Job Description
Role: Business Development Associate (M&A)
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + OTE £15k - £20k
Location: London (Moorgate), 3 days per week onsite
A fast-scaling, AI-enabled property technology business is hiring a Business Development Associate (M&A) to help drive its acquisition strategy across the UK.
Backed by leading investors and growing rapidly through acquisition, the business is building a modern, technology-enabled platform within a fragmented market. M&A sits at the heart of the growth strategy, and this role will focus on ensuring a constant flow of high-quality acquisition opportunities.
This is not a traditional sales role. It sits within the M&A team and is focused on identifying, qualifying and building relationships with business owners who may become future acquisition targets.
What you'll be doing:
* Identify and engage acquisition targets across the UK market
* Run multi-channel outreach campaigns across phone, email, LinkedIn and industry events
* Build relationships directly with business owners and key decision-makers
* Qualify opportunities and assess strategic fit for acquisition
* Develop and maintain a detailed market map of target businesses
* Research ownership structures, financial performance and operational characteristics
* Build simple financial models and assist with early-stage target evaluation
* Work closely with the M&A team as opportunities progress into diligence and execution
* Represent the business at industry events, conferences and networking opportunities
What you'll need:
* Strong business development, origination, corporate finance or M&A-related experience
* Excellent communication skills and confidence speaking with business owners
* Commercial and financial literacy with the ability to analyse business performance
* Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple conversations simultaneously
* Comfortable using CRM platforms, data tools and AI-enabled workflows
* Resilient, proactive and motivated by building opportunities from scratch
* Interest in acquisitions, investing, corporate development or private equity
This role would suit someone who enjoys the commercial side of M&A, loves building relationships and wants to be directly involved in sourcing the deals that drive business growth.