# Founding Dealmaker, M&A, Partner Track at Clera

Founding Dealmaker, M&A, Partner Track at Clera in San Francisco. On-site, full-time. Posted November 3, 2026.

- Company: Clera
- Location: San Francisco
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clera/255c0841-1c2d-444a-914e-a93511348afe/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-dealmaker-ma-partner-track-clera-jzexq5

## Requirements

- One to four years of experience, with M&A execution experience at the analyst or associate level in investment banking or an advisory firm.
- Meaningful experience at a high-growth startup, growth equity or venture capital firm, or small to mid-market private equity fund is also relevant.
- Hands-on ownership of live M&A transactions, including client advisory, negotiation, process management, and deal execution.
- Ability to translate recurring execution challenges into clear engineering requirements and assess whether software solves them.
- Commercial judgment, client-facing experience, and readiness to build a team and manage relationships independently.

## Description

### About the Role

Join an AI-focused financial services startup building software to support investment banking workflows. You will lead M&A transactions while working with engineers to turn deal execution into scalable, automated processes.

### What You'll Do

- Own M&A deals from mandate through close, including process management, client advice, negotiation, and execution details.

- Work with engineers to identify repeatable manual tasks, define software workflows, and test them on live transactions.

- Build and lead the initial deal execution team as the business grows.

- Develop client relationships and take on more advisory work as software automates parts of execution.

### What We're Looking For

- One to four years of experience, with M&A execution experience at the analyst or associate level in investment banking or an advisory firm.

- Meaningful experience at a high-growth startup, growth equity or venture capital firm, or small to mid-market private equity fund is also relevant.

- Hands-on ownership of live M&A transactions, including client advisory, negotiation, process management, and deal execution.

- Ability to translate recurring execution challenges into clear engineering requirements and assess whether software solves them.

- Commercial judgment, client-facing experience, and readiness to build a team and manage relationships independently.

### Location

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