Our Corporate Development team is a lean and highly impactful team that partners with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to advance Cruise’s strategic objectives through the evaluation and execution of strategic transactions, including capital raising, M&A and partnerships. As a Senior Associate, you will be a key team member and be responsible for driving and supporting all aspects of our work from start to finish. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional projects, building rigorous financial models and analyses, developing actionable data-driven recommendations and communicating effectively. This is a high visibility and high impact role for a strong performer.
What you’ll be doing:
Build and maintain elegant and effective financial models and analyses to assess strategic transactions. Develop analytical frameworks, refine assumptions and produce forecasts and insights that guide strategic decisions.
Support, manage and coordinate the entire lifecycle of transaction processes and strategic projects (capital raising, M&A, partnerships), and act as a primary team representative with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.
Support strategic finance team with long term plan and other ad hoc analysis, as needed, including understanding impacts from a margin, funding, and valuation perspectives.
Work cross-functionally to structure, diligence, negotiate, implement, and integrate strategic transactions, as applicable.
Prepare and communicate clear and effective presentations and memos for senior leadership and other stakeholder discussions to frame issues, deliver recommendations, promote dialogue and drive decision-making.
Conduct research to develop insights on strategic opportunities, sector dynamics and the competitive landscape.
Apply structured, analytical thinking to new, undefined problems and contribute to developing best practices and processes for the team.
Interact with investors and provide them with updates on our business.
Ad hoc strategic projects and analyses for Senior Leadership Team.
What you must have:
4+ years of work experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, and/or corporate development or finance at a high-growth company
First-rate Excel financial modeling skills and a deep understanding of financial statements, financial analysis and valuation
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to synthesize and articulate key messages to key stakeholders, including senior leadership and external parties
Exceptional project management skills and the ability to proactively organize and lead cross-functional initiatives, manage large and diverse teams and drive tasks to completion
A combination of strong attention to detail and the ability to step-back, see the big picture and ask the right questions
Excellent business intuition, critical thinking and sound judgment
Collegial and collaborative, with strong interpersonal skills
Strong work ethic and ownership mentality
The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $147,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
