Associate, Corporate Development Jobs

Department Overview

The Corporate Development Team (“CD”) is responsible for planning and executing strategic initiatives for the Firm with a focus on driving growth and profitability. The team collaborates with senior executives and business unit leaders to identify, assess and execute high-impact projects related to M&A, capital raising (debt and equity), partnerships and new product explorations.

Position Responsibilities

• Providing leverage to the Corporate Development Team
• Building and maintaining financial models
• Becoming an expert on Golub Capital, the direct lending sector and the asset management industry; gathering information related to market intelligence and industry trends
• Preparing presentations, analyses and recommendations for senior management
• Supporting the planning and implementation of new lines of businesses and strategic transactions
• Working with internal partners and external advisors (e.g., banks, accountants, consultants and lawyers) on transformational growth initiatives

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Interest in business strategy and corporate development
• Strong project management skills and ability to multi-task
• High level of intellectual curiosity with a desire to develop and implement innovative solutions to sophisticated business challenges
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education required
• Strong quantitative, financial modeling and analytical skills required
• Adept at interacting with senior executives, department heads and external partners
• Financial services and / or asset management industry experience preferred
• 2+ years of experience at a top-tier investment bank, investment management firm, strategic consulting firm, private equity firm or corporate development group

Critical Competencies for Success:

Our Gold Standards defines key behaviors and competencies across 4 dimensions: Leadership, Achieving Results, Personal Effectiveness and Thinking Critically. These behaviors and competencies drive our ability to win together.

• Thinking Critically: Role models in this area understand our business, rely on analytical reasoning and seek diverse perspectives to solve problems. They are forward thinking, anticipating issues and addressing them in advance.
• Personal Effectiveness: Role models in this area build strong relationships, treat others with respect and communicate effectively. They are driven to exceed expectations and are adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Achieving Results: Role models in this area are high achievers who develop careful plans and deliver consistently and effectively. They hold themselves and others accountable for delivering high quality results, and they remove barriers to ensure others can contribute and grow.
• Leadership: Role models in this area consistently focus on the right goals and priorities and continually develop themselves and others. Always team players, they influence and engage with others to contribute to a supportive and inclusive culture where all feel welcome.

The department-specific competencies define the knowledge, skills and abilities that are needed to successfully perform the functional or technical work of this role.

• Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm’s position in the industry, specifically with regard to direct lending and asset management, as well as the competitive landscape. Monitors industry trends and changes and recognizes their relevancy and implications to the Firm.
• Relationship Management: Creates ways to engage others, cultivate trust and build long-term win-win partnerships with investors, business partners and internal teams.
• Firm and Product Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm’s investment strategies, client base, products and investor needs, including the Firm’s structure and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Project / Program Management: Manages projects and / or programs through planning, identifying resources, executing, monitoring and communicating project activities and assessing impacts of the project decisions.
• Innovation: Embodies an agile and creative mindset to help develop new solutions, continuously improve and optimize existing processes and impose structure in ambiguous circumstances through people, process and technology.
• Data and Content Stewardship: Follows appropriate policies and procedures to enter and manage data and content, including evaluating issues with data and content and taking appropriate steps to address them. Communicates with others regarding data and content stewardship to ensure accuracy and integrity and encourages others to uphold data and content stewardship practices.
• Analytics: Surfaces, sources, analyzes and interprets data to identify trends and inform strategy and business decisions.

Compensation & Benefits

For New York City Only: It is expected that the base salary range for this position will be $140,000 to $175,000. Actual salaries may vary based on factors such as skills, experiences and qualifications for the role. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial and / or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation, sick time and parental leave) dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, the employee will be in an ‘at-will position’ and the Firm reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance, Firm or individual department / team performance and market factors.

Golub Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.