Corporate Development Associate

Imagine being part of an organization that challenges and inspires you to do your best work, where you're encouraged to refine your expertise, expand your capabilities, and contribute meaningfully from day one. At Embarc Advisors, we prioritize professional growth, value innovative thinking, and recognize the impact of each team member. Join us, and be part of a firm where your potential is cultivated and your achievements are genuinely rewarded.

About Embarc Advisors

Founded by a former Goldman Sachs investment banker and McKinsey & Co . consultant, Embarc Advisors was built to challenge the traditional extremes of finance careers. We offer a different path, a high-performance and high-learning environment in a human-centered environment. Our firm delivers best-in-class advice across M&A, capital raising, outsourced corporate development, and strategic CFO servic e s , supporting clients through every stage of the company lifecycle.

We've built a team of corporate finance professionals with backgrounds in investment banking, private equity, consulting, strategic finance, and investment management, individuals who thrive on challenge, continuous improvement, and delivering results. We've helped clients close complex M&A transactions, raise capital from early-stage seed to $100M+ growth rounds, and scale profitably as their long-term CFO partners.

At Embarc, we see ourselves as an elite sports team, united by trust, driven by shared purpose, and anchored in values like Kaizen, excellence, and perseverance. Our internal operating system (EOS) brings structure, accountability, and alignment to how we execute and grow. This mindset and system allow us to attract ambitious professionals and purpose-driven clients alike-those ready to do the real work and unlock meaningful value.

At Embarc, we offer something different and compelling : the opportunity to build a sustainable, values-aligned career in finance, where you grow fast, contribute meaningfully, and stay in the game for the long haul.

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Role Overview

Job Type : Full time

Position Location : Remote

As a Corporate Development Associate at Embarc Advisors, you will gain exposure to a wide variety of projects and tasks, while being mentored by industry experts who will empower you to take on exciting challenges that expand and diversify your skillset.

In this role, you will be a trusted advisor and analytical wizard, providing our clients with practical and quantifiable information necessary to make critical business decisions that facilitate execution of their strategic objectives.

If you are ready to join a high performing team that will value your contributions and help you elevate your career, apply today!

Detailed Responsibilities

1. Modeling and Financial Analysis :

• Develops and validates key model parameters, assumptions, drivers, and scenarios. Performs complex strategic analysis, quantitative analysis, and robust financial modeling to produce meaningful insights that address clients' challenges and needs.
• Supports due diligence efforts, analyzes financial and operating data of investment opportunities and, potential partnership, assists with deal evaluation.

2. Research and Market Analysis :

3. Communication and Materials Development :

4. Project Management Support :

5. Client Service :

6. Leadership :

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with 2+ years of experience with private equity, investment banking, transaction services, transaction-focused corporate development, strategic finance, management consulting, or related field; and a bachelor's degree in management, finance or related area.

The ideal candidate will have :

Why Join Our Team?

At Embarc, you'll gain exposure to a diverse range of high-impact work across strategic CFO advisory, capital raising, and M&A, partnering directly with founders, CEOs, and investors across industries like technology, consumer goods, media, industrials, business services, and private equity / venture capital. No two weeks look the same, and that's by design.

We offer :

Benefits include :