Senior Manager, Corporate Development – M&A

🕒 July 8

🏢🏡 New York City – Hybrid

💵 $120k - $135k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Lindblad Expeditions

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1979

✈️ Travel

Travel • Adventure Tourism • Sustainable Tourism

Lindblad Expeditions is a leader in expedition travel, offering adventurous voyages to some of the world's most remote and spectacular destinations in partnership with National Geographic. Known for intimate small-ship cruising, Lindblad provides unique travel experiences to Antarctica, the Arctic, the Galápagos, and more. Guests aboard their expeditions enjoy activities like kayaking, hiking, and wildlife watching, all while gaining insights from expert naturalists and photographers. With over 50 years of expertise, Lindblad is committed to sustainable tourism and making a positive impact in the places they explore.

📋 Description

• Support execution of acquisitions from initial evaluation through closing by coordinating financial, operational, commercial, and confirmatory due diligence. • Build and maintain financial models, including DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions, accretion/dilution, synergy, and return analyses. • Coordinate diligence request lists, manage virtual data rooms, and summarize findings, risks, and value drivers for executive leadership. • Support transaction structuring, valuation analysis, and post-close integration planning. • Develop and maintain market maps, acquisition target lists, and competitive landscape analyses across expedition cruising, land travel, and adjacent markets. • Maintain a structured pipeline tracking ownership, financial profile, strategic fit, valuation expectations, and relationship history. • Support outreach and relationship development with acquisition targets, advisors, and industry contacts to generate proprietary deal flow. • Prepare investment memos, opportunity assessments, Board materials, and Executive Leadership Team presentations. • Present financial analysis and strategic recommendations with clear, concise supporting data. • Partner with Finance, Legal, Operations, Marine, Hotel, Sales, Marketing, and other functional leaders to validate assumptions and evaluate strategic opportunities. • Support integration planning, synergy tracking, and value creation initiatives following acquisitions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field. MBA, CPA, or CFA is a plus. • 5–8+ years of experience in Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Strategy Consulting, Transaction Advisory, or a related M&A environment. • Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, or corporate development initiatives from evaluation through execution. • Strong financial modeling skills including DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions, accretion/dilution, and return analysis. • Experience performing financial, commercial, and operational due diligence. • Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail. • Experience preparing investment memoranda, executive presentations, and materials for senior leadership. • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex financial concepts. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. • Experience in the travel, hospitality, leisure, cruise, transportation, or consumer services industries is preferred. • Exposure to post-acquisition integration planning and synergy analysis is preferred. • Experience supporting executive leadership or Board-level presentations is preferred. • Familiarity with CRM systems and market intelligence platforms is preferred. • Demonstrated ability to build professional relationships with founders, business owners, and external advisors is preferred. • Experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment is preferred.

🏖️ Benefits

• Travel benefits for employees and their family • Voyage of Discovery trips for employees to travel as guests • Health insurance including Medical, Dental, Vision • 401(k) plan with employer match • Long-Term Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to be used for out-of-pocket medical and dependent care • Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit • 7-8 Paid Holidays • 2-3 Floating Holiday Options (pro-rated per start date) • Up to 15 days of vacation (pro-rated per anniversary year) • Parental Leave • Sick/personal days per city & state ordinance • Pet Insurance discount