Corporate Development Analyst

Summary

Join Appfire's growing Corporate Development team as a Corporate Development Analyst, reporting to the Director of Corporate Development. You will play a key role in Appfire's acquisition process, working directly with senior leadership on acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and capital markets transactions. This hybrid role involves contributing to sourcing, evaluating, executing, and integrating acquisitions of cloud software vendors. You will create operating models, valuation analyses, and investment decks, collaborate with internal and external teams on due diligence, and streamline acquisition and integration processes. The position requires a strong financial background and excellent communication skills. Appfire offers a flexible work environment and various benefits.

Requirements

• 2 - 3 years of experience in a financial transaction role (including investment banking, transaction advisory services or internal corporate development), ideally within SaaS / Software / Technology
• Strong financial and analytical skills; ability to create detailed financial and valuation models
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to present clearly and concisely
• Desire to receive feedback and implement changes in a highly iterative manner
• Impeccable integrity and empathy; words and actions must continually reinforce this characteristic
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic and changing environment
• Ability to persevere and demonstrate resilience to obstacles and persist tirelessly towards set goals
• Ability to develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple work streams across multiple transactions in an organized manner
• Located in Boston, MA or New York, NY

Responsibilities

• Play an integral role in sourcing, evaluating, executing and integrating acquisitions of cloud software vendors across the enterprise collaboration market, including the Atlassian, Microsoft and Salesforce ecosystems and beyond
• Own the creation of operating models, valuation analyses and investment decks to present deals to internal investment committee, Board of Directors and financing providers
• Work with cross-functional internal teams and external advisors on the due diligence and post-close integration processes
• Conduct company, ecosystem and market research to build a pipeline and source potential acquisition targets
• Work with the Director of Corporate Development and CFO / COO to streamline, standardize and automate all major Corporate Development acquisition and integration processes
• Maintain the Corporate Development team’s systems and processes, including tools for the M&A pipeline and performance tracking
• Drive internal improvements to scale processes and benchmarking as we build out a world-class Corporate Development function

Preferred Qualifications

• You are dedicated to elevating client and co-worker experiences , knowing that exceptional work centers on serving others
• You adapt swiftly to new business demands , understanding that change fuels collective and individual growth
• You excel in communication, effectively connecting in remote/hybrid environments using tools like Slack, Zoom, and G Suite and through occasional in-person events

Benefits

• Financial benefits
• Every Appfire employee is eligible for company equity
• 401(k) Matching Component
• Skills development benefits
• Access to the Appfire University learning platform – a hub of knowledge, interactive resources, and engaging instructor-led courses designed to fuel your learning journey with unparalleled depth and accessibility
• Access to O’Reilly learning platform for technical skills training
• PTO, health & well-being
• 10 paid holidays + Flexible PTO – no set number of days that you must take in a year
• 100% company-paid health insurance
• 50/50 split dental and vision insurance
• Volunteering
• 24 hours of paid time off to participate in Appfire Town, Appfire’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program
• Other
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Mobile phone and Internet stipend