Operations
Remote (with required overlap during U.S. business hours)
Full-time
40 hours per week with consistent overlap during EST business hours
Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They’re looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we’ve hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.
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At Pearl, we’re not just another recruiting firm—we connect you with exceptional opportunities to work alongside visionary US and EU founders. Our focus is on placing you in roles where you can grow, be challenged, and build long-term, meaningful careers.
Our client is a tech-enabled buy-side M&A advisory firm serving private equity investors focused on acquiring essential services businesses across North America. The firm leverages data, automation, and proprietary research methodologies to identify high-quality acquisition targets at scale. Operating in a fast-paced, experimentation-driven environment, the company prioritizes speed, analytical rigor, and automation-first thinking to support investment decision-making.
The M&A Research & Operations Lead owns the firm’s AI-first research and lead generation engine that powers outbound acquisition efforts. This role blends deep business research, data analysis, and workflow automation to source, verify, and continuously improve high-volume acquisition target datasets. You will be responsible for building systems that surface actionable M&A insights while maintaining high data accuracy and operational efficiency. The work is highly autonomous, execution-heavy, and cross-functional, partnering closely with sales and investment teams. This role is ideal for a first-principles thinker who thrives in ambiguity, loves building systems, and instinctively automates everything possible.
You will directly influence deal flow quality by delivering thousands of verified, call-ready acquisition targets each week. Your work will improve connect rates, decision-maker accuracy, and pipeline contribution through better data, smarter scoring, and faster workflows. By building and refining automated research systems, you will increase operational leverage and reduce manual effort across the origination function. You will play a critical role in enabling informed investment decisions through high-quality research, analysis, and follow-through.
AI-Driven Lead Generation & Research – 45%
Automation & Workflow Ownership – 35%
CRM, Data Quality & Sales Enablement – 20%
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If this role aligns with your skills and goals, apply now to take the next step in your journey with Pearl.
Pearl Talent is a US-based start-up that helps the top 1% of talent worldwide land long-term roles at fast-growing companies in the US and EU. Founded by Monty Ngan and Isaac Kassab, Pearl Talent helps operators all around the Philippines, Latin America, and South Africa get staffed into companies backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia, a16z, General Catalyst, and more.We believe that even though opportunity isn’t created equal in the world, ambitious talent is.
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