Associate, Corporate Development

Spotnana•New York, NY

2d•$104,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Spotnana is hiring an Associate, Corporate Development to support its mission to modernize the travel industry through its Travel-as-a-Service platform. Reporting directly to the Chief Corporate Development Officer, this high-impact role will lead diligence workstreams, drive integration planning and execution, and evaluate acquisition and partnership opportunities. The Associate will work regularly with the C-suite and leaders across the company, and help establish the tools, playbooks, and processes used for M&A and critical partnerships. Approximately 60–70% of the role will focus on diligence and integration, with the remaining 30–40% focused on deal evaluation and execution. Responsibilities include managing end-to-end diligence, assessing findings and their implications, supporting acquisition integration and post-close commitments, building financial models, researching potential targets, and preparing recommendations for senior executives and the Board. Spotnana offers base salary, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and benefits. Anticipated annual base salary ranges vary by geographic market: $120,000–$150,000 in the New York Metro, San Francisco Bay, and Seattle Metro areas; $115,000–$144,000 in California, New Jersey, Washington, New York, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, and Connecticut; $110,000–$138,000 in Hawaii, Alaska, Maryland, Illinois, New Hampshire, Oregon, Colorado, Virginia, Delaware, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Texas; and $104,000–$131,000 in all other U.S. states. Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications and work location.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience in strategy or operations consulting, investment banking, or transaction advisory, with direct involvement in M&A transactions.
Demonstrated experience running workstreams or projects with multiple stakeholders, ideally including diligence or post-merger integration.
Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to build a transaction model from scratch.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing materials for senior executives.
Comfort with ambiguity and ability to drive work forward without direct authority over the people involved.
Willingness to travel as needed during active diligence and integration.
Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Buy-side or integration-project experience, rather than experience limited to sell-side or strategy work.
Exposure to travel, travel technology, or B2B software.
Experience building templates, playbooks, or repeatable processes.
MBA or relevant professional certification, such as CFA or CPA; not required.

Responsibilities

Plan and manage end-to-end diligence processes, including scoping workstreams, coordinating internal functional leads, and managing external banking, accounting, legal, and consulting advisors.
Pressure-test diligence findings and translate them into implications for valuation, deal structure, and integration planning.
Manage data room reviews, track open issues, and prepare diligence summaries for senior leadership.
Help run integration management offices for acquisitions, including workstream planning, governance cadence, and progress reporting.
Drive Day 1 readiness and post-merger integration across finance, HR, IT, product, engineering, and commercial teams.
Build and maintain synergy tracking, measure realized value against the deal model, and flag risks early.
Manage transition services agreements and other post-close commitments.
Build and own financial models for potential acquisitions, including valuation, synergy analysis, and accretion/dilution.
Research and screen potential targets in support of the acquisition strategy.
Prepare investment materials and recommendations for the C-suite and Board.
Develop repeatable tools and templates, including diligence checklists, integration playbooks, and model templates.

Benefits

Company equity in the form of stock options.
Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) options via Fidelity, with up to a 4% company match.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans effective on the hire date; Spotnana covers 100% of employee premiums and 85% of eligible dependent premiums.
Pre-tax flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
Flexible PTO, 10 company holidays, and an end-of-year company shutdown.
Up to 26 weeks of parental leave.
Monthly cell phone/internet stipend.
IATAN travel membership.
Pet insurance.
Financial wellness tools.
Calm app access.
Annual performance bonus.