Mercury Corporate Development Lead at Mercury leads M&A, fundraising, investor relations, and strategic projects to shape company growth. This role manages M&A pipeline, diligence, post-close integration, and investor communications.
Responsibilities
M&A and Strategic Investments:
Own M&A pipeline tracking and target sourcing - keep a living view of strategic and financial opportunities across our roadmap
Partner closely with Product and GTM leadership to surface where M&A or strategic partnerships could accelerate the roadmap - translating product strategy and GTM gaps into a live, prioritized M&A thesis
Run Mercury's Market Intel function - maintain a steady flow of competitive and industry intelligence that informs exec decision-making (fintech peers, public comps, private market signals)
Run M&A diligence - financial modeling, target evaluation, synergy analysis, working with legal/finance/product on deal execution
Drive post-close integration: own the integration plan, run the cross-functional workstreams (Finance, Product, Engineering, People, Legal) and track the deal against the model it was bought on
Investor Relations:
Drive preparation of Mercury's Board of Directors materials, alongside the Head of Corp Dev, partnering with the exec team on content and narrative
Support investor relations: investor updates, KPI reporting, comps tracking, ad hoc requests from existing investors
Build fundraising materials - pitch decks, data room, financial models, investor narrative - alongside the Head of Corp Dev and CFO
You Might Be a Fit If You:
Have 5–8 years of relevant experience, with at least 2 years in an in-house Corporate Development seat at a tech company. Investment banking, PE, or growth equity experience before that is welcome but not required
Qualification
5–8 years of relevant experience
Required
5–8 years of relevant experience
At least 2 years in an in-house Corporate Development seat at a tech company
Direct reps on live M&A deals including diligence, modeling, and execution
Experience driving post-close integration and running cross-functional workstreams
