Strategic M&A & Growth Manager

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a strategic Corporate Development professional to join our centralized deal team. You will help identify inorganic growth opportunities, support mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, partnerships, and capital formation activities.

You’ll work with business units like New Glenn and TeraWave, conduct industry research and due diligence, prepare investor materials and term sheets, and support negotiations to drive the company’s mission of low-cost spaceflight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a leading university in business, finance, economics, or related analytical field
• 3+ years in investment banking, private equity, growth equity, or venture capital; corporate development; or private capital fundraising / investor relations, including financial modeling, valuation, and negotiation experience
• Experience preparing investor-facing materials and translating financial and strategic analysis into clear narratives for external capital partners and senior stakeholders
• Experience crafting and analyzing M&A processes for a wide variety of transactions
• Advanced financial modeling in Excel and the ability to build executive-quality presentations and investment materials
• Proficiency with AI tools including leading LLM's and harnesses; ability to use AI to make new tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Help identify opportunities which support Blue Origin's strategic priorities through interaction with senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and organic pipeline generation
• Support investor and capital-formation activities by preparing materials and analyses that inform Blue Origin's relationships with private capital partners
• Act as a subject matter expert on financial analysis, deal structuring, synergy forecasting, valuation, and due diligence of potential acquisitions
• Support cross-functional due diligence teams, including legal, finance & accounting, tax, human resources, operations, IT, EHS, sales, and strategy
• Support deal flow process from term sheet signature to integration
• Help evaluate opportunities and risks in potential transactions
• Perform research, reporting and analysis on investment activity in the industry
• Present investment thesis memos and recommendations for all stages of the deal process (sourcing to integration planning)
• Build and maintain tools, analytics, and reporting to highlight performance measurements

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation

Negotiation

Investment analysis

Communication

Deal structuring

Due diligence

AI tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics

Tools

Excel

AI tools / LLMs

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a strategic Corporate Development professional to join our centralized deal team. You will help identify inorganic growth opportunities, support mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, partnerships, and capital formation activities.

You’ll work with business units like New Glenn and TeraWave, conduct industry research and due diligence, prepare investor materials and term sheets, and support negotiations to drive the company’s mission of low-cost spaceflight.