries and track referrals.
• Prepare initial screening write-ups on strategic fit, financials, and rough valuation.
• Manage due diligence with internal/external stakeholders and synthesize findings.
• Develop valuation analyses and materials for the Board and executives.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation

Excel modeling

Communication

Project management

Autonomy

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Corporate Development Manager

Flexible / Hybrid-Remote | Full-Time | Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) | Includes incentive bonus and equity participation

Are you an M&A professional who wants full-cycle deal exposure at a high-velocity acquirer -- not just one piece of the process?

Motion and Control Enterprises (MCE) is a PE-backed national industrial distributor that has built its platform through 27 acquisitions since 2018. Continuation of that acquisition program is a core part of MCE's growth strategy, and we are building the corporate development function to match. This is a new, hands‑on role at the center of that program: owning the acquisition pipeline, quarterbacking due diligence on live deals, and producing the valuation work and executive and Board materials that drive go/no-go and pricing decisions.

You will work day-to-day alongside the VP, Corporate Development and have direct visibility to the CEO, CFO, and PE sponsor. This is a lean, high-trust environment where you will own real work -- not support it.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive total compensation package including:

• Incentive bonus tied to deal activity and company performance.
• Equity participation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

What You'll Do

Pipeline & Sourcing

• Own and maintain MCE's acquisition pipeline tracker, keeping it current and decision-ready.
• Support market segmentation and outbound sourcing -- research, screening, and initial outreach -- to identify founder-led and family-owned acquisition candidates.
• Help build and maintain relationships with industry intermediaries including investment banks and business brokers, and track referral activity.
• Prepare initial screening write-ups on strategic fit, financial profile, and rough valuation range for prospective targets.

Due Diligence

• Serve as day-to-day project manager for due diligence on active deals, coordinating internal stakeholders (CFO, legal, operations, HR/IT) and external advisors (QoE/accounting, legal counsel, insurance/R&W, tax).
• Build and manage diligence workplans and timelines; track open items and elevate findings that affect valuation, deal terms, or integration planning.
• Synthesize diligence findings into clear, decision-ready summaries for the CEO, CFO, VP Corporate Development, and Board.
• Contribute to a repeatable diligence and integration playbook as MCE's deal cadence continues.

Valuation & Executive Materials

• Build and maintain financial models and valuation analyses for acquisition targets.
• Prepare investment memos, deal summaries, and recommendation materials for the executive team and Board of Directors.
• Support LOI and purchase agreement negotiations with financial analysis and deal-term scenario modeling.
• Track deal economics from signing through closing including purchase price adjustments, earnouts, and true-ups.

Integration & Reporting

• Support post-acquisition integration planning -- financial systems, ERP consolidation, reporting, and org design -- with operations and finance leadership.
• Maintain M&A reporting for sponsor and Board updates, including pipeline KPIs such as top-of-funnel targets, IOIs, LOIs, and deals closed.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

Must Have

• 2 to 5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or corporate development.
• Demonstrated experience executing M&A transactions end-to‑end: sourcing, financial modeling and valuation, due diligence, and closing.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills; fluent in Excel-based LBO, DCF, and comps work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distill complex diligence findings into clear, decision-ready materials for executives and the Board.
• High attention to detail and strong project management skills; able to run multiple diligence workstreams and external advisors simultaneously.
• Self-starter who can operate with real autonomy in a lean corporate development function.
• Collegial, low-ego team player who builds trust quickly with founders, sellers, internal stakeholders, and the PE sponsor.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required.
• Willingness to travel as needed for sourcing calls, diligence site visits, and deal closings.

Nice To Have

• Experience in distribution, industrial, or business services end markets.
• Familiarity with fluid power, flow control, or industrial automation.
• Comfort in a lean, lower middle‑market, PE-backed environment growing primarily by acquisition.
• MBA or CFA a plus.

About Motion & Control Enterprises

Motion and Control Enterprises (MCE) is a top‑50 national industrial distributor specializing in fluid power, flow control, rotating equipment, automation, and filtration products and services. Since 2018, MCE has built its platform through 27 acquisitions, bringing together more than 25 subsidiary companies across 18+ states under a shared infrastructure while preserving the technical expertise and customer relationships that make each business valuable.

MCE is backed by a private equity sponsor with a strong track record in industrial distribution, and continuation of MCE's active acquisition program is a central part of the company's value‑creation strategy going forward. This is a platform in growth mode, and corporate development is at the center of it.

MCE is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.