Vice President

The Well; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Unlimited PTO

Retirement plan

Job summary

The Well in Sacramento-area is seeking a Vice President, Business Successions and Partnerships to lead our client-facing exit advisory practice. You will guide founders through sale or recapitalization, shaping the firm’s early-stage growth and client experience.

You will cultivate relationships with investment banks, private equity firms, tax advisors, M&A attorneys, and wealth managers, while partnering with the CEO and COO to write the playbook and scale equity sharing.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in M&A transaction advisory, corporate development, or finance leadership.
• Record of advising owners and founders through a sale or recapitalization.
• Deep valuation and deal structure expertise.
• Investment banking experience, ideally sell-side M&A advisory.

Responsibilities

• Lead the practice: own the client-facing business for founders preparing to sell.
• Build relationships: cultivate investment banks, private equity firms, tax advisors, M&A attorneys, and wealth advisors.
• Work at the top: partner directly with the CEO and COO.
• Write the playbook: help build a practice that doesn’t exist yet.
• Get in early: join an early-stage team with equity on the table.

Skills

Investment banking

M&A advisory

Deal valuation

Founder advisory

Relationship building

Job description

Vice President, Business Successions and Partnerships – Business Exit Advisory

Compensation: $200K base + equity, comprehensive health benefits, retirement plan, and unlimited PTO

We’re hiring a Vice President, Business Successions and Partnerships on behalf of our client—a growing business exit advisory firm based in the Greater Sacramento area.

Selling a company is one of the most consequential moments in a founder’s life, and most owners go through it with a banker, a lawyer, and no one for the rest. If you’ve guided founders through a sale and love the people side as much as the numbers, we want to talk.

Why this role?

• Lead the practice: own the client-facing business for founders preparing to sell
• Build relationships: cultivate investment banks, private equity firms, tax advisors, M&A attorneys, and wealth advisors
• Work at the top: partner directly with the CEO and COO
• Write the playbook: help build a practice that doesn’t exist yet
• Get in early: join an early-stage team with equity on the table

What you bring:

• Investment banking experience, ideally sell-side M&A advisory
• 12+ years in M&A transaction advisory, corporate development, or finance leadership
• A record of advising owners and founders through a sale or recapitalization
• Deep valuation and deal structure expertise
• The judgment to hear the question behind the question