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Job Summary

The Strategic Investments team leads M&A and investments across the Connectivity & Platforms division of Comcast. Their primary responsibility is to source and evaluate potential transactions, ranging in value from single digit millions to billions of dollars. A significant number of transactions are with emerging technology companies and the team regularly meets with startup founders, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and technical experts to analyze opportunities. As strategic investors, they partner with business leaders across Comcast to evaluate solutions to enhance our product roadmap, monetize existing assets, or improve the customer experience. Past acquisitions and investments have included companies in the advertising, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, holographic display, IoT, smart home, solar, streaming TV, and Wi-Fi verticals.

Job Description

The Strategic Investments team is very lean and, therefore, the Sr. Analyst will be an integral part of their success. The Sr. Analyst will be responsible for working with potential acquisition or investment targets to analyze build vs. buy decisions, provide a thoughtful view on valuation and synergies with Comcast, and present their findings across the organization, including directly to the senior leadership team. The Sr. Analyst will also research new industry trends and opportunities for Comcast and will present their view on target investment companies. The ideal candidate will be detailed oriented, a strategic thinker, knowledgeable of financial modeling, comfortable working with data and converting it into executive level presentations, a self-starter and passionate about new technologies, and able to communicate clearly with leadership at Comcast.

Core Responsibilities

• Evaluates potential investment, acquisition, and partnerships by building financial models, researching new technologies, evaluating strategic fit with Comcast, and collaborating with teams across the organization

• Reads and extrapolates insights from financial statements, equity research reports, market consultant reports, and other industry sources to develop and clearly communicate an opinion on an investment decision

• Contributes to insightful, thorough and well-written investment committee memos for executive audiences at Comcast

• Participates in the end-to-end deal process and works with Corporate Development and Legal on analyzing data rooms, preparing investment and acquisition deal documents, and formulating analysis to help negotiate key terms with potential targets

• Stays up-to-date on key industry insights, quarterly earnings calls, announced M&A transactions and manages team’s repository of key metrics

• Manages the team’s pipeline of current active opportunities

• Assists current portfolio companies with commercial success at Comcast and tracks financial and key operating metrics

• Team-player mentality and can work well with others

• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.

• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

• Generally requires 2-4 years related experience

• Ideally a background in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Development, or Management Consulting

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.

• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.

• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.

• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.

• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.

• Drive results and growth.

• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.

• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Skills

Accounting, Finance, Investment Banking

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Education:

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.