Commercial Due Diligence Associate and Senior Associate

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting • New York, NY

3d • $105,000 - $195,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Alpha FMC is a global consulting firm specializing in the financial services industry, with over 1,500 consultants across 19 offices worldwide. They are expanding their Commercial Due Diligence (CDD) offering within the Strategy & Deals team and are seeking experienced professionals to support high-profile buy-side and sell-side engagements for Private Equity investors and corporate clients. These engagements focus on delivering rigorous market, competitive, and commercial insight to aid transaction decisions. The firm is open to hiring at both the Associate and Senior Associate levels, with specific experience requirements for each.

Requirements

• 1+ to 3+ years of relevant experience in commercial due diligence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfort with both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to distill complex findings into clear insights.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, project-based environment with tight deadlines.
• Interest in financial services and private equity transactions.

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred (or equivalent advanced degree/experience) for Senior Associates.
• Familiarity with adjacent workstreams, such as operational due diligence and value creation, is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead individual workstreams within CDD and growth-strategy projects, including market sizing, competitor benchmarking, and customer/expert research.
• Manage and analyze qualitative and quantitative data sets (market data, financials, interviews, surveys) to develop actionable, investor-grade insights.
• Support hypothesis development and contribute to client deliverables with clear, compelling storylines that stand up to IC scrutiny.
• Integrate data-driven and AI-supported analytics to enhance speed and depth of insight.
• Engage directly with clients and expert networks to gather market intelligence.
• Support client communications such as engagement updates and responding to requests.
• Structure and present conclusions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Supervise and coach junior team members, ensuring high-quality outputs and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to internal knowledge development and business development efforts, including proposals and thought leadership.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work directly with senior leaders and blue-chip clients in the financial services and private equity sectors.
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative environment with significant responsibility early on.
• Ability to work on projects for clients across North America and Europe.
• Lower client-travel requirements than traditional consulting firms.
• Competitive salary with annual profit-sharing opportunity and a clear path for career progression.
• 401(k) matching.
• 25 days of annual paid time off.
• Supplemented medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Comprehensive training and development programs, including support for professional qualifications such as the CFA and IMC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level