Business Development Associate (M&A)

Location: United States, remote; frequent travel within the US and attendance at approximately 1–3 industry events per month.

Salary: $65,000–$85,000 per year, plus a performance bonus tied to qualified deal flow and closed transactions.

Company

hirify.global sources software acquisition opportunities and works with an investment team on evaluating and progressing qualified deals.

What you will do

• Represent hirify.global at software, M&A, and industry conferences across the US.
• Plan event outreach, including attendee targeting, pre-booked meetings, and follow-up.
• Build long-term relationships with investment bankers, M&A advisors, brokers, founders, and corporate development teams.
• Generate proprietary deals, carve-outs, and banker-led acquisition opportunities.
• Conduct initial screening conversations, collect relevant deal information, and hand qualified opportunities to the investment team.
• Maintain the CRM and report weekly on pipeline, conversion, and relationship activity.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in sales, business development, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, or a related finance role.
• Demonstrated success building relationships that generated revenue or deal flow and meeting activity or pipeline targets.
• Working knowledge of finance, including P&L statements, recurring revenue metrics, and valuation discussions.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication, organization, opportunity qualification, and follow-up skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the US while working remotely.

Nice to have

• Existing network of software bankers, advisors, or brokers.
• Prior exposure to sell-side or buy-side M&A processes.
• Experience with enterprise software, SaaS, corporate carve-outs, or divestitures.

Culture & Benefits

• Independent ownership of a territory and calendar from the start.
• Remote work with a small team distributed across time zones.
• Frequent networking at industry conferences and investment banking events.
• Performance bonus tied to qualified deal flow and closed transactions.