Transaction Discovery Associate

About the role

This role is ideal for professionals with proximity to transactions and strong market awareness, including operators, intermediaries, advisors, and capital-adjacent professionals.

Responsibilities

• Identify, surface, and qualify early-stage investment transactions for our investor and fund manager network.
• Evaluate transaction relevance and readiness.
• Collect and provide high-level deal context (asset, structure, economics, investment thesis).
• Submit opportunities through the Initio Sphere platform.
• Coordinate initial introductions between deal principals and capital partners.
• Support early-stage diligence handoff to internal analyst teams.

Requirements

• Proximity to transactions and strong market awareness.
• Experience in identifying and qualifying early-stage investment transactions.
• Ability to evaluate transaction relevance and readiness.
• Strong communication and networking skills.

Qualifications

• Operators, intermediaries, advisors, and capital-adjacent professionals.
• Experience working with early-stage investment transactions.
• Knowledge of commercial real estate, private equity, and other relevant sectors.

Skills

• Transaction discovery and qualification skills.
• Effective communication and networking abilities.
• Understanding of private capital ecosystem dynamics.

Benefits

• Deal-based earnings with performance bonuses.
• Opportunity to build a verified transaction discovery track record within the Initio Sphere ecosystem.
• Direct interaction with credible investors and sponsors.
• Flexibility to work independently as an independent contractor.

Pay

Typical earnings range from $1,000 to $10,000+ per closed transaction, paid upon successful transaction close and fee collection.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to fit the needs of transaction discovery and qualification.