Sense

Corporate Development Associate

Sense$100K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2 to 4 years in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or a similar analytical role
  • Strong project management experience with simultaneous workstreams
  • Exceptional written communication skills for senior-level correspondence
  • Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets, and financial models
  • Good judgment with confidential and market-sensitive information
  • Experience supporting financing, M&A, or diligence processes is a plus
  • Interest in the energy sector or climate tech

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with CEO, COO, and finance leaders on strategic projects
  • Manage operational processes including pipeline tracking and follow-ups
  • Prepare briefing materials for meetings with investors and partners
  • Ensure timely execution of agreements and manage data rooms
  • Coordinate and manage diligence requests through completion
  • Maintain organized trackers and timelines for multiple projects

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health care plan including medical, dental, and vision
  • Retirement plans including 401k and IRA options
  • Life insurance offerings including basic, voluntary, and AD&D
  • Generous paid time off policy including vacation and holidays
  • Family leave options for maternity and paternity
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Opportunities for training and development
  • Complimentary food and snacks in the office
  • Wellness resources for employee well-being
  • Stock option plan as an investment in company growth
Full Job Description
Corporate Development Associate

We9re looking for talented self-starters who want to be part of the energy transformation and are ready, willing, and able to tackle tough challenges and complex technical problems. When you join the Sense team, you9re helping us build a cleaner, more resilient future.

Role Overview

As a Corporate Development Associate at Sense, you9ll work directly with our CEO, COO, and finance leadership on the fundraising, partnership, and strategic projects that shape the company9s next stage. You9ll own the operating rhythm behind those processes: keeping the pipeline and trackers current, preparing briefing materials ahead of meetings, attending meetings, coordinating scheduling and follow-ups, getting agreements executed, managing data room access, and project managing diligence requests through to closure. The work is high-exposure and moves quickly, and you9ll see how decisions actually get made at the executive level of a company at an inflection point.

You should be:

  • Exceptionally organized, and energized rather than daunted by owning many parallel threads at once.
  • Comfortable driving a process forward, which includes following up with senior people inside and outside the company until things are actually done.
  • A clear and precise writer, able to handle correspondence with external partners and investors without needing it edited.
  • Fluent in Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets and Slides, and comfortable working alongside our finance team on models and analysis.
  • Discreet, with good instincts about confidential and market-sensitive information.
  • Curious about how the energy industry works, and willing to learn enough about our technology to prepare materials and organize diligence intelligently.
  • Interested in breadth over specialization, and looking for a role where the scope grows with what you can handle.
  • Ready to work in person with a small team, where the fastest way to solve something is usually to walk over and ask.


Work Model

This position is in-person or hybrid, based in our Cambridge, MA office. The role depends on close day-to-day work with the executive team, so it is not a remote position. Our wider team is a mix of in-person, hybrid, and remote employees.

Requirements
  • 2 to 4 years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or a comparable analytical and process-driven role, with a degree in a relevant field
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills, with a track record of owning trackers, timelines, and follow-ups across many simultaneous workstreams
  • Strong written communication, including professional correspondence with senior external contacts
  • Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets and Slides, and Claude skills, and comfort building and maintaining financial models
  • Sound judgment handling confidential and market-sensitive information
  • Comfortable working directly with a CEO and executive team, and willing to hold senior people to commitments
  • Experience supporting a financing, M&A, or diligence process is a plus
  • Energy industry or climate tech experience is a plus
  • Authorized to work in the US
  • Compensation is $100 - 150k

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays) Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity) Short Term & Long Term Disability Training & Development Free Food & Snacks Wellness Resources Stock Option Plan

About Sense

Sense is a technology company that develops and manufactures LiDAR and 3D sensing solutions for autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, and other applications. The company's products are based on its proprietary flash LiDAR technology, which enables high-resolution 3D imaging at long ranges and high speeds. Sense's solutions are designed to be compact, low-cost, and highly reliable, making them suitable for a wide range of applications. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Learn more about Sense
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2015

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