Director of Business Development – Travel Trade
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Director of Business Development
Crete Professionals Alliance
full-time
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Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Support the end-to-end M&A process, including target sourcing, transaction structuring, due diligence, transaction execution, and hand-off to our core operational team
- Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of potential acquisition targets aligned with our business strategy
- Evaluate potential deals, conduct financial analysis, and prepare comprehensive business cases
- Work closely with legal, financial, compliance, insurance, and benefits advisors to drive efficient deal processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful post-acquisition integration
- Foster relationships with potential acquisition targets and industry contacts
- Conduct thorough due diligence, assessing financials, legal, operational, and cultural aspects of target companies
- Work closely with the VP of M&A to align M&A efforts with the company's strategic goals
- Encourage a culture of innovation within the operations function, exploring new technologies, processes, and methodologies to drive efficiency and competitive advantage
- Travel to meet prospects and visit back office headquarters in Tampa, FL as needed
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related field
- 4+ years of experience in M&A, with a strong background in consulting, investment banking, private equity, or corporate development
- Proven track record of supporting and successfully closing M&A transactions; within the professional services industry preferred but not required
- Exceptional financial acumen and organization skills
- Strong project management capabilities and the ability to work across cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills for engaging with stakeholders and presenting M&A opportunities
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Impeccable integrity and ethical standards
- Self-aware, accepting, honest, open, and respectful of others
- Ability to manage, train and mentor team members
- Excitement about creating an improved business model for local and regional accounting and professional services firms
- Willingness to travel around the U.S. and potentially internationally for business development meetings
- Preferred: Extensive experience in supporting M&A activities in a high-growth roll-up environment
- Preferred: In-depth knowledge of the accounting and professional services industry
- Preferred: Strong network within the M&A and finance community
