Strategy Associate: Commercial Diligence & Growth

Alphafmcroles; New York (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual profit-sharing

Training & mentorship

Job summary

Alpha FMC is expanding its Financial Services Strategy & Deals team in New York, seeking Associates and Senior Associates to work across commercial due diligence and corporate strategy with private equity investors and corporate acquirers.

The role offers early responsibility, exposure to senior colleagues, and opportunities across North America and Europe within a growing Strategy & Deals practice. Competitive remuneration and a clear career path await.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial due diligence, strategy consulting or in-house strategy with a strong analytical component.
• Financial services experience preferred but not essential; emphasis on commercial diligence or strategy skillset.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to structure ambiguous questions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, project-based environment.
• Collaborative working style and willingness to support the development of others.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams within CDD and growth-strategy projects, including market sizing, competitor benchmarking, and customer/expert research.
• Manage qualitative and quantitative data sets (market data, financials, interviews, surveys) to develop actionable insights.
• Develop compelling, client-ready storylines and presentations.
• Structure complex and open-ended client questions into clear, hypothesis-led analyses
• Design and conduct primary and secondary research, including expert and customer interviews, surveys and analysis of market and company data.
• Integrate data-driven and AI-supported analytics to enhance speed and depth of insight.
• Engage directly with clients and external experts to gather market intelligence.
• Work directly with client teams, management teams and investment professionals, including presenting findings and responding to challenges
• Structure and present conclusions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams, functions, and geographies to deliver outcomes; supervise junior team members.
• Contribute to internal knowledge development and business development, including proposals and thought leadership.

Skills

Commercial due diligence

Analytical thinking

Client communication

Problem solving

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Alpha FMC is expanding its Financial Services Strategy & Deals team in New York, seeking Associates and Senior Associates to work across commercial due diligence and corporate strategy with private equity investors and corporate acquirers.

The role offers early responsibility, exposure to senior colleagues, and opportunities across North America and Europe within a growing Strategy & Deals practice. Competitive remuneration and a clear career path await.