Corporate Development Associate

Jobtailor; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a disciplined analyst to work directly with the CEO, COO, and finance leadership on fundraising, partnerships, and strategic initiatives. You will help maintain the operating rhythm and ensure momentum across initiatives.

You will keep pipelines and trackers current, prepare briefing materials, attend meetings, coordinate follow-ups, and help execute agreements. You will also manage data-room access and coordinate diligence requests through closure.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or a comparable analytical and process-driven role, with a degree in a relevant field.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with a track record of owning trackers, timelines, and follow-ups across many simultaneous workstreams.
• Strong written communication, including professional correspondence with senior external contacts.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets and Slides, and Claude skills, and comfort building and maintaining financial models.
• Sound judgment handling confidential and market-sensitive information.
• Comfortable working directly with a CEO and executive team, and willing to hold senior people to commitments.
• Experience supporting a financing, M&A, or diligence process is a plus.
• Energy industry or climate tech experience is a plus.
• Authorized to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the CEO, COO, and finance leadership on fundraising, partnership, and strategic projects.
• Maintain the operating rhythm for fundraising, partnership, and strategic processes.
• Keep pipelines and trackers current.
• Prepare briefing materials ahead of meetings.
• Attend meetings and coordinate scheduling and follow-ups.
• Get agreements executed.
• Manage data room access.
• Project manage diligence requests through closure.
• Support high-exposure, fast-moving executive-level decision-making processes.

Skills

Project management

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

Strong written communication

Investment banking experience

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Claude

Job description

• Work directly with the CEO, COO, and finance leadership on fundraising, partnership, and strategic projects
• Maintain the operating rhythm for fundraising, partnership, and strategic processes
• Keep pipelines and trackers current
• Prepare briefing materials ahead of meetings
• Attend meetings and coordinate scheduling and follow-ups
• Get agreements executed
• Manage data room access
• Project manage diligence requests through closure
• Support high-exposure, fast-moving executive-level decision-making processes

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or a comparable analytical and process-driven role, with a degree in a relevant field
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with a track record of owning trackers, timelines, and follow-ups across many simultaneous workstreams
• Strong written communication, including professional correspondence with senior external contacts
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets and Slides, and Claude skills, and comfort building and maintaining financial models
• Sound judgment handling confidential and market-sensitive information
• Comfortable working directly with a CEO and executive team, and willing to hold senior people to commitments
• Experience supporting a financing, M&A, or diligence process is a plus
• Energy industry or climate tech experience is a plus
• Authorized to work in the US

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong project management and organizational skills, with a focus on managing multiple workstreams and maintaining trackers. Proficient in financial modeling and communication with senior executives, particularly in the context of fundraising and strategic initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• Financial Modeling
• Advanced Excel
• Strong Written Communication
• Investment Banking Experience

Hard Skills

• Project Management
• Financial Modeling
• Investment Banking
• Management Consulting
• Private Equity
• Analytical Skills
• Process-Driven Approach
• Diligence Process Support
• Energy Industry Experience
• Climate Tech Experience

Soft Skills

• Organizational Skills
• Sound Judgment
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Commitment Management

Industry Keywords

• Fundraising
• Partnership Management
• Strategic Projects
• M&A Process
• Confidential Information Handling

Tools & Technologies

• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Google Sheets
• Google Slides
• Claude