Principal, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Location: Remote within the United States; travel and in-person collaboration may be required based on business and transaction needs.

US compensation: $150K–$185K USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit social enterprise supporting the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students through credential evaluation, policy, programs, and philanthropy.

What you will do

• Lead WES’s M&A and portfolio strategy, including acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, strategic investments, and other corporate development opportunities.
• Build financial models and valuations using DCF, comparable company, precedent transaction, accretion/dilution, return, scenario, and sensitivity analyses.
• Lead financial, operational, commercial, legal, technology, HR, tax, and other due diligence workstreams with internal leaders and external advisors.
• Develop transaction structures and negotiation strategies; lead negotiations and support letters of intent, purchase agreements, transition agreements, and related documents.
• Manage transactions from initial evaluation through signing and closing, including workplans, approvals, governance materials, documentation, and closing conditions.
• Translate deal assumptions and synergies into post-close plans, monitor performance against the investment case, and advise executive leadership and the Board.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Significant progressively senior experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or a related field, with transactions executed across multiple M&A lifecycle stages.
• Experience leading financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, deal structuring, and negotiations.
• Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and analytical capabilities, with a strong understanding of financial statements, corporate finance, transaction structures, and deal economics.
• Strong commercial and strategic judgment, negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to connect financial analysis to business strategy.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional projects involving senior executives and external advisors, with strong project and transaction management capabilities.
• Executive-level written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, judgment, problem-solving, maturity, flexibility, collaboration, accountability, and results orientation, with alignment to WES’s mission and values.

Nice to have

• MBA or equivalent experience.
• Senior leadership experience across private, nonprofit, or social enterprise sectors.
• Experience with post-merger integration.
• Experience in education or workforce development.

Culture & Benefits

• Fixed-term employment for 18 months with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Remote work flexibility, time-off, and wellness programs supporting work-life balance.
• Learning, professional development, recognition, and career growth opportunities.
• Inclusive, collaborative, mission-driven culture focused on opportunity, inclusion, equity, and impact.