Corporate Development & Strategy MBA Intern at Wagmo in New York City

Summary: Wagmo is a modern pet healthcare company focused on providing comprehensive pet and pet-parent wellbeing solutions. As a Corporate Development & Strategy Intern, you will collaborate with the executive team on strategic initiatives and diligence projects aimed at driving growth and evaluating market opportunities. Responsibilities: - Support market and competitive research across pet, benefits, insurance, and adjacent categories to identify strategic opportunities - Build and refine financial models including unit economics, synergy cases, pro forma projections, and scenario analyses - Assist with target sourcing by building and prioritizing lists of potential partners, acquirers, or acquisition targets, and developing outreach materials - Help run diligence workstreams: coordinating data requests, conducting analysis, documenting findings, and synthesizing results into clear takeaways - Create executive-ready memos, presentations, and briefing materials summarizing insights, risks, and strategic recommendations - Track key deals and workstreams, helping keep timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables organized across the team Required Qualifications: - Currently enrolled in an MBA program or a recent MBA graduate - Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to build clean, well-structured models from scratch - Clear, structured writing and the ability to synthesize complex information into concise executive-ready deliverables - High ownership and sound judgment: you can take a fuzzy question and produce a crisp, well-reasoned output with minimal hand-holding - Interest in M&A, corporate development, strategy, startups, or the pet/healthcare/benefits space - Familiarity with or enthusiasm for leveraging AI tools in market research, data synthesis, or financial modeling (e.g., using LLMs for research summaries or scenario analysis) Preferred Qualifications: - Bonus: prior experience with valuation, investment banking, private equity, consulting, growth stage consumer, or SQL Required Skills: Financial modeling, Market research, M&A, Corporate development, Strategy, Valuation, Investment banking, Private equity, Consulting, SQL, AI tools for research, modeling, Clear writing, Structured synthesis, Sound judgment, High ownership Benefits: Mentorship from CEO and senior leadership with direct feedback on your work, Pet-friendly NYC office, Weekly catered lunches, Annual fully-paid company-wide retreat (July) + monthly team all hands + regular team gatherings