[Hiring] Associate, Corporate Development @Spotnana

Role Description

This is a critical, high-impact role at the center of Spotnana's business. Reporting directly to the Chief Corporate Development Officer, you will lead diligence workstreams, drive integration planning and execution, and support the evaluation of new opportunities. You'll work regularly with Spotnana's C-suite and partner with leaders across every function of the business. As an early member of the Corporate Development team, you'll also help build the playbooks, tools, and processes that define how Spotnana does M&A and critical partnerships.

How you'll help us build

• Diligence and integration will make up roughly 60-70% of the role.
• Deal evaluation and execution will make up the remaining 30-40%.

Diligence

• Plan and manage diligence processes end to end, including scoping workstreams, coordinating internal functional leads, and managing external advisors such as banking, accounting, legal, and consulting firms.
• Pressure-test diligence findings and turn them into clear implications for valuation, deal structure, and integration planning.
• Manage data room reviews, track open issues, and prepare diligence summaries for senior leadership.

Integration planning and execution

• Help run integration management offices (IMOs) for acquisitions, including workstream planning, governance cadence, and progress reporting.
• Drive Day 1 readiness and post-merger integration across functions such as finance, HR, IT, product, engineering, and commercial teams.
• Build and maintain synergy tracking, measuring realized value against the deal model and flagging risks early.
• Manage transition services agreements (TSAs) and other post-close commitments.

Deal evaluation and execution

• Build and own financial models for potential acquisitions, including valuation, synergy analysis, and accretion/dilution.
• Research and screen potential targets in support of our acquisition strategy.
• Prepare investment materials and recommendations for the C-suite and Board.

Building the M&A function

• Develop repeatable tools and templates, including diligence checklists, integration playbooks, and model templates, so that transactions of different sizes can be run efficiently.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in strategy or operations consulting, investment banking, or transaction advisory, with direct involvement in M&A transactions.
• Demonstrated experience running workstreams or projects with multiple stakeholders, ideally including diligence or post-merger integration.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to build a transaction model from scratch.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including experience preparing materials for senior executives.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to drive work forward without direct authority over the people involved.
• Willingness to travel as needed during active diligence and integration.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience on the buy side or on integration projects, as opposed to only sell-side or strategy work.
• Exposure to travel, travel technology, or B2B software.
• Experience building templates, playbooks, or repeatable processes.
• MBA or relevant professional certification (e.g., CFA, CPA), though not required.

Benefits

• Equity in the form of stock options, which provides partial ownership in the company.
• Pre-tax and ROTH 401(k) options via Fidelity with up to a 4% company match.
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability effective on your hire date.
• Pre-tax flexible spending account options for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
• Flexible PTO in addition to 10 company holidays and an end-of-year company shutdown.
• Up to 26 weeks of Parental Leave.
• Monthly cell phone/internet stipend.
• Extra perks including IATAN travel membership, pet insurance, financial wellness tools, Calm app access, and more.

Compensation

Spotnana strives to offer fair, industry-competitive, and equitable compensation. Our total compensation package includes base salary, an annual performance bonus, company equity, and comprehensive benefits. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, qualifications, and work location.

• New York Metro Area, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle Metro Area: $120,000 - $150,000
• California, New Jersey, Washington, New York, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Connecticut: $115,000 - $144,000
• Hawaii, Alaska, Maryland, Illinois, New Hampshire, Oregon, Colorado, Virginia, Delaware, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Texas: $110,000 - $138,000
• All other U.S. states: $104,000 - $131,000