Corporate Development Associate

About the Company

Rain makes the next generation of payments possible across the globe. We’re a lean and mighty team of passionate builders and veteran founders. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real-world by powering card transactions, cross-border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company that is funded by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS, including Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Galaxy Ventures, Lightspeed, Khosla, and several more. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we’d love to talk.

Our Ethos

We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.

About the TeamRain’s corporate development team is at the forefront of the company’s expansion into new markets and plays a fundamental role in fostering and establishing key strategic relationships. We take the lead in M&A activities, directing Rain’s mergers and acquisitions efforts throughout the deal cycle, from initial screening through detailed due diligence to documentation and post closing deliverables. We also spearhead new initiatives to drive company growth outside of mergers and acquisitions as well as play a key role in Rain’s licensing evaluation and application process in markets where acquisitions are infeasible or inadvisable.

What you’ll do

• Conduct detailed due diligence on merger and acquisition opportunities in diverse markets worldwide, including frequent site visits and carrying out in-person due diligence

• Design and create complex asset-level financial models to evaluate acquisition opportunities and assess key equity return metrics for potential acquisitions

• Co-design, -develop, and -implement policies and practices to standardize Rain’s evaluation of acquisition targets, including defining key equity return metrics and creating a broadly accepted internal valuation tool to assess acquisition opportunities

• Perform financial, legal, and commercial research on key markets where Rain is either active or seeks to operate

• Support the rest of the Corporate Development team in connection with contract negotiation and drafting for any acquisition or other expansion activities.

• Coordinate internal teams in support of due diligence activities

• Stay abreast of relevant regulations, laws, and policies in relevant markets

• Attend meetings and events in support of Rain’s corporate development activities

• Prepare and/or support the preparation of presentations and reports for key stakeholders, both internal and external

• Work collaboratively with Rain’s finance and legal teams in connection with tax planning and analysis related to any potential acquisition target or market where Rain plans to expand into

• Perform a wide variety of other tasks in support of the Company’s corporate development efforts

You are likely to succeed if you have:

• 2-4 years’ experience in financial services, particularly in investment banking or private equity

• Thrive on finding practical solutions to complex, multifaceted problems

• Top-level financial modeling skills

• Experience preparing presentations and other documents that present complex topics in structured and succinct ways

• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken

• Thrive working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Are organized and enjoy managing a project from inception to close

• Extensive deck making and modeling experience are essential

Bonus attributes:

• Fluency (or close to it) in a language other than English, with Spanish, Portuguese, or Chinese (Mandarin) being big pluses

• CPA or CFA certification

• Experience working in a start-up or early-stage company, particularly if this experiencewas in a company active in crypto or blockchain

• Cross-border or international experience

Things that enable a fulfilling, healthy and happy experience at Rain:

Unlimited time off 🌴Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves.

Flexible working ☕ We support a flexible workplace, if you feel comfortable at home please work from home. If you’d like to work with others in an office feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will have a stipend to create a comfortable atmosphere at home.

Easy to access benefits 🧠For US Rainmakers, we offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan.

Retirement goals💡Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.

Equity plan 📦 We offer every Rainmakers an equity option plan so we can all can benefit from our success.

Rain Cards 🌧️ We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission, we issue a card for our team to utilize the card for testing.

Health and Wellness 📚 High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you!

Team summits ✨ Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other, strengthen our relationships, and build a common destiny. Expect team and company offsites both domestically and internationally.