Source M&A opportunities in the skilled trades sector through direct outreach, broker relationships, and professional networks. Build relationships with business owners, negotiate initial deal terms, support M&A strategy, and help win acquisitions. The role requires strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, sales, and problem-solving skills, along with at least three years of corporate development, investing, sales, or business development experience. Travel to meet prospective sellers and learn about businesses nationwide is expected.
Sourcing Senior Associate
Orion Group
New York, NY
About Orion
At Orion, we are building a forever home for exceptional people in the commercial and industrial skilled trades. We invest in leading skilled trades businesses and create unmatched growth opportunities for them. Orion is backed by Alpine Investors, a private equity firm specializing in middle market companies in services industries with $19bn of assets under management.
The Role
Orion Group is hiring a Sourcing Senior Associate to be an integral part of its sourcing efforts. This person will sit on the Orion investing team and source opportunities in the skilled trades (i.e. HVACR, plumbing, electrical, etc.)
As a Sourcing Senior Associate, you will be responsible for:
- Finding interesting M&A opportunities through direct outreach, broker relationships and leveraging the Orion network
- Building relationships with business owners and convincing them Orion is the right partner
- Negotiating initial deal terms with sellers and helping to win deals
- Supporting the Orion team in developing their M&A strategy
Senior Associates are expected to develop rapidly, and successful professionals will be offered a significant amount of upward mobility through a variety of career paths within Orion. This position provides a rare opportunity for meaningful responsibility and growth and development for someone with 3 to 5 years of work experience.
Qualifications
- College graduate with a 4-year degree and at least 3 years in a corporate development, sales, investing, or business development role
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Outstanding interpersonal skills – ability to build strong relationships with blue-collar business owners
- Self-motivated, can-do attitude, problem-solver who can work in a fast-paced environment
- Highly organized
- Team player who can work across multiple departments and levels within the company
- Strong work ethic and will to win
This role is a great fit if you are excited by:
- Meeting new people and building strong relationships with business owners
- Cold calling, emailing, and visiting prospective sellers
- Traveling and learning about family-owned and operated businesses across the country
- Extreme ownership of your work output
- Results-oriented evaluation and compensation
- Learning the fundamentals of investing
- Growing as a working professional in an entrepreneurial and highly ambitious environment
Location
New York City
Compensation
$140K + additional bonuses and performance incentives.
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