M&A Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $2000/Task Task Based

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 1,979,000 - 2,188,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with AI research labs. The company seeks a Corporate Development Expert to own end-to-end M&A processes on a remote contract basis.

Responsibilities include building valuation models, drafting term sheets, preparing board materials, and leading diligence and integration efforts independently. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in in-house corporate development or M&A, plus exposure to IB or PE, and can operate asynchronously to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

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

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, and deal structure.
• Produce process and board materials like management presentations, data packs, buyer universes, and board and committee decks.
• Run screening, diligence, and integration work including inbound deal screens, diligence request lists, and synergy models.
• Work independently and asynchronously to produce high-quality deliverables graded against a rubric.

Skills

Corporate development

M&A

Financial modeling

Valuation

Due diligence

Deal execution

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: Corporate Development Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $2000/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, and deal structure.
• Produce process and board materials like management presentations, data packs, buyer universes, and board and committee decks.
• Run screening, diligence, and integration work including inbound deal screens, diligence request lists, and synergy models.
• Work independently and asynchronously to produce high-quality 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.

Preferred

• Investment banking or private equity background before moving in-house.
• Experience with 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.