Contour Software · 2 days ago

M&A Intern

Remote - USA

Internship

Remote

Intern

$16/hr - $24/hr

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Information ServicesInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

Insider Connection @Contour Software

Discover valuable connections within the company who might provide insights and potential referrals.
Get 3x more responses when you reach out via email instead of LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

Proactively initiating relationships with owners of potential acquisitions (emails, phone calls, LinkedIn, trade shows, in-person meetings, etc.)

Maintaining existing relationships with owners of software businesses (emails, phone calls, LinkedIn, trade shows, in-person meetings, etc.)

Understanding and qualifying potential acquisition targets

Conducting industry research to identify and map out potentially attractive markets

Obtaining high-level financial and operational information and updating our proprietary Salesforce database

Presenting opportunities to the internal M&A committee

Qualification

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Business DevelopmentCold CallingSalesforceExcelFinancial AcumenRelationship Building

Required

Experience with business development, specifically cold-calling - ideally in software, insurance, wealth management sales, pharma, executive search or commercial real estate

Comfortable using Excel.

Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

Advanced cold calling skills (“getting past the gatekeeper,” quick to establish rapport)

Ability to lead conversations off-script

Comfortable interacting with mature business owners and senior executives

Relationship builder (long “sales” cycle)

Works proactively, persistently and efficiently with minimal supervision

Able to quickly understand different business models/industries with associated benefits/risks

Qualify leads by piecing together high-level qualitative and quantitative information

Experiment with new approaches and measure results

Educational background in business with accounting and financial knowledge/interest