# Corporate Development & Investor Relations Manager

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $165k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, M&A, Investor Relations, Due Diligence, Cap Table Management, Excel, CRM, AI Tools, Project Management, Transaction Structuring
**Posted:** 2026-04-21

> Leads M&A transactions from origination to close, builds financial models, manages investor relations, and supports capital markets strategy. Requires 5-7 years in IB/PE/VC/corporate development, strong modeling skills, and AI fluency at a high-growth tech firm.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and execute M&A processes from origination through close, including target identification, financial modeling, due diligence coordination, deal structuring, and negotiation support across domestic and cross-border transactions
- Build and maintain financial models for acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investments, including scenario analysis, transfer pricing mechanics, and milestone-based equity structures
- Manage investor relations workflows, including maintaining the company's investor CRM, preparing executive briefing materials, and coordinating outreach to existing and prospective investors across sovereign wealth funds, crossover funds, long-only managers, and growth equity firms
- Draft and refine investor-facing materials, board presentations, and internal investment memos that distill complex strategic and financial information into clear, concise narratives
- Serve as a key point of contact for external advisors, including legal counsel, bankers, and consultants, ensuring processes stay on track and deliverables meet Applied Intuition's standards
- Support pre-IPO capital markets readiness, including cap table management, investor allocation strategy, and benchmarking against public and private market comparables
- Build and maintain internal tools, automations, and AI-assisted workflows to improve the efficiency and scalability of corporate development and IR operations
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Product, and Engineering leadership to evaluate strategic opportunities and support integration planning
- Contribute to ad-hoc strategic projects and analyses as needed to support the CEO, CFO, and broader corporate development and investor relations function

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Business, or a related field
- 5-7 years of relevant experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, growth equity, venture capital, or corporate development and investor relations at a high-growth technology company
- Track record of running deal processes end-to-end, with direct experience in M&A execution, financial due diligence, and transaction structuring
- Strong financial modeling skills, including comfort with complex deal structures, JV economics, and multi-scenario analysis
- Experience in or meaningful exposure to investor relations, capital raises, or public/private capital markets strategy
- Demonstrated AI fluency - you have built internal tools, vibe-coded applications, or designed AI-assisted workflows, not just used off-the-shelf AI products
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce tight, executive-ready materials and operate comfortably alongside senior leadership and high-profile external stakeholders
- Strong project management instincts, with the ability to drive multiple complex work streams simultaneously in a fast-paced, low-structure environment
- Comfort operating across international deal contexts, including cross-border transactions and engagement with global investors

## Nice to Have
- Familiarity with deep-tech business models, including autonomy, robotics, simulation, and defense
- MBA

## Compensation
Base salary range: $165,000 USD to $220,000 USD annually. Total compensation includes equity, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401k with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.

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