Corporate Development Manager

Flexible / Hybrid-Remote | Full-Time | Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE) | Includes incentive bonus and equity participation

Are you an M&A professional who wants full-cycle deal exposure at a high-velocity acquirer -- not just one piece of the process?

Motion and Control Enterprises (MCE) is a PE-backed national industrial distributor that has built its platform through 27 acquisitions since 2018. Continuation of that acquisition program is a core part of MCE's growth strategy, and we are building the corporate development function to match. This is a new, hands‑on role at the center of that program: owning the acquisition pipeline, quarterbacking due diligence on live deals, and producing the valuation work and executive and Board materials that drive go/no-go and pricing decisions.

You will work day-to-day alongside the VP, Corporate Development and have direct visibility to the CEO, CFO, and PE sponsor. This is a lean, high-trust environment where you will own real work -- not support it.

Competitive total compensation package including:

• Incentive bonus tied to deal activity and company performance.
• Equity participation.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

• Own and maintain MCE's acquisition pipeline tracker, keeping it current and decision-ready.
• Support market segmentation and outbound sourcing -- research, screening, and initial outreach -- to identify founder-led and family-owned acquisition candidates.
• Help build and maintain relationships with industry intermediaries including investment banks and business brokers, and track referral activity.
• Prepare initial screening write-ups on strategic fit, financial profile, and rough valuation range for prospective targets.

• Serve as day-to-day project manager for due diligence on active deals, coordinating internal stakeholders (CFO, legal, operations, HR/IT) and external advisors (QoE/accounting, legal counsel, insurance/R&W, tax).
• Build and manage diligence workplans and timelines; track open items and elevate findings that affect valuation, deal terms, or integration planning.
• Synthesize diligence findings into clear, decision-ready summaries for the CEO, CFO, VP Corporate Development, and Board.
• Contribute to a repeatable diligence and integration playbook as MCE's deal cadence continues.

• Build and maintain financial models and valuation analyses for acquisition targets.
• Prepare investment memos, deal summaries, and recommendation materials for the executive team and Board of Directors.
• Support LOI and purchase agreement negotiations with financial analysis and deal-term scenario modeling.
• Track deal economics from signing through closing including purchase price adjustments, earnouts, and true-ups.

• Support post-acquisition integration planning -- financial systems, ERP consolidation, reporting, and org design -- with operations and finance leadership.
• Maintain M&A reporting for sponsor and Board updates, including pipeline KPIs such as top-of-funnel targets, IOIs, LOIs, and deals closed.

• 2 to 5 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, or corporate development.
• Demonstrated experience executing M&A transactions end-to‑end: sourcing, financial modeling and valuation, due diligence, and closing.
• Strong financial modeling and valuation skills; fluent in Excel-based LBO, DCF,…