Domain Researcher, Finance (M&A)

Job Title: Domain Researcher, Finance (M&A) Job Type: Full-time Location: Remote The Role Join our research team as a Domain Researcher (DR), where you'll help advance AI-powered financial reasoning, with a focus on Corporate Development, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), and strategic transactions. We're looking for professionals with hands-on experience in corporate development, acquisition evaluation, and M&A execution who can translate real-world financial expertise into rigorous AI evaluation frameworks. What You'll Be Doing Design and develop evaluation frameworks, benchmarks, and scoring methodologies for AI agents operating in corporate development and M&A workflows. Create realistic test cases covering acquisition screening, valuation, financial due diligence, deal structuring, and strategic investment decisions. Evaluate AI-generated financial analyses, valuation models, acquisition assessments, and investment recommendations. Translate real-world M&A experience into structured datasets, research scenarios, and measurable evaluation criteria. Collaborate with AI researchers, engineers, and product teams to identify model limitations and improve financial reasoning capabilities. Conduct applied research and document findings to advance AI performance in corporate finance and acquisition-related tasks. What We're Looking For Strong professional experience in Corporate Development, M&A, Investment Banking, Private Equity, or Strategic Investments, with direct exposure to acquisition-related transactions. Hands-on experience across the M&A lifecycle, including target screening, valuation, due diligence, transaction analysis, or deal execution. Strong understanding of acquisition strategies, financial modeling, company valuation (DCF, comparables, precedent transactions), and strategic fit assessments. Experience preparing or evaluating investment memoranda, acquisition recommendations, and transaction-related financial analyses. Ability to translate complex financial workflows into structured research questions, evaluation frameworks, and measurable criteria. Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Preferred Qualifications Direct experience within an in-house Corporate Development team, particularly involving buy-side acquisitions. Exper