
Business Development Advisor
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Job overview
Baker Hughes seeks a Business Development Advisor in M&A Finance to support M&A execution and capital solutions within Corporate Development. The role develops forecasts, valuation analyses, and transaction models to assess strategic growth opportunities, working with business leaders, finance teams, and external advisors. It provides exposure to senior leadership and supports acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investment decisions across energy technologies.
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Full job description
Baker Hughes is seeking a Business Development Advisor - M&A Finance to support key Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Execution and Capital Solutions activities within Corporate Development. In this role, you will leverage advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and valuation expertise to evaluate strategic opportunities and support executive decision-making. Working closely with business leaders, Corporate Development, Finance, and external advisors, you will deliver critical analysis that informs acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic capital allocation initiatives.
Partner with the best
As a Business Development Advisor - M&A Finance , you will be part of Baker Hughes' Corporate Development organization and report directly to the Senior Director of M&A Finance. The team is responsible for developing company and market-level financial forecasts, valuation analyses, and transaction models that support the assessment of strategic growth opportunities.
This is a high-impact role that provides significant exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making across Baker Hughes. You will partner with Corporate Development, Corporate Finance, and business segment leaders to evaluate opportunities spanning Oil & Gas, LNG, compression, power generation, geothermal, hydrogen, and other emerging energy technologies.
Responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities
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Developing and maintaining sophisticated financial models, including three-statement models, discounted cash flow (DCF) analyses, accretion/dilution models, and valuation frameworks.
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Supporting the evaluation and execution of acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investment opportunities.
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Building company-level and market-level financial forecasts using historical performance, industry trends, and macroeconomic assumptions.
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Conducting valuation analyses and assessing strategic alternatives to support investment recommendations.
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Collaborating with business leaders, finance teams, and external advisors throughout transaction processes.
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Performing financial, operational, and strategic analyses to identify key business drivers, risks, and opportunities.
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Preparing executive-level presentations, investment committee materials, and transaction recommendations.
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Interviewing and partnering with senior stakeholders to gather information, validate assumptions, and develop forecasting inputs.
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Monitoring industry trends, competitive landscapes, and market developments relevant to Baker Hughes' strategic priorities.
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Managing multiple transaction and analysis workstreams while delivering high-quality outputs within established timelines.
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Supporting capital solutions initiatives and broader Corporate Development projects as required.
You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.
This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here , and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Business Development Advisor - Mergers & Acquisitions About Us:
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.
Join Us:
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.
Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 20,424 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$125–200K/yr834 salary ranges
- Texas median$25–35/hr38 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,521 open Business Development jobs in Texas and 20,424 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (16,123 postings).
- Education
- 7,345 of the 20,424 open Business Development jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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