ETS Capital Analyst

About ETS:

ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL, TOEIC, GRE and Praxis tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.

Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.

Summary:

The ETS Capital Analyst or Strategic Capital Analyst is a highly cross-functional role that will support the team on activities related to business/market intelligence, strategy development, M&A, equity investments, and growth partnerships in both domestic and international markets. The position will be part of the ETS Strategic Capital team and will work with Strategic Business Units (SBUs), Finance, and Legal to develop, support and execute strategies and actions that enhance growth opportunities and ensure long-term sustainable competitive advantage for the company and its business units. The successful individual will support the team through market research, analytics, deal sourcing, project management, due diligence, transaction closing, and post-transaction integration.

Job Description:

• Track business trends, market research, and key industry players/competitors
• Identify new market opportunities and help with thesis/strategy definition
• Evaluate strategic opportunities and make recommendations to the team concerning tactical plans/strategies (including risks) to implement new business growth activities
• Support the ETS Strategic Capital team with all M&A and equity investment deal processes including deal execution (market analysis, prospecting, deal sourcing, due diligence negotiations, legal documentation, financial modeling, financial advisory and valuation of strategic alternatives, risk assessment, scenario analyses, etc.), transaction closing and post-merger business integration
• Adhere to ethical standards and comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the job function

Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, or Science preferred
• 2+years of investment banking that includes transactional experience in M&A, debt and equity financing, and strategic advisory; valuation & return on investment (ROI) analyses, and assisting in negotiations
• Experience working on M&A and/or equity investment deals preferred
• Highly effective interpersonal skills (written and verbal)
• Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn
• Strong convictions & emotional intelligence to read the room and audience
• Critical thinker to analyze and process high volumes of information and distill / synthesize implications and actions
• Good listener who can glean value from differing viewpoints; ability to speak directly even when posing dissenting viewpoint
• Comfort with quantitative analysis
• Strong understanding of financial analysis and modeling
• Team player capable of working within cross-functional/multi-functional matrix organization
• Ability to adapt and manage competing priorities, responsibilities, and deadlines
• Proactive self-starter comfortable with ambiguity and problem-solving
• Comfortable with PowerPoint and Excel