First seen by our source: 20 days ago
Corporate Development Specialist - M&A
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a Corporate Development Expert on a remote contract paying $85 to $100 per hour. The work covers valuation and merger models, transaction terms, process and board materials, and screening and diligence for M&A deals. Candidates need at least 4 years of in-house corporate development or M&A experience with hands-on ownership of live transactions.
Pay:
$85–$100 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Build valuation and merger models
- Draft and compare transaction terms
- Produce process and board materials
- Run screening, diligence and integration work
- Deliver M&A exercises independently
Requirements summary:
- 4+ years in-house corporate development or M&A
- Hands-on ownership of live transactions
- Investment banking or private equity background preferred
- Big 4 transaction advisory or financial due diligence preferred
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- 2026-10-18
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- 2026-10-18
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business development |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
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About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Corporate Development Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Build valuation and merger models, including three-statement, DCF, trading and transaction comps, accretion-dilution, cap table, and equity waterfall.
- Draft and compare transaction terms such as IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, bid comparisons, deal structure, and consideration economics.
- Produce process and board materials, including management presentations, data packs, buyer universes, board and committee decks, closing mechanics, and funds flow.
- Run screening, diligence, and integration work, including inbound deal screens, diligence request lists, findings synthesis, synergy models, carve-out analysis, and 100-day plans.
- Work independently and asynchronously to deliver high-quality M&A exercises from mock files.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 4+ years in an in-house corporate development or M&A role at an operating company.
- Hands-on ownership of live transactions end to end, not support work.
Preferred
- Investment banking or private equity background before moving in-house; Big 4 transaction advisory or financial due diligence.
Assessment
- A merger model from a mock target file; a term sheet comparison; a board-ready recommendation memo.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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