Associate, Corporate Development

The role

The Associate, Corporate Development identifies and executes inorganic growth opportunities through acquisitions, investments, or joint ventures. This person will develop market insights, build business cases, and perform financial modeling to support strategic transactions.

What you will do

• Work with business units, strategy teams, and internal stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and execute strategic transactions
• Provide market insights to support strategy and M&A activities
• Construct business cases and prepare detailed valuation models
• Prepare presentations outlining strategic rationale for transactions
• Participate in cross functional due diligence processes
• Provide project management from due diligence through signing, closing, and integration
• Present business cases to senior management for project approval
• Collaborate with post-merger integration and operations teams
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across SIE and Sony businesses
• Support adjacent areas including investor relations, capital markets, and strategy projects

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of M&A experience (investment banking, private equity, or corporate development)
• Experience evaluating inorganic growth opportunities, including identifying strategic themes and building financial models and presentations
• Strategic, quantitative, and financial modelling skills
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and PowerPoint
• Data savvy with ability to identify value drivers and communicate recommendations
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication, and executive presence
• Ability to multi-task, manage multiple projects, and change priorities based on business needs
• Strong team-player
• Ability to work with multiple cultures and tailor work style to globally distributed management teams

Nice to have

• BA or equivalent
• MBA
• Experience working for a major video gaming or entertainment company

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• matching 401(k)
• paid time off
• wellness program
• employee discounts for Sony products

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand and a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. SIE is a technology company and entertainment leader.