M&A Specialist - Valuation Expert - AI Trainer

Obsidian; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is building a high‑impact in‑house corporate development function in Dallas. You will own end‑to‑end M&A work, delivering analyses, models, and recommendations from mock or real scenarios to inform leadership decisions.

You will build valuation and merger models, draft term sheets, and present board‑ready materials. We seek hands‑on operators with 4+ years in corporate development or M&A at an operating company, preferably with deal execution experience.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with valuation and merger modeling.
• Experience in in-house corporate development or M&A at an operating company.

Responsibilities

• Build valuation and merger models: three-statement, DCF, comps, accretion-dilution, cap table and equity waterfall.
• Draft and compare transaction terms: IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, bid comparisons, deal structure and economics.
• Produce process and board materials: management presentations, data packs, buyer universes, board decks, funds flow.
• Run screening, diligence and integration work: diligence request lists, findings synthesis, synergy models.

Skills

M&A modeling

In-house corporate development

End-to-end ownership

Job description

About the work

We're building a high-quality library of in-house corporate development work products. You'll complete self-contained M&A exercises from mock files (CIMs, diligence reports, term sheets, board decks) and produce the deliverable for each, graded against a rubric.

What you'll do

• Build valuation and merger models: three-statement, DCF, trading and transaction comps, accretion-dilution, cap table and equity waterfall.
• Draft and compare transaction terms: IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, bid comparisons, deal structure and consideration economics.
• Produce process and board materials: management presentations, data packs, buyer universes, board and committee decks, closing mechanics and funds flow.
• Run screening, diligence and integration work: inbound deal screens, diligence request lists, findings synthesis, synergy models, carve-out analysis, 100-day plans.

You're a fit if you 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.

Nice to have

• 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.

Note:

We're looking for in‑house operators, not sell‑side or advisory practitioners.