Corporate Development Associate supporting M&A, venture investments, valuation, and diligence. Helping Kraken, a global crypto platform, expand through strategic transactions.
Responsibilities
Lead due diligence across live transactions with cross-functional DRIs
Organize and maintain data rooms
Schedule diligence and debrief sessions
Draft consolidated diligence reports
Build initial operating models, trading comparables, precedent transactions, DCF and returns analyses, and accretion/dilution support
Produce first-pass screening memos and company teardowns on inbound opportunities
Support ownership of the venture investment portfolio
Maintain deal-terms inventory covering ownership, instrument, pro-rata, information rights, and board/observer seats
Collect quarterly portfolio-company KPI updates
Track valuation marks with IRR/MOIC per position
Support M&A cash-obligations forecasting for FP&A and Treasury
Prepare executive deal materials, Board pages, and supporting data analysis
Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) from a university in Business, Commerce, Finance, Actuarial Science, or a related field
4+ years of experience at a leading investment bank, venture capital firm, private equity firm, management consultancy, or startup
Excellence in understanding and scrutinizing business models, including financials, mechanics, and quality, within a financial institution
Excellent financial modeling and valuation skills
Demonstrated problem-solving skills
Writing experience, including deal memos
Storytelling skills on industry trends, implications, and pain points
Advanced Excel
Experience with data analysis tools
Ability to work self-directed and fluidly across multiple live, high-priority transactions in parallel
Proficiency with SQL is a nice-to-have
Strong network in crypto and/or traditional financial markets is a plus
Technical background or strong knowledge of industry software products and services is a nice-to-have
Benefits
Kraken product dogfooding is required once employees join
Diverse and inclusive workplace
Job-related skills or work-style assessments applied consistently during hiring
Ongoing application acceptance unless a deadline is stated
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