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 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 help eBay make better business decisions by solving tough problems with intellectual honesty and creativity.
- Demonstrated subject-matter expert: Ability to understand eBay's business, transaction objectives, and overlay with deal and tactical recommendations.
- Confident speaking your mind: Ability to speak up as a leader with substance in open and honest discussions.
- Ability to drive projects/tasks to conclusion: Ability to prioritize, create clear project plans, ensure owners for action items, and drive to decisions, often working across functions.
- Curiosity, proactivity and resourcefulness.
- Good team-mate: Ability to work collectively with team members across the organization and be ready to "grab an oar".
- Ability to coach, mentor, and grow: Prepared to give and receive in-the-moment, relevant, useful, and honest feedback.
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
- Target bonus
- Restricted stock units
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
