Rivian

Sr. Director, Corporate and Business Development - AI & Autonomy

Rivian$175K — $210K *
Consumer Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in corporate development, strategy, consulting, or investment banking
  • 5+ years in a corporate business development role within technology, focusing on Autonomy or AI
  • Strong financial analysis and data interpretation skills
  • Highly organized with attention to detail
  • Exceptional problem-solving and project management abilities
  • Excellent communication skill, simplifying complex ideas for executive audiences
  • Strong interest in industry trends and competitive analysis

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leaders on strategic questions, engaging with business executives and teams
  • Create clear business cases for executive and board review
  • Evaluate acquisitions, investments, and partnerships qualitatively and quantitatively
  • Manage end-to-end deal processes, being the primary negotiator and relationship owner
  • Drive deal diligence and integration planning
  • Oversee post-close integration execution
  • Independently tackle new challenges using past experience and critical thinking

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Employee vehicle program
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
Role Summary

As a senior leader in Rivian's centralized Corporate and Business Development group, you will play the primary ownership role in strategic partnerships of all types -- including strategic commercial agreements, acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures -- and other meaningful external engagements that support Rivian's mission and company goals. You will be responsible for and lead end-to-end process encompassing strategy formulation and structural decision-making, financial modeling/valuation analysis, due diligence, project management with a variety of stakeholders and workstreams, and deal negotiation and execution, working alongside business leaders, internal cross functional partners and external advisors. You will work closely senior leadership at Rivian as their partner for corporate and business development matters. This role will have a particular focus on Autonomy and AI, both inputs to development and cost structure as well as outputs and revenue generating opportunities.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leaders in driving strategy and solutions for complex strategic questions with engagement from business executives, subject matter experts and cross-functional teams. The areas we work in are often uncharted territory for the company and a clean-sheet and first principles approach is required
  • Distill complex findings and build clear and compelling business cases for review by Rivian's executive team and Board of Directors
  • Evaluate potential acquisitions, investments, strategic partnerships and other external opportunities from a qualitative and quantitative perspective
  • Manage deal processes from end to end, including being the relationship owner, negotiator and external face of Rivian in significant partner relationships
  • Drive deal diligence, integration planning, documentation and implementation
  • Manage post-close integration planning and execution
  • Do all of the above independently, drawing on your past experiences and strong conceptual thinking to determine solutions to net new questions

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of work experience in a combination of corporate development/integration, strategy, management consulting, investment banking and/or other related fields, including at least 5 years of experience in a corporate or corporate business development role inside technology a company (especially Autonomy and/or AI focus)
  • Strong financial, research and analytical skills with ability to assimilate data, extract insights, and make informed recommendations with conviction
  • Highly organized with a strong attention to detail - we are responsible for everything
  • Ability to problem solve and proactively project manage numerous workstreams with competing timelines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to convey complex ideas in plain English to senior management and the board
  • A keen interest in understanding industry trends and competitive dynamics
  • A self-starter mentality with the ability to work autonomously to drive projects to completion

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About Rivian

Rivian is an American automaker and automotive technology company. Founded in 2009, the company develops vehicles, products and services related to sustainable transportation. Rivian has raised over $10.5 billion since 2019, with investments from Amazon, Ford, and Cox Automotive. The company's first two vehicles, the R1T and R1S, are electric vehicles that are expected to be released in 2021. Rivian has also announced plans to produce electric delivery vans for Amazon. The company has received praise for its focus on sustainability and its commitment to using recycled materials in its vehicles.
Learn more about Rivian
Size
10,000 employees
Market Cap
$16.8 billion
Industry
Founded
2009
NASDAQ

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