About the position
At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients. Are you seeking a career that allows you to develop in one of the world’s fastest growing companies? And have tremendous impact on that growth? Compass is looking for high-energy, driven professionals with sound business acumen, strong technical and analytical aptitude and natural relationship building instincts to join our Mergers & Acquisitions division. The M&A / Corporate Development team at Compass partners with our executive team and business leaders to drive growth and expansion into new markets and new lines of business. As a Lead of Mergers and Acquisitions & Corporate Development you will drive the M&A deal process, including valuation, deal structuring, diligence, and integration. You will report to the Senior Manager, M&A, to acquire high quality companies across our business lines. You will have the opportunity to work independently, manage your own deals and will have the authority and autonomy to make a direct impact on the company. You will also be asked to complete other impactful projects directly for the executive team. Please note: this role is 100% in-office in our HQ NYC Office.
Responsibilities
- Work with our executive team and business partners to acquire high quality companies
- Manage acquisitions from inception to post-closing, including the diligence, purchase agreement negotiation and integration phases
- Work across several lines of business from brokerage to services such as title & escrow, mortgage, and beyond
- Work on strategy-related projects for our executive team
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience within finance or consulting, including 3+ years of experience on a Corporate Development team at a publicly traded company, or Transaction Advisory Services group at a top tier consulting firm
- Ability to conduct rigorous financial and operational due diligence on Target companies
- Ability to complete detailed Quality of Earnings assessments on Target companies with limited oversight
- Ability to work independently to own an M&A deal end-to-end, including negotiating directly with business owners and managing a diligence process
- Ability to manage third party diligence providers through project inception to purchase agreement negotiations
- Superior analytical skills, deal structuring & business valuation capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to own a deal process and project-manage cross-functionally across a broad set of internal stakeholders
- Proficiency in merger, stock and asset agreement terms and negotiations
- Strong written and oral communication skills
Benefits
- Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions)
- Paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave
- Medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Commuter program
- Life and disability insurance
- Maven (a support system for new parents)
- Carrot (fertility benefits)
- UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet insurance
