Axial

Axial connects professionals who run, advise, finance and acquire private companies. Our mission is to connect every private company with the capital necessary to finance or exit their company. The network allows providers of capital to private companies, including lenders, equity investors, and strategic buyers, to find and be found by the right opportunities from the right entrepreneurs and the right bankers at the right time. Advisors and entrepreneurs use Axial to create and manage their company's professional profile, explore and execute financial transactions, and win new business.

Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial is the deal network for the middle market. Privately held companies, their M&A advisors, and professional investors and acquirers of private companies use Axial to identify, connect, and close M&A and growth financing deals. 7,000 deals were marketed and managed via the Axial platform in 2016 with over $3B in closed deal volume.  Axial is backed by First Round, Redpoint Ventures, Comcast Ventures, and Edison Partners. The Role Customer Success is the tip of the spear at Axial, working directly with our customers and members to ensure they have high quality and productive experiences every time they interact with Axial's products and people. As a member on the team, you will be responsible for supporting and educating our customers on platform usage, inbound requests, and improving their Axial experience. Initially, you will be working directly with our investment bankers and M&A advisors customer segment. This role gives you direct...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial connects private companies and their M&A advisors to capital partners through a private online business development platform. 11,000+ firms use Axial’s real-time network to find and be found by actionable M&A and growth financing deals. In 2016, Axial’s CEO and investment banking members utilized the platform to facilitate the close of 647 lower middle market debt, equity and M&A transactions. SDR's at Axial: The SDR team at Axial is responsible for outbound prospecting and recruiting new private equity firms, lenders, and corporate acquirers into conversations with Account Executives. SDRs are highly effective communicators and able to gain access to senior-level executives and distinguish between their unique business needs across a wide variety of industries. SDRs specialize in high-quality communication over phone, voicemail, and email. They are creative and find ways to help unique people solve unique problems.  The Role: As an SDR,...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial connects private companies and their M&A advisors to capital partners through a private online business development platform. 11,000+ firms use Axial’s real-time network to find and be found by actionable M&A and growth financing deals. In 2016, Axial’s CEO and investment banking members utilized the platform to facilitate the close of 647 lower middle market debt, equity and M&A transactions. Account Executive An Account Executive is responsible for identifying and recruiting new private equity firms, lenders and corporate acquirers onto Axial’s Network. Account Executives are highly effective communicators and able to correspond with senior level executives at various types of large, medium, and small firms. While most of our outbound efforts are via phone, we also spend a fair amount of time at conferences, events, and the home offices of prospective Members. We are passionate about finding unique solutions to help M&A advisors and...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
The Role At Axial, we are trying to solve a really hard problem. As a Product Designer for Axial, you will be a driving force in creating a world-class user experience for Axial’s customers. You will represent design on a cross-functional team consisting of a product manager and multiple software engineers. You will be involved at all stages of the product development cycle, across research, experiments, UX and feature design, prioritization, shipping code, and measuring outcomes. You should be hungry to tackle hard design problems that require understanding the customer really well. You should have a keen interest in interaction design, systems thinking, and understanding the nuances of complex workflows. You should be fearless about talking directly with customers and challenging your own knowledge and assumptions. You should be comfortable sketching and working in a “rough draft culture” where we share early and often. Responsibilities: User Research & Discovery -...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial is the deal network for the middle market. We help private mid-sized companies and their investment bankers raise capital or sell their business by connecting them to buyers, investors, and lenders through a private online platform. In 2016, nearly 7,000 deals were privately marketed on Axial, leading to over $7 billion in closed transactions. We are based in New York and backed by First Round, Redpoint Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Edison Partners and GLG. The Role You will be responsible for defining and executing marketing strategies to drive awareness and demand to investment firms, corporate acquirers, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, and family-owned businesses. You will lead a team of program managers while devising and executing product marketing and sales support disciplines, programs and tools that ensure sales rep productivity and pipeline acceleration. You will be an outstanding communicator, cross-organizational team player, creative thinker...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial’s mission is to democratize how small and mid-sized businesses find capital or buyers for their businesses. We run a multi-sided marketplace serving thousands of business owners, advisors, investors and buyers. In 2016, 7,000 companies came looking for capital partners, leading to over 43,000 connections with interested parties. While we are venture-backed and the leader in our field, we still are very much a startup and look for people hungry to make a direct impact. Software Engineer at Axial The Engineering team at Axial is committed to building a robust marketplace application with cutting-edge technology. As a software engineer at Axial, you will team up with Product Managers, UX Designers, QA and the Devops team to iterate on various on-going projects. Your ideas will be heard as our software engineers drive technical directions, and also have early input into features. We are a tight group that acknowledges each others’ hard work. The Problems...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial is the leading online deal network for the middle market. We help small and mid-sized companies raise capital or sell their business by connecting them to buyers, investors, and lenders. Nearly 7,000 deal were marketed on Axial in 2016. SDET Engineer at Axial As a software engineer at Axial, you will be working in a very fast paced environment helping to ensure the quality of our code and what we push out to our customers. As an SDET, you will help improve our current test suite and will be responsible for performing functional and performance testing. We are not looking for testers; we are looking for a software engineer with a passion for testing. This position would be responsible for operating with fast-paced initiatives, in an Agile lifecycle. Axial’s mission is to connect the entrepreneurial economy to help companies succeed.  The software we build empowers entrepreneurs worldwide to connect with the capital and specialized advice they need to...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial’s mission is to democratize how small and mid-sized businesses find capital or buyers for their businesses. We run a multi-sided marketplace serving thousands of business owners, advisors, investors and buyers. In 2016, 7,000 companies came looking for capital partners, leading to over 43,000 connections with interested parties. While we are venture-backed and the leader in our field, we still are very much a startup and look for people hungry to make a direct impact. About the Role: Are you intensely curious about how things work? Does it bother you when you experience senseless inefficiency in your day-to-day or working life? If you love digging into and solving diverse and complex business problems, this could be the role for you. The ideal candidate is experienced in leveraging practical process, data and technology solutions to solve business problems. You operate like a consultant with internal stakeholders to establish key sales, services and...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial is the leading online deal network for the middle market. We help small and mid-sized companies raise capital or sell their business by connecting them to buyers, investors, and lenders. Nearly 7,000 deal were marketed on Axial in 2016. The Role This role will be laser-focused on Axial’s highest priority objective: to grow the number of M&A and capital raise transactions on our marketplace. This is not a typical sales position. It blends sales and strategy, requires a mix of individual performance and cross-team collaboration, and deals in both account acquisition and relationship management. You will be challenged to sharpen your sales skills, operate in a fast-paced start-up environment, and be part of a team that is transforming Axial in the marketplace. This is a fast-paced role that demands sales excellence, strong communication skills, and strategic and analytical thinking. A sharp understanding of the M&A transaction environment is a...
Axial New York, NY, United States
Dec 18, 2017
Full time
About Axial Axial connects private companies and their M&A advisors to capital partners through a private online business development platform. 11,000+ firms use Axial’s real-time network to find and be found by actionable M&A and growth financing deals. In 2016, Axial’s CEO and investment banking members utilized the platform to facilitate the close of 647 lower middle market debt, equity and M&A transactions. Customer Engagement Specialist A Customer Engagement Specialist at Axial is the entry point into our client facing organization.  As a junior resource on the team, you will be responsible for driving user connections, educating our customers to leverage the platform successfully and continuously improving the health of the network. This role is equal parts reactive scaled support and proactive customer communication. Customer Engagement Specialists are highly effective communicators, critical thinkers, over achievers and are able to correspond with all...