About Cvent
Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,000+ employees and
24,000+ customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive
event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software
solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate
travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re
transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.
Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs,
taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working
together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.
AI at Cvent: Leading the Future
Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent,
we’re committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn’t just a tool for us, it’s part of our DNA. We’re
looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share
your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you’ll thrive here. Our team values
professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on
the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation.
About the role
Cvent’s Corporate Development team serves a critical function by driving inorganic growth to support the company’s
long-term strategic goals. Sitting at the intersection of strategy and M&A execution, the team partners
closely with senior leadership across every department at Cvent in the full acquisition lifecycle including sourcing
and identification, business case formulation, financial analysis, valuation negotiation, due diligence, and
closing. While we rely on structured workflows curated through a strong track record of successful acquisitions,
we always remain flexible to adapt to complex scenarios through creative problem-solving. In a rapidly evolving
Event Management SaaS landscape, it takes a team of superstars to sustain Cvent’s competitive advantage
through M&A.
We are looking to hire a full-time Corporate Development Analyst based in our Gurgaon office who will report
to the Senior Manager of Corporate Development, to support the full M&A lifecycle from sourcing to closing.
You will serve as the junior member of a lean high-performing team and will quickly gain exposure to Cvent's
global senior management.
About the role
In This Role, You Will:
• Assist in the identification and preliminary analysis of potential acquisition candidates
• Perform detailed analysis on potential acquisitions, including a review of historical 3-statement
trends, detailed P&L and cash flow forecasting, customer retention, and bottoms-up cost builds
• Liaise with department leads as a project manager of due diligence workstreams, including dataroom
coordination, milestone tracking, and checklist management
• Own the Corporate Development team’s market landscape database and monitor key developments
• Ad-hoc special projects. Examples include data analysis requested by Cvent executives, market research,
board presentations, and financing initiatives
Here's What You Need:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Computer Science,
Engineering, or other relevant fields
• 2-5 years of work experience in investment banking, management consulting, corporate development,
private equity, venture capital or other relevant fields
• Proficient in 3-statement modeling, M&A valuation analysis techniques (DCF, multiples, etc.), and
rigorous analysis of large complex datasets
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with excellent communication and presentation skills
• Additionally, the following Pluses will make your application stand out:
• Prior experience in SaaS, and/or strong familiarity with SaaS retention metrics and Revenue recognition
• Prior M&A live deal experience, particularly due diligence and financial analysis
• Experience working with, and/or presenting to, senior executives (internally or client-side)
