2+ years in investment banking and 3+ years in corporate development or private equity
Proficient in building financial and valuation models
Experience with M&A transactions of various sizes
Strong skills in Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, and Google Slides
Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
Collaborate with CFO/COO on deal sourcing and financial modeling
Support M&A integration processes
Analyze industry trends to identify acquisition targets
Develop competitive analyses for executive review
Direct diligence efforts with internal and external parties
Create presentations for board and executive levels
Manage data room and diligence requests
Build financial models for potential acquisitions
Benefits
Vibrant team culture
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
Unlimited training opportunities via Udemy
Flexible working hours and time off
Equity and retirement programs including 401K match
Paid parental leave
International work environment with a start-up culture
Full Job Description
About this Role
At Fandom, the Corporate Development Director will be part of a visible and active function that drives the corporate development lifecycle, in partnership with our executive leadership, important operational team members and our private equity investor, TPG. You will report to the CFO/COO and work with senior leaders to manage all stages of the evaluation, diligence, and workflow processes that lead to acquisition, partnership and/or divestiture.
The Corporate Development function spearheads and works towards our M&A strategy by managing inbound deal flows and outbound deal sourcing. You will be responsible for ideating, researching, negotiating, structuring, executing impactful acquisitions. You will be informing and supporting our overall strategy by identifying industry trends and maintaining strong relationships with startups, entrepreneurs, VCs, PE funds, bankers and strategics. By joining Fandom, you can help accelerate our efforts to grow, diversify and reinvent our at-scale platform that is situated at the intersection of communities for gaming and entertainment fans. You Will...
Work with the CFO/COO on deal sourcing, qualification, initial rationale/pitch, financial modeling, due diligence and deal closing activities
Assist and provide support during M&A integration periods
Analyze industry trends to identify potential acquisition targets
Develop industry landscapes and competitive analyses for board/executive level review
Direct diligence efforts between internal and external parties
Analyze diligence data and create board/executive level presentations
Manage data room and distribution of materials to appropriate parties, act as primary contact for diligence requests
Independently build financial models and forecasts for potential acquisition targets to inform valuation and budgetary needs
Be comfortable working with limited information to create low/base/high scenario analyses
Experiment with different types of business models and translate them into a detailed operating model
You Have...
2+ years of investment banking, 3+ years of corporate development and/or private equity experience
Expertise in building financial and valuation models
Experience working on M&A transactions of different sizes, from acqui-hires and asset-only purchases to full company purchase and integration
Must-Have skills: Excel (can build and maintain complex spreadsheets) and Google Sheets, PowerPoint and Google Slides, comfortable working with AI (Claude) to build automated workflows, memos and financial models
Sound judgment, sharp analytical skills, excellent written communication skills, strong verbal and presentation capabilities
Bonus Points...
Experience working in or with gaming, entertainment, digital media or internet services industries
Experience navigating organizations with a matrix company structure
Have strong affinity towards gaming and/or entertainment
Benefits & Perks
Salary Range = $180k - $300k - (Actual salary available will vary based on location and market factors.)
Vibrant team culture
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision
Training (unlimited Udemy + more)
Flexible working hours and time off
Equity & Retirement Programs including 401K match
Paid Parental Leave
International work environment with start-up culture
About Fandom
Fandom is a wiki hosting service which hosts wikis mainly on entertainment. Its domain is operated by Fandom, Inc., a for-profit Delaware company founded in October 2004 by Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley. Fandom was acquired in 2018 by TPG Capital and Jon Miller through Integrated Media Co.
Fandom uses MediaWiki, the open-source wiki software used by Wikipedia. Fandom, Inc. derives its income from advertising and sold content, publishing most user-provided text under copyleft licenses. The company also runs the associated Fandom editorial project, offering pop-culture and gaming news. Fandom wikis are hosted under the domain fandom.com, but some, especially those that focus on subjects other than media franchises, were hosted under wikia.org until November 2021.
