[Tl002A] Virtual Junior M&A Representative & Analyst

A London M&A firm is seeking an entry-level, US-based representative to be its 'ambassador' in the US market.The person will join a small but fast-paced and disciplined M&A and strategic consulting team.Although the headquarters is in London, this position will involve working remotely from the United States to support the company’s activities.

Our company will train any successful candidates from non-M&A backgrounds such as science, engineering and economics to work in our advisory.Financial background is not necessarily required for the position.We welcome applicants with precise minds since we use logic and strategic analysis when reaching out to new businesses and working with clients.

About ThinkingLinking

ThinkingLinking is a boutique M&A firm with a ‘Strategy before Finance’ methodology. Unlike other small firms that specialise in one sector, ThinkingLinking works across a range of industries, using proprietary methodologies to identify opportunities and guide the dealmaking process.Importantly, we add strategy and psychology to the traditional finance dimension of M&A, in effect blending strategic and cultural consulting with traditional M&A.

Visit our website: thinkinglinking.com

Job Type: Full-time, Virtual

Job Location: New York City (however, candidates from other locations are welcome to apply).

What can be learnt at ThinkingLinking

“Learn M&A from experts”

The ideal candidate will have the determination to grow into a strategy-focused M&A professional in a demanding entrepreneurial environment.At ThinkingLinking, there is no limit to a person's career progression if they have skills and determination to match it.We have one of the most hands-on training environments of any small firm in the format of an apprenticeship, and are dedicated to helping members of our team grow.

We are a rare M&A firm not only in our methodologies but also in the opportunities we offer to train you.By joining our company, you can learn from us on specific logical thinking skills.As you develop, you can have daily working content with CEO.

About the Role

The position will have the title of ‘Senior Linker’, serving as the front-line lead for ThinkingLinking’s US activities.As such, this position will involve a high volume of meeting scheduling for the Chief Thinking Officer (CTO), as well as briefing the CTO and attending many of these meetings.

Our plan is to open the New York office near the end of the year.The ideal candidate will be in New York City because this is the main hub used by colleagues from Europe when visiting the US, and is the site of the planned office in the US when we have grown sufficient business for a permanent physical office.

A candidate based elsewhere in the US may be considered if mobile and a particularly strong applicant.

The successful candidate will initially come to our London office for training for two months.As a key member of a small team, your responsibilities will range from new business to client project implementation, with significant internal reporting compliance.We are looking for a quick learner, strategic and creative thinker with versatile business skills.

Examples of day-to-day work include:

• Write customized strategic outreach emails to potential clients
• Attend monthly meetings with the CTO together with US companies when he is in the US
• Manage new business projects which involve research, analysis, strategy and tactics
• Participate in internal strategy discussions
• Assist in implementing live client M&A projects
• Prepare call/meeting notes after every client/potential client interaction

The candidate will work on a ‘mid-Atlantic time zone’ basis.During these mostly overlapping timezones, the candidate will work with other team members in London on a constant live Zoom channel to allow the candidate to be part of the wider team, albeit on a virtual basis.

Responsibilities will be tailored somewhat based on the successful candidate’s knowledge and experience.

Qualifications & Requirements

Essential (if possible an ability to prove or demonstrate these)

• Excellent written and spoken English
• Mathematically-solid
• Willingness to work from home unless an office is opened in due course in New York or Los Angeles.
• Advanced online search skills, with a strategic approach to finding company info
• Detail-oriented, organized, precise
• Reasonable IT skills
• Respect for, and skilled in, following detailed procedures and methodologies
• Time management and prioritizing skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with deep commitment to accurate articulation and comprehension
• Ability to think logically and strategically
• Ability to work independently based on confidence, entrepreneurship and stamina
• Ability to travel within the US or sometimes internationally as required
• Proven research and analytical skills
• Subtle business writing skills that produce strategic and sensitive emails that impress potential clients

Preferred

• Basic design skills to produce charts/graphs and slide decks
• An academic background in business, economics, international relations or science/engineering with proven intention to work in business
• Project management experience
• Languages are a bonus.

We are open to working with the successful candidate as an employee or as an independent contractor and will discuss salary and benefits or contract terms on a case-by-case basis. There will be a combination of a fixed and commission or bonus-based compensation.

How to apply

To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter to Ms. Hermi Tang, Recruitment Director, at [email protected], with the full Job Code (TL002a) and Job Title in the email subject, andaddressing the points listed in Qualifications & Requirements with evidence to prove your suitability.Any applications sent without such a cover letter addressing this posting’s requirements will not be considered.

Our CTO will be holding final interviews in the United States in the next 30 days, either by video call or in person if in New York or Los Angeles.

ThinkingLinking is an A-rated Skilled Worker visa sponsor authorised by the UK Government’s Home Office.As a globally-focused company, we consider applicants from all over the world and are committed under our ‘intensive meritocracy’ policy to sourcing the most talented people globally to fit our needs on an equal opportunity basis in keeping with the Fair Market Economy Institute’s Open-Minded Market philosophy.The candidate might in the future be granted a visa to work in our London office if this is mutually desired by both parties.