Associate, Corporate Development

Tenstorrent Tenstorrent · Semiconductors · Austin, TX +2 · Operations

This role is in Corporate Development, focusing on M&A, fundraising, partnerships, and corporate strategy for an AI and RISC-V compute company. It requires strategic thinking, financial modeling, and experience in fast-paced professional environments like investment banking or consulting. The role will involve working closely with the C-suite and external stakeholders to drive the company's growth and strategic decisions within the AI and semiconductor ecosystem.

What you'd actually do

  1. Execute M&A, from sourcing and diligence through modeling, negotiation, and close.
  2. Lead financial and business modeling that underpins fundraising, deals, and strategic decisions.
  3. Build and manage partnerships and strategic sales across the AI, semiconductor, and data center ecosystem.
  4. Prepare board-level and corporate strategy materials in close partnership with executive leadership.
  5. Support fundraising and government relations, owning process and engagement with key external stakeholders.

Skills

Required

  • M&A execution
  • Financial modeling
  • Business modeling
  • Partnership management
  • Strategic sales
  • Corporate strategy development
  • Fundraising support
  • Government relations
  • C-suite interaction
  • Analytical rigor

Nice to have

  • Experience in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting
  • Knowledge of semiconductors, data centers, and AI

What the JD emphasized

  • high-trust, high-autonomy role
  • takes on responsibility quickly and operates independently
  • fast-paced professional environment experience (investment banking, private equity, or management consulting, strategy as examples)
  • Comfort with interfacing with senior counterparties
  • Curious about semiconductors, data centers, and AI, with the drive to go deep on both the technology and the market.