Director, M&A

Alpha (part of Andromeda), a portfolio of software businesses within Constellation Software Inc., acquires vertical market software companies around the world with a buy and hold mandate.

It provides them with the strategic guidance and financial security they need to become leaders within their respective markets.

Are you a top-performing, proven financial professional with honed financial modelling skills, exceptional business sense, strong drive and success leading teams ?

We are looking for a driven, hard-working, modelling-guru who can lead, build and nurture an M&A team that develops and executes rigorous investment theses at a high velocity.

The Director of M&A will report to the President, Alpha (the top executive at Alpha) and will lead the team responsible for M&A execution from target qualification to close at Alpha.

• Support the President, Alpha and lead the team responsible for M&A execution from target qualification to close at Alpha
• Developing and recruiting junior M&A execution team members, including managing direct reports
• Qualifying targets for fit and deal probability through early conversations with business owners/senior executives and review of initial diligence materials
• Performing detailed financial analysis on the financial statements and underlying data to identify trends and assess business strength and quality
• Building a detailed financial model in Excel to determine valuation
• Facilitating the due diligence process and coordinating across multiple internal teams
• Maintaining relationships with decision makers at acquisition targets

• 5+ years of progressive M&A work experience at an investment bank, private equity firm, or serial acquiror (or similar) with 3+ years of mid-market deal experience executing transactions.
• Experience working with small owner-managed businesses as a client/target.
• Past success leading a team of M&A professionals.