Strategy & Growth Associate, M&A & Partnerships

Blue Owl Capital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Owl Capital is seeking a Strategy and Corporate Development professional in New York City to evaluate and execute on strategic transactions, including acquisitions, investments, and partnerships. You will support the firm’s overall strategy with rigorous financial modeling, presentation development, and cross‑functional collaboration.

The role requires 1–3 years in investment banking, private equity, or GP stakes, strong modeling skills, and the ability to communicate complex analyses to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics or related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity or GP stakes with knowledge of Alternative Asset Management industry.
• Strong experience in financial modeling and valuation, with excellent command of the deal process management cycle.
• Leverage AI as a tool to drive efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to build complex financial models, diligence summaries, snapshots, and other formats to support decision‑making.
• Ability to analyze complex financial and strategic issues and effectively communicate findings to the management team in writing, presentations, and verbally.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, intellectual curiosity, and strong initiative.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exhibit dedication to completing tasks thoroughly and on time, including under time pressures.
• Maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality.
• Ability to view “big picture”, understand broad corporate impacts, and focus on company objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support firmwide strategic initiatives, including asset management acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, and new business opportunities.
• Conduct extensive financial modeling, including valuation analysis and transaction structuring, to evaluate a wide range of business situations used for strategic decision making.
• Prepare valuation and other investment analysis supporting transaction activity.
• Develop presentation materials to facilitate internal transaction approval, pipeline review and other governance processes.
• Collaborate with other business units on all aspects of transaction execution and develop relationships and knowledge of other parts of the organization including finance, treasury and legal.
• Manage strategic projects, develop implementation plans, and transition projects into business execution as appropriate.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation

Excel

PowerPoint

Deal process management

Communication

Leadership

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Economics/ Engineering/ Mathematics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Blue Owl Capital is seeking a Strategy and Corporate Development professional in New York City to evaluate and execute on strategic transactions, including acquisitions, investments, and partnerships. You will support the firm’s overall strategy with rigorous financial modeling, presentation development, and cross‑functional collaboration.

The role requires 1–3 years in investment banking, private equity, or GP stakes, strong modeling skills, and the ability to communicate complex analyses to