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Jakala

Data-driven AI marketing and analytics solutions

M&A and Corporate Development - M&A & Corporate Development

Investment BankingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMilan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy€35k - €45k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree in Economics, Finance, Management, Engineering, or related disciplines.
  • Two to four years of experience in corporate M&A, corporate development, investment banking, transaction services, strategic consulting, or equivalent roles.
  • Strong knowledge of financial statement analysis, financial modeling, company valuation, and business planning.
  • Excellent command of Excel and PowerPoint, and the ability to synthesize complex analyses into clear, decision-oriented materials.
  • Excellent English and fluent Italian.
  • Ability to manage activities and deadlines in parallel while coordinating with different stakeholders.
  • Precision, initiative, discretion, and ability to work in dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

  • Support mapping and screening potential targets, assessing strategic fit, business model, and key economic and operational characteristics.
  • Analyze markets and companies, including financial performance, revenue quality, margins, growth, customers, technology, and competitive positioning.
  • Develop and update financial models and valuation analyses, scenarios, and sensitivities, considering normalized EBITDA, working capital, net financial position, cash generation, and potential synergies.
  • Manage operational workstreams for acquisition processes, including gathering and organizing information, Q&A, data rooms, and tracking activities and deadlines.
  • Coordinate, with team support, contributions from internal functions and advisors to financial, commercial, legal, tax, HR, technology, and operational due diligence.
  • Prepare target profiles, presentations, investment memoranda, and updates for management and decision-making bodies.
  • Support negotiation, finalization, and integration of transactions in collaboration with relevant functions.
  • Analyze market attractiveness and size, priority segments, competitors, customers, partners, and key opportunities and risks.
  • Prepare business cases and financial models, developing assumptions for revenue, pipeline and commercial conversion, start-up costs, fully loaded personnel costs, resource needs, and break-even scenarios.
  • Translate strategic priorities into action plans, milestones, and KPIs; monitor progress and flag dependencies, risks, and decisions required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in due diligence and/or cross-border transactions.
  • Exposure to market entry, go-to-market, commercial partnerships, or business plan development for new markets.
  • Experience in international environments or cross-functional projects.

About the Company

Jakala

Data-driven AI marketing and analytics solutions

JAKALA helps clients improve marketing and customer engagement by using data, AI, and creative expertise across strategy, technology, and operations. It works by integrating client data with media channel management to produce data-driven insights and AI-powered activations that optimize marketing plans and ROI. It differentiates itself with an end-to-end approach—from data governance and insights to activation and media management—strengthened by acquisitions like ClaraVista and GotU to broaden AI and digital media capabilities. The goal is to deliver meaningful, lasting impact by helping clients understand their customers, engage them effectively, and achieve higher returns on marketing investments.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$49.5M
Headquarters
Milan, Italy
Founded
2000

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