Corporate Development Associate
About The Position
eBay's Corporate Development Team is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing, and integrating the company’s strategic acquisitions, divestitures, investments and joint ventures. The team works closely with eBay’s CEO, CFO, CTO, CPO, GMs and operational leaders to enable go/no-go decision-making for potential investments and acquisitions. We develop outstanding market insights and strong industry & venture capital relationships to proactively identify the most attractive M&A and investment opportunities. We assess opportunities to ensure a strong strategic rationale, assess the case for buying vs. building vs. partnering, align the organizational fit and integration plan, develop the business case, perform valuation, structure, negotiate and execute transactions. The opportunity: The Corporate Development Associate will report to the Sr. Director / Director of Corporate Development. The role requires a blend of strong strategic problem-solving, deal experience, and collaboration skills, in a highly dynamic business environment. The person will be involved in identifying prospective target opportunities, performing strategic and quantitative analysis, conducting due diligence, determining appropriate valuation and structure, developing strategy for and conducting negotiations, driving activities to closure, and coordinating with our M&A Integration team.
Requirements
- BA or BS undergraduate degree
- At least two years of relevant work experience at a top-tier investment bank, corporate development team, private equity or venture capital firm
- Problem Solver: Ability to use creativity to find practical solutions to problems on deals.
- Demonstrated subject-matter expert: Ability to understand eBay's business, the transaction or project objectives, and then overlay that with your own deal and tactical recommendations.
- Confident speaking your mind: Demonstrate the confidence to speak up as a leader, with substance.
- Ability to drive projects/tasks to conclusion: Help prioritize, create clear project plans, ensure there are owners for action items and a clear path to making the decision.
- Curiosity, proactivity and resourcefulness
- Good team-mate: Ready to "grab an oar", regardless of role/level/title, and understand that the project is a collaborative effort.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and grow: Prepared to give (and receive) in-the-moment, relevant, useful and honest feedback to team mates.
Responsibilities
- Preparing executive-ready presentations with strategic framing, analysis, and recommendations
- Developing insightful analysis of key industry trends (technology, competitors, consumers, regulatory, etc.) and inform the organization of their strategic implications
- Identifying and evaluating potential acquisition or investment opportunities in conjunction with the business and product teams
- Conducting rigorous valuation analyses (using multiple methodologies) and business/integration case modeling to evaluate and recommend transaction opportunities
- Quarter-backing due diligence for potential targets and evaluating due diligence results
- Facilitating and managing acquisition and investment processes with cross-functional groups that involve members from our business units as well as eBay’s functional groups such as Finance, Tax, Accounting, Legal and Human Resources
Benefits
- 401(k) eligibility
- various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave
- medical, financial, and/or other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
