Corporate Development M&A Associate

  • Full-time

Company Description

BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading long-distance carpooling platform – a global, trusted community of 70 million drivers and passengers in 22 countries. The platform connects people looking to travel long distances with drivers heading the same way, so they can travel together and share the cost. With the recent integration of a coach network and a commuter carpooling service, BlaBlaCar aims to become the go-to for shared road mobility. Affordable, convenient and user-friendly, wherever there’s a road, there’s a BlaBlaCar.

Job Description

Why join us?

Your mission is to contribute to the growth of BlaBlaCar globally. You will do this primarily through partnerships that bring millions of new travellers to the platform or that help us create entire new businesses. Your mission scope is global and will include:

  • developing new successful partnerships

  • optimizing the current multi-million euro per year portfolio

  • coordinating the required actions with each country team

You will report to the VP Corporate & Business Development and will quickly be required to be autonomous in your missions. In this role you will grow your skills in negotiation, strategic thinking, cross-team coordination, industry and financial analysis. As such, the role requires a sharp, analytical mind, a can-do attitude, attention to details and a strong commitment.

What you will directly contribute to:

  • Shape our understanding of the global mobility landscape

  • Identify potential targets

  • Gather data to analyse potential deals

  • Coordinate cross-team and cross-country processes to drive M&A processes

  • Coordinate DD and deal execution

  • Engage in negotiations with the targets

Qualifications

What you will need to be successful:

  • 1-3 years professional experience in top tier consulting or investment banking firm

  • Experience in M&A or Industry analysis is an absolute must

  • Outstanding data and analytical skills

  • Proactive, hard-working and solution oriented

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Fluent in English, other languages a plus

  • Full proficiency in Excel

Additional Information

A few practical details about the role:

  • Start: As soon as you are ready!

  • Location: Paris HQ

  • Contract: Permanent contract (CDI)

  • Compensation: Competitive package based on experience

 

What we offer all of our employees:

  • A start-up spirit that fosters agility, teamwork and impact

  • Challenging career opportunities in a high-growth and fast-paced environment

  • An inspiring working environment including state-of-the-art office spaces

  • Free carpooling to live our value “Be The Member”

  • Annual BlaBlaBreak which takes us all for an unforgettable weekend

  • Possibility to do a BlaBlaSwap once a year and go work from another BlaBlaOffice abroad

  • Bi-Weekly BlaBlaTalks when we learn from each other

  • Weekly Tech Demos

What is next?

If you are ready to join our exciting journey, please apply below: upload your resume in English (PDF format) and answer our questions in English.

Kindly note that only complete applications will be reviewed by our hiring team and that all your information will be kept confidential.

You can expect us to review your application within the following 4 weeks. If your application and profile fit our requirements, we will invite you for an analytical test and if successful, 3/4 interviews and a business case.

 

BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.