M&A Lead

M&A Lead

Date: Oct 4, 2026

Location: Spring, TX, US, 77389

Company: Expand Energy

Our core values — Stewardship, Character, Collaborate, Learn, Disrupt — are the lens through which we evaluate every business decision. As a dynamic, growing company that offers extremely competitive compensation and benefits, our employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of Expand's performance among our E&P competitors.

We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team. We realize that, historically, underrepresented groups feel the need to be 100% qualified in order to apply. If you meet any combination of our requirements, we encourage you to apply. We strive to hire people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

Job Summary

The M&A Lead supports the company’s strategic growth by developing sophisticated financial models to evaluate investments across the energy value chain and serve as lead executioner on M&A transaction. This role is central to analyzing opportunities such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestitures, joint ventures, infrastructure and power investments, and large‑scale capital projects such as LNG. The ideal candidate has a strong background in private equity, hedge fund, investment banking, consulting, or corporate finance—paired with a solid understanding of the energy industry’s market drivers, regulatory landscape, and asset‑heavy business models.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Build and maintain complex financial models to evaluate potential energy related transactions including upstream, midstream, downstream, LNG, power generation, and emerging energy technologies.
• Develop valuation analyses using DCF, net asset value (NAV), commodity price sensitivities, precedent transactions, and comparable companies.
• Conduct accretion/dilution modeling to measure the financial impact of strategic transactions on earnings and free cash flow.
• Analyze synergies, operational efficiencies, and integration risks associated with energy sector transactions, including field development, pipeline capacity, and power market integration.
• Support full M&A and divestiture lifecycle, including asset screening, commercial and technical due diligence, financial review, bid strategy, negotiation support, and post deal integration modeling.
• Partner with Engineering, Finance, Strategy, and Operations teams to validate assumptions related to production forecasts, capital expenditures, reserves, power generation profiles, commodity price curves, and regulatory factors.
• Prepare investment decks, valuation summaries, and executive presentations for senior leadership and the Board.
• Perform market and competitive analysis focusing on energy market trends, regulatory changes, energy transition impacts, and long term supply/demand dynamics.
• Support annual strategic planning, corporate portfolio optimization, and capital allocation decisions—balancing legacy assets with emerging clean energy investments.

Job Specific Skills

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and Excel, including building models from scratch for asset heavy and commodity driven businesses.
• Strong understanding of energy market fundamentals, such as commodity pricing, cost curves, regulatory frameworks, production/operational metrics, and energy transition trends.
• Experience evaluating energy related M&A, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret large, complex datasets.
• Strong communication skills with experience preparing executive ready presentations and investment recommendations.
• Ability to work cross functionally and manage multiple projects in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Education

Minimum: High school diploma or GED

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business, or related field

Preferred: MBA, CFA, or energy specific certifications preferred

Experience

Minimum: 8 years related work experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or financial analysis—preferably within the energy sector

Expand Energy takes necessary action to ensure that all applicants are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military or veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Expand Energy Corporation's operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore in the United States.

Nearest Major Market: Houston