Job Summary: Reporting directly to the Manager of Corporate Business Development, you will help build and maintain a pipeline of M&A opportunities for North America. This will involve discovering and qualifying potential acquisition targets with companies in the transit and mobility space using creative methods for outreach. Along with the below, strong candidates are great communicators, persistent and confident. Job Description: Core Responsibilities Execute targeted outreach (cold calling, email, and LinkedIn) for the M&A team to penetrate new accounts and build relationships with potential targets while maintaining confidentiality, integrity and professionalism Perform preliminary business analysis to determine if prospects fit our acquisition criteria. Identify and review relevant conferences and tradeshow lists to evaluate the level of interest of exhibitors and add new accounts to the database Use Salesforce to maintain and build a database of potential M&A targets, and track appointments, correspondence and progress through the M&A pipeline. Travel (approximately 10%) as required. What you bring to the role: Undergraduate degree (Business/Finance/Economics preferred) Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work with minimal direction while still meeting targets and deadlines. Outgoing personality and willingness to aggressively market Modaxo through outbound outreach and networking. 1 -2 years of experience in a sales or business development role would be an asset. (internships, summer jobs, and part-time work will also be considered) Proficiency with Excel, Power Point, and CRM management (Salesforce) Worker Type: Regular Number of Openings Available: 1 Here at Trapeze, we strive to ensure that our employees succeed in all aspects of their career. Our culture provides individuals with the ability and opportunity to collaborate, learn and grow. We encourage our employees to openly contribute ideas, whether you are a student, graduate, or current member of the team. From day one, you will be assigned tasks that are meaningful to both the success of our business and your career development. Building strong and long-lasting relationships are a vital component to working with us. The connections you create, will be with individuals who care about your success and are driven to make a difference. We will provide you with the resources, responsibility, guidance and freedom needed to be successful. You can join our team today and create a long-term gateway to a fulfilling career. We offer opportunities to work in various locations, move departments and expand your responsibilities. At Trapeze we won’t just give you a job, we will welcome you to a team who opens doors to endless possibilities. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. *Professional recruiting agents or consultants need not call. Trapeze is an equal opportunity employer, we recruit, hire, train, promote and provide all other privileges of employment to qualified people without regard to age, race, color, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, ethnicity, familial status, religion, sexual orientation or any other classification for which discrimination is prohibited. Please inform us if you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation. Trapeze Group works with public transit agencies and their communities to develop and deliver smarter, more effective public transit solutions. For more than 25 years we have been Here for the Journey, evolving with our customers around the world to helping them move people from point A to Z, and everywhere in between. Learn more about working @ Trapeze
