Acquisition Associate, Deal Origination

Stonegrove Roofing Partners•New York, NY

About The Position

Stonegrove Roofing Partners is seeking an Acquisition Associate to focus on deal origination across our growing roofing platform. This role sits within our Partner Services team and is responsible for building and developing a pipeline of acquisition opportunities by engaging directly with owner-operators across target markets. This is a front-end origination role. You will be responsible for identifying, contacting, and developing relationships with business owners, many of whom are not actively for sale, and guiding early-stage conversations around a potential transaction. This role is best suited for individuals with experience in lower middle market M&A advisory, business brokerage, or similar environments where you have been directly responsible for sourcing and originating deals. What This Role Is Not This is not a financial modeling or execution-heavy investment role This is not a passive inbound deal environment Success in this role is driven by outbound activity, persistence, and relationship building

Requirements

3 to 7 years of experience in M&A advisory, business brokerage, investment banking, or direct deal origination
Demonstrated experience sourcing or originating deals, not just supporting execution
Comfort with high-volume outbound outreach and building relationships from scratch
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage directly with business owners
Self-starter who thrives in a high-autonomy, performance-driven environment

Responsibilities

Identify and map target roofing companies across priority geographies
Build and maintain a proprietary pipeline of acquisition opportunities
Execute outbound outreach to business owners, brokers, and industry contacts
Develop relationships with founder-operators and guide early sale conversations
Source both on-market and off-market opportunities
Conduct initial screening of opportunities including basic financial and operational assessment
Track and manage all activity within the CRM