Mergers & Acquisitions Lead

Overview

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Ava Labs is building a world-class blockchain development platform. We are redefining how people create value with Web3 by enabling easy digitization of assets on a single, open, programmable blockchain. Ava Labs was founded by computer scientists from Cornell, partnered with experienced professionals in finance and Web3. Join us to empower innovation within the Avalanche ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with senior leadership to define and execute an M&A strategy aligned with the long-term vision for the Avalanche ecosystem.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential acquisition targets, focusing on traditional and crypto-native sectors and assessing alignment with the protocol’s technical and community roadmap.
• Lead and execute comprehensive due diligence processes, including financial, commercial, technical, and legal reviews to identify key risks and opportunities.
• Oversee and lead complex financial and valuation analyses for M&A transactions, providing thought leadership on valuation methodologies (e.g., protocol revenue multiples or value accretion, TVL analysis).
• Lead and execute deal negotiations for strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and acquisitions, owning the process from initial contact through definitive agreements.
• Act as a central point of contact, collaborating with internal stakeholders across engineering, product, legal, and marketing to ensure alignment throughout the deal lifecycle.

Qualifications

Salary Range : $159,197 to $198,996

(This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary; final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)

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Why Ava Labs?

If you’ve ever thought about joining an early-stage Web3 company, this is it. We are a global, world-class team of experts in computer science, economics, finance, marketing, and law with offices in New York City and Miami. We are passionate about Web3 and redefining how finance and decentralized applications are built and used. The company has received early-stage funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, and Polychain Capital, with angel investments from Balaji Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant. Join us to pioneer a new technology with broad implications across multiple verticals including finance, gaming, investing, and collectibles.

Ava Labs is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not hire on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. All employment is decided on qualifications, merit, and business need.

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