Corporate Development & Investor Relations Manager
Applied Intuition· Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Sunnyvale, CA$165k - $220kFull-timePosted 6mo ago
About the role
Role at Applied Intuition overseeing M&A, capital markets strategy, and investor engagement; collaborate with CEO, CFO, and senior leadership to shape capital strategy and drive transactions.
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
- 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
Qualifications
- 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 - built internal tools, vibe-coded applications, or designed AI-assisted workflows
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce executive-ready materials
- Strong project management instincts to drive multiple complex work streams in a fast-paced, low-structure environment
- Comfort operating across international deal contexts, including cross-border transactions and engagement with global investors
Skills
Required:M&A executionFinancial modelingInvestor relationsCommunicationAI fluency
Benefits
- base salary, equity, and benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401k with employer match; learning and wellness stipends; paid time off
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Applied Intuition
Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.
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