Also called: Corp Dev, M&A Manager
Finds and negotiates acquisitions and partnerships for a company that wants to buy other businesses.
You meet the founders of a startup your company might buy, build a valuation model and negotiate terms with their bankers.
Financial managers' BLS median is about $166k (May 2025), with high earners top-coded; large-company executives earn far more through bonuses and stock.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance; usually after investment banking.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Economics.
Growing about average. Tracks M&A activity.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI screens targets and drafts models; negotiating deals and judging whether a merger fits the company remain human work.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, Accounting, Debate, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3031.
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