Sr. Corporate Development Associate

Responsibilities

Help develop M&A and investment strategy:

• Identify and qualify high-impact M&A and Databricks Ventures opportunities by partnering with Executive leadership, Product, Engineering, and Partnerships teams.
• Conduct strategic evaluations of M&A and investment opportunities; communicate findings in business case memos and executive presentations.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive view of competitive and market trends to inform strategic decision-making and keep stakeholders updated on the evolving ecosystem.

Support transactions end-to-end:

• Lead cross-functional due diligence processes, working closely with Databricks’ cross-functional deal team during the entire transaction lifecycle.
• Be the primary author of executive and Board materials.
• Collaborate with our M&A Integration team to drive post-close integration planning (e.g., operational alignment, cross-functional coordination).

Build our Corporate Development function:

• Build relationships with investors, investment bankers, founders, and other stakeholders in our ecosystem; run thesis-led outreach to originate opportunities and gather market intel.
• Design and implement processes, templates, and tooling to enhance team efficiency and execution.
• Help scale our cross-functional M&A processes for larger and more complex acquisitions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Computer Science, Engineering, or other STEM fields is a plus.
• 4+ years of work experience in product management, investment banking, private equity, management consulting, corporate development, or venture capital; exposure to enterprise software or the data infrastructure sector is a plus.
• Strong communication and writing abilities paired with rigorous qualitative and quantitative analytical skills.
• Strong judgment, ownership, and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to drive deal processes autonomously as the deal lead.