Analyst - Corporate Development III

About the role

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

The Corporate Development team is responsible for generating, managing, and executing mergers and acquisitions, minority investments, and partnership activities. As part of a small team responsible for originating, executing, and supporting acquisitions, you'll work to elevate Blue Origin’s worldwide deal-making profile.

Responsibilities

• Help identify opportunities which support Blue Origin’s strategic priorities through interaction with senior business leaders, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and organic pipeline generation
• Act as a subject matter expert on financial analysis, deal structuring, and valuation
• Financial analysis, synergy forecasting, valuation and due diligence of potential acquisitions
• Support cross-functional due diligence teams, including legal, finance & accounting, tax, human resources, operations, IT, sales, and strategy
• Support deal flow process from term sheet signature to integration
• Help evaluate opportunities and risks in potential transactions
• Work with all cross-functional groups from term sheet signature to proper integration
• Perform research, reporting and analysis on M&A activity in the industry
• Present investment thesis memos and recommendations for all stages of the deal process (sourcing to integration planning)
• Build and maintain tools, analytics, and reporting to highlight performance measurements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or related analytical field
• 3+ years of demonstrated ability in investment banking, corporate development, strategy, finance, or consulting, to include economic and financial modeling and high level negotiations
• Experience crafting and analyzing M&A processes for a wide variety of transactions
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desired: MBA from a top tier business school, experience in the space industry or another capital intensive, manufacturing or R&D oriented industry, entrepreneurship or early stage start-up experience.

Pay

Base Pay Range For WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20. Other Site Ranges May Differ.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays

Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.