Deal Lead

Block • New York City, NY

13d

About The Position

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. The Corporate Development team works across Block, with Square, Cash App, TIDAL, TBD, and other business units, to bring world-class companies, technology, and talent into our organization through acquisitions. The team manages sourcing, negotiating, structuring, and executing impactful acquisitions and investments, and informing our strategy by identifying industry trends and maintaining relationships with startups, VCs and bankers. You will be an essential member of a high-impact team situated at the nexus of product, engineering, and the broader strategic efforts at Block. You will support all stages of the evaluation and acquisition process. You will also contribute to a broad array of projects for the team, including market analysis, transaction analysis and strategy development. You will report into the Head of Corporate Development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant work experience, including investment banking, venture capital, private equity, strategy consulting, or corporate development experience.
• Experience working in a tech company or startup.
• Experience managing complex processes from start to finish.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, fluency in performing rigorous financial, valuation, and other quantitative analyses.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior executives and product leads to develop strategies and identify acquisition and investment opportunities that accelerate Block's mission.
• Maintain relationships with startups, VCs, bankers, and leading technology companies to inform product strategy and stay up to date with competitive landscape.
• Lead projects cross-functionally, synthesize feedback, develop agreement and create structure, with a willingness to do what needs to be done to make a deal successful.
• Help develop the corp dev deal pipeline, including outreach to and sourcing of new opportunities.
• Conduct rigorous research and analysis, including valuation and business case modeling, to provide detailed guidance and insight into potential acquisitions, investments and other strategic opportunities.
• Lead and drive the execution of M&A and strategic investments throughout the deal process, including sourcing opportunities, performing financial analysis,and coordinating all aspects of due diligence with partners across product, engineering, legal, and other diligence supporting teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed