Head of Acquisitions

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$106,409 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+7.7% - Faster than average

Matched to SOC 13-2011 - Finance aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Finance From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Work mode

Remote From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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0 days From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Company

Company stage

Seed From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Head of Acquisitions Remote, United States Intro description: Legalist is a tech-enabled alternative asset manager that uses proprietary data-driven origination to invest in uncorrelated legal and government-payment assets. Founded out of Y Combinator in 2016, Legalist manages over $1.7 billion for endowments, foundations, and family offices. Legalist is seeking a Head of Acquisitions to lead origination and execution for a new investment strategy focused on partnering with founder-led professional services businesses. This front-end role is responsible for sourcing opportunities, building founder relationships, evaluating acquisition targets, and driving transactions from first conversation through close. Key Responsibilities Source and develop acquisition opportunities through direct outreach and relationship building Build trust with founders, operators, and intermediaries to generate proprietary deal flow Lead early-stage diligence, opportunity assessment, and transaction qualification Evaluate businesses across financial, operational, legal, and strategic dimensions Manage transactions from sourcing through diligence, negotiation, and close Develop investment recommendations and present to senior leadership Partner with legal, finance, and operating teams to ensure smooth execution Help refine acquisition strategy, target criteria, and repeatable deal processes Partner with leadership and operators of acquired businesses to support post-transaction integration, governance, and performance tracking Identify and drive operational improvements and growth initiatives across acquired firms, including monitoring KPIs, advising on strategic decisions, and supporting execution of value creation plans Qualifications 8+ years of experience in M&A, private equity, principal investing, corporate development, investment banking, or a related transactional role Strong deal sourcing and origination capabilities with the ability to create opportunities Executive presence and credibility

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