Job Title: Director, Mergers & Acquisitions
Location: Remote
Reports To: SVP Growth, M&A
Company Overview:
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) is a global leader in residential real estate services, encompassing renowned brands like Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Sotheby’s International Realty, and Corcoran. We empower agents, brokers, and franchise owners with industry-leading technology, marketing, and operational platforms that help drive growth, innovation, and homeownership.
We're seeking a dynamic Director of M&A to join our M&A office and help shape the future of real estate through strategic acquisitions and partnerships.
Position Summary:
The Director of Mergers & Acquisitions will play a key role in identifying, evaluating, and executing acquisitions and investments across Anywhere’s ecosystem—including franchise operations, brokerage businesses, and adjacent proptech opportunities. As a generalist, this leader will bring a strong combination of strategic insight, financial rigor, and cross-functional collaboration to support growth across all segments of the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Sourcing & Evaluation
Identify acquisition and investment opportunities aligned with Anywhere’s strategic goals.
Build relationships with external partners including brokers, bankers, founders, and advisors.
Analyze industry trends, competitive landscapes, and whitespace opportunities.
Deal Execution & Analysis
Lead due diligence efforts, partnering with finance, legal, product, HR, and operations.
Develop complex financial models and valuation scenarios (DCF, precedent transactions, public comps).
Prepare investment memos and present recommendations to executive leadership and board committees.
Support term sheet negotiation and transaction structuring.
Integration & Operational Alignment
Collaborate with business unit leaders and functional teams to ensure smooth integration and realization of deal synergies.
Monitor post-acquisition performance and support continuous optimization.
Cross-Functional & Executive Collaboration
Work across Anywhere’s enterprise—from national brands to tech platforms—to evaluate strategic fit and execution readiness.
Provide thought leadership on buy/build/partner decisions and long-term value creation.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field; MBA preferred.
8–10+ years of experience in M&A, corporate development, investment banking, or private equity, ideally with exposure to real estate or franchise businesses.
Demonstrated experience leading multiple end-to-end transactions, including diligence, modeling, negotiation, and integration.
Strong understanding of real estate, technology-enabled services, or consumer-facing platforms is a plus.
Excellent financial modeling, communication, and executive presentation skills.
Ability to operate in a complex, matrixed organization and manage multiple stakeholders.
What You’ll Gain:
High-impact role with visibility across the executive team.
Opportunity to shape the future of residential real estate at a pivotal time in the industry.
Collaborative, purpose-driven culture focused on innovation and transformation.
Anywhere is a global franchisor of some of the most recognized brands in the real estate industry. Our Franchise Group delivers value to agents and brokers through powerful marketing, sales support systems, training, mentorship, and tools & technology that help to fuel their success in a competitive real estate environment.
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (http://www.anywhere.re/) (NYSE: HOUS) is moving real estate to what's next. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate (https://www.bhgre.com/) , Century 21® (https://www.century21.com/) , Coldwell Banker® (https://www.coldwellbanker.com/) , Coldwell Banker Commercial® (https://www.cbcworldwide.com/) , Corcoran® (https://www.corcoran.com/) , ERA® (https://www.era.com/) , and Sotheby's International Realty® (https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng) , we fulfill our purpose to empower everyone's next move through our leading integrated services, which include franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter minority owned joint ventures. Anywhere supports nearly 1 million home sale transactions annually and our portfolio of industry-leading brands turns houses into homes in more than 118 countries and territories across the world.
At Anywhere, we are empowering everyone’s next move – your career included. What differentiates us is our scale, expertise, network, and unique business model that positions us as a trusted advisor throughout every stage of the real estate transaction. We pursue talent – strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. We value our people-first culture, which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we keep moving the world forward, together. Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report (https://anywhere.re/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2024-Impact-Report.pdf) .
We are proud of our award-winning culture and are consistently recognized as an employer of choice by various organizations including:
Great Place to Work
Forbes World's Best Employers
Newsweek World's Most Trustworthy Companies
Ethisphere World's Most Ethical Companies
EEO Statement: EOE including disability/veteran.