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Founding Dealmaker, M&A, Partner Track

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Founding role
TypeFull-time
WorkplaceOn-site
SeniorityJunior
LocationSan Francisco, CA
Posted11/10/2026
Finance

About the Role

Join an AI-powered investment banking team as a founding M&A dealmaker. You will lead live transactions while working with engineers to turn manual deal execution into scalable software workflows.

What You'll Do

  • Lead M&A transactions from mandate through closing, including client advice, process management, buyer negotiations, and execution details.

  • Work with engineers to identify repeatable deal tasks, define automation requirements, and validate new workflows on live transactions.

  • Build client relationships, advise clients, and take on more deals as software supports execution.

  • Help hire and build the initial deal execution team.

What We're Looking For

  • One to four years of experience, with M&A execution experience as an Analyst or Associate at a leading investment bank or advisory firm.

  • Typically, one to two years in banking followed by meaningful experience at a high-growth startup, growth equity or venture capital firm, or small to midsize private equity fund.

  • Ownership of live M&A transactions, including process management, client advisory, negotiation, and execution.

  • Strong commercial judgment and client-facing skills, with the ability to earn trust and manage relationships independently.

  • Ability to translate recurring manual work into clear software requirements and assess whether the resulting tools work in practice.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is described as exceeding current earnings and includes significant equity. No specific salary range or visa sponsorship policy was provided.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California. New York is also listed as a work location.

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Clera

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Pre-seed
HQSan Francisco, US
Size23 employees
IndustryTechnology, Information and Internet
Unlock human wisdom
ThesisTermsPrivacy
Funding
  • Pre-seed · $3M · Apr 28, 2026
Investors
1984 Ventures
Tech stackbootstrap, bridge, serverless, power-bi, adobe-experience-manager, elasticsearch, ml-flow, linkedin-campaign-manager, user-interviews, matlab

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