M&A Lead

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Our core values — Stewardship, Character, Collaborate, Learn, Disrupt — are the lens through which we evaluate every business decision. As a dynamic, growing company that offers extremely competitive compensation and benefits, our employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of Expand's performance among our E&P competitors.

We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We realize that, historically, underrepresented groups feel the need to be 100% qualified in order to apply.

If you meet any combination of our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

The M&A Lead supports the company’s strategic growth by developing sophisticated financial models to evaluate investments across the energy value chain and serve as lead executioner on M&A transaction. This role is central to analyzing opportunities such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestitures, joint ventures, infrastructure and power investments, and large‑scale capital projects such as LNG. The ideal candidate has a strong background in private equity, hedge fund, investment banking, consulting, or corporate finance—paired with a solid understanding of the energy industry’s market drivers, regulatory landscape, and asset‑heavy business models.

• Build and maintain complex financial models to evaluate potential energy related transactions including upstream, midstream, downstream, LNG, power generation, and emerging energy technologies.
• Develop valuation analyses using DCF, net asset value (NAV), commodity price sensitivities, precedent transactions, and comparable companies.
• Conduct accretion/dilution modeling to measure the financial impact of strategic transactions on earnings and free cash flow.
• Analyze synergies, operational efficiencies, and integration risks associated with energy sector transactions, including field development, pipeline capacity, and power market integration.
• Support full M&A and divestiture lifecycle, including asset screening, commercial and technical due diligence, financial review, bid strategy, negotiation support, and post deal integration modeling.
• Partner with Engineering, Finance, Strategy, and Operations teams to validate assumptions related to production forecasts, capital expenditures, reserves, power generation profiles, commodity price curves, and regulatory factors.
• Prepare investment decks, valuation summaries, and executive presentations for senior leadership and the Board.
• Perform market and competitive analysis focusing on energy market trends, regulatory changes, energy transition impacts, and long term supply/demand dynamics.
• Support annual strategic planning, corporate portfolio optimization, and capital allocation decisions—balancing legacy assets with emerging clean energy investments.

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and Excel, including building models from scratch for asset heavy and commodity driven businesses.
• Strong understanding of energy market fundamentals, such as commodity pricing, cost curves, regulatory frameworks, production/operational metrics, and energy transition trends.
• Experience evaluating energy related M&A, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret large, complex datasets.
• Strong communication skills with experience preparing executive ready presentations and investment recommendations.
• Ability to work cross functionally and manage multiple projects in a fast…