# M&A Corporate Development Associate - Company: [Align]() - Location: United States - Remote - Remote: Yes - Team: Accounting & Finance - Posted: July 8, 2026 ## Job description #### **About the Role** The M&A Corporate Development Associate works to execute corporate development and acquisition activities. In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of all aspects of the M&A process, including sourcing opportunities, evaluating acquisition targets, conducting due diligence, building financial models, and supporting transaction execution. As the M&A Corporate Development Associate, you will provide analytical and strategic support to help drive the continued growth of our fast-paced company. A-LIGN will depend on you as the M&A Corporate Development Associate to support acquisition strategy, transaction execution, and corporate development initiatives.  #### **Reports to** Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis  #### **Pay Classification** Full-Time, Exempt    #### **Responsibilities** * Help manage the end-to-end M&A process, coordinating internal stakeholders, advisors, and external counterparties to keep deals on timeline * Review confidential information memoranda (CIMs), management presentations, and data rooms; synthesize findings into clear investment theses and recommendations * Build and maintain financial models, including valuation, LBO/return analysis, and buyside and synergy cases to support deal evaluation * Build and maintain the acquisition pipeline; proactively source and screen targets with A-LIGN senior leadership * Lead relationships with investment bankers, brokers, and intermediaries to surface and track opportunities * Lead and coordinate diligence workstreams, including financial, commercial, legal, technical, and HR diligence activities * Prepare investment committee and board materials, including target overviews, deal memos, and recommendation decks * Support negotiation, structuring, and execution activities, including LOIs, purchase agreements, and integration planning in partnership with deal counsel * Maintain pipeline trackers, market maps, and competitive landscape analyses across A-LIGN’s core and adjacent markets * Partner with corporate strategy on build-vs-buy analysis, new-service and new-market opportunity sizing, and post-close integration tracking #### **Minimum Qualifications** EDUCATION   * Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field EXPERIENCE * 2–3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or corporate development * Demonstrated exposure to M&A processes, including diligence, valuation, execution, and sourcing SKILLS   * Strong financial modeling and valuation skills * Excellent written and analytical skills with the ability to distill complex information into clear recommendations * Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint * Highly organized self-starter able to manage multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders under deadline pressure * Ability to meet deadlines with a high degree of motivation * Excellent communication skills * Thrives in a fast-paced environment * Ability to work individually as well as collaboratively #### **Benefits** * Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Benefits * Employer Paid Life Insurance and Disability Insurance * EAP - Employee Assistance Program * Pet Insurance * 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching * Competitive Bonus Structure * Home Office Reimbursement * Certification Reimbursement * Personalized Career Coaching * Generous Paid Time Off * Paid Office Closure December 25-January 1 * Vacation Bonus * Summer Hours #### **About A-LIGN** A-LIGN is the leading provider of high-quality, efficient cybersecurity compliance programs. Combining experienced auditors and audit management technology, A-LIGN provides the widest breadth and depth of services including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, FedRAMP, and PCI. A-LIGN is the number one issuer of SOC 2 and HITRUST and a top three FedRAMP assessor. To learn more, visit a-lign.com.   #### **Come Work for A-LIGN!** Apply online today at A-LIGN.com and learn about life at A-LIGN by following us on **[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-lign/posts/?feedView=all).** A-LIGN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, disabled, and veterans encouraged to apply! ## Apply [Apply on Align]() Canonical job page: