Rosendin is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Investments to lead the identification, evaluation, and execution of strategic equity investment opportunities that support the company's long-term growth strategy. This role will work closely with executive leadership, strategy, business unit leaders, and external stakeholders to identify emerging technologies, adjacent markets, and innovative companies that complement Rosendin's strategic priorities.

The successful candidate will play a key role in building Rosendin's strategic investment capabilities by developing investment themes, sourcing opportunities, leading investment evaluations, and supporting transaction execution while helping establish scalable investment processes and best practices.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Develop investment themes and market maps across priority sectors, emerging technologies, and adjacent markets

• Independently source and evaluate strategic equity investment, partnership, and minority investment opportunities aligned with Rosendin's long-term strategy

• Build and maintain relationships with founders, venture capital firms, private equity firms, investment bankers, accelerators, incubators, and industry partners

• Partner closely with the Strategy team and business unit leaders to develop investment theses and identify high-impact strategic investment opportunities

• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, technology assessments, commercial diligence, and strategic evaluations

• Develop financial models, valuation analyses, investment memoranda, business cases, and executive presentation materials

• Lead investment due diligence and coordinate cross-functional workstreams across finance, legal, HR, operations, IT, tax, and other business functions

• Assess strategic fit, commercial viability, technology differentiation, cultural fit, integration complexity, and value creation opportunities

• Lead investment execution activities through negotiation support, closing, governance documentation, and post-investment monitoring

• Develop investment governance frameworks, pipeline management tools, investment evaluation methodologies, and best practices

• Monitor strategic investment portfolio performance and identify opportunities to maximize strategic value

• Support executive leadership with strategic initiatives and special projects as needed

• 12+ years of experience in corporate development, strategic investments, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, corporate strategy, management consulting, or related fields

• Demonstrated experience evaluating 100+ strategic investment, acquisition, partnership, and/or minority investment opportunities

• Experience leading or supporting 10+ completed strategic investments, acquisitions, partnerships, or other strategic transactions from investment thesis through closing

• Demonstrated experience independently sourcing strategic investment opportunities and building relationships with founders, venture capital firms, private equity firms, accelerators, incubators, and investment bankers

• Strong experience developing investment theses, financial models, valuation analyses, business cases, and executive-level investment recommendations

• Demonstrated ability to assess strategic fit, market attractiveness, technology differentiation, commercial viability, organizational readiness, cultural fit, and value creation opportunities

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional due diligence efforts across finance, legal, HR, operations, IT, tax, and other business functions

• Demonstrated ability to identify strategic, operational, financial, organizational, and integration-related risks and develop practical recommendations for executive leadership

• Experience developing investment governance processes, pipeline management tools, evaluation frameworks, and investment best practices

• Excellent executive communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to operate independently with sound business judgment in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

• Experience working within an operating company corporate development organization strongly preferred

• CPA, MBA, CFA, or equivalent professional designation preferred

• Strategic and commercially minded

• Strong investment judgment and financial acumen

• Exceptional relationship-building and networking skills

• Highly analytical and intellectually curious

• Organized and execution-focused

• Comfortable with ambiguity and evolving priorities

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for identifying emerging growth opportunities

• Collaborative, proactive, and low-ego team player

Ability to travel up to 30% to support management meetings, industry conferences, investor meetings, target company visits, due diligence activities, and strategic partnership development.

• General work environment – sitting for long periods, standing, walking, typing, carrying, pushing, bending. Work is conducted primarily indoors with varying environmental conditions such as fluorescent lighting and air conditioning

• Noise level is usually low to medium; it can be loud on the jobsite.

• Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs.

• ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership

• 401 K

• Annual bonus program based upon performance, profitability, and achievement

• 17 PTO days per year plus 10 paid holidays

• 3 days of paid sick leave each year

• 3 days of paid Bereavement leave each year

• 3 days of paid Jury Duty

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Bonding Leave

• Term Life, AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life Insurance

• Disability Income Protection Insurance

• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Plans (Health and Dependent Care)

• Charitable Giving Match with our Rosendin Foundation

Pay Range

The pay range for this role is what we expect to pay for candidates that meet the specified qualifications and requirements listed on this job description. Candidate’s pay can vary based on location, job-related experience, skills, and education.

Our success is rooted in our people. We all come together around long-term vision and a sense of shared ownership. As a group, we do whatever it takes to ensure the success of our business…and your career.