Director, Corporate Development – Special Projects

🕒 August 21

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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VAST Data

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501 - 1000 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💰 $83M Series D on 2021-05

Artificial Intelligence

VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era, focused on delivering scalable performance and simple data management to enhance productivity for workload-intensive applications. Founded in 2019, it has become the fastest-selling data infrastructure startup in history, specializing in cloud storage, data storage, flash storage, and universal storage. VAST particularly targets innovations in deep learning, all flash, QLC flash, and NVMe technologies, making it a vital player in the data center architecture and storage solutions market.

📋 Description

• Build and scale VAST’s Corporate Development function from the ground up, establishing processes for deal sourcing and execution • Source, evaluate, and execute strategic investments and M&A opportunities aligned with VAST’s long-term vision • Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform corporate strategy and analyze opportunities • Develop and maintain understanding of relevant products, technologies, and markets • Manage the end-to-end deal process, including diligence, financial modeling, negotiation, and integration planning • Maintain and expand relationships with VCs, investment bankers, and potential targets • Lead strategic, cross-functional, complex, and/or competitively sensitive special projects • Conduct ongoing financial benchmarking against peers and industry to inform strategy, planning, and positioning • Support Investor Relations activities, including narrative crafting, materials development, investor communications, conference preparation, and raise activities • Develop and maintain close working relationships across the company

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field • MBA preferred though not required • 8+ years of experience in Corporate Development, Investment Banking, or VC/PE, with a significant focus on tech M&A and strategic growth • Exceptional modeling skills and experience with complex businesses in high-growth, highly dynamic markets • Familiarity with AI tools, Excel, and Google Workspace • Tableau, SFDC, and NetSuite familiarity is a plus • Outstanding communication skills and experience preparing, presenting, and communicating with executives, investors, and sophisticated business audiences • Strong storytelling with data skills • Strong ownership mentality and deep intellectual curiosity • Pragmatic approach and willingness to roll up sleeves

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement