Senior Associate – Corporate Development

Jobtailor; Missouri; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Missouri seeks a Senior Partnerships Manager to identify and develop strategic OEM partnerships, build compelling business cases, and coordinate cross-functional teams to execute opportunities across vehicle programs and sourcing initiatives.

You will prepare executive materials, negotiate agreements, and drive work-streams to completion while building strong relationships with external partners and internal leaders. Evening hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of automotive or related industry experience.
• Ability to lead in ambiguous contexts and make decisions.
• Strong financial modeling and analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support OEM partnerships from opportunity identification through execution.
• Identify and develop new partnership opportunities across vehicle programs.
• Build business cases and perform strategic/financial analysis.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Planning, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Purchasing, Program Management, Sales, and After Sales.
• Prepare executive presentations, meeting materials, agendas, and decision documents.
• Support partnership negotiations and development of definitive agreements.
• Lead assigned work-streams and drive projects to completion.
• Build and maintain relationships with external OEM partners and internal business leaders.
• Coordinate meetings with internal teams and external partners.
• Develop executive-ready presentations and business recommendations.
• Willingness to work a regular schedule that may include evening hours.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Strategic analysis

Business case development

Project management

Partnership negotiation

Data analysis

Communication

Relationship building

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support strategic OEM partnerships from opportunity identification through execution.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop new partnership opportunities across vehicle programs, propulsion systems, batteries, sourcing, purchasing, and other strategic business initiatives.
• Build business cases and perform strategic and financial analysis to support partnership decisions.
• Coordinate cross‑functional stakeholders across Planning, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Purchasing, Program Management, Sales, and After Sales.
• Prepare executive presentations, meeting materials, agendas, and decision documents.
• Support partnership negotiations and development of definitive agreements.
• Lead assigned work‑streams and drive projects to completion while ensuring alignment across internal and external stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with external OEM partners and internal business leaders.
• Coordinate meetings with internal teams and external partners.
• Develop executive‑ready presentations and business recommendations.
• Willingness to work a regular schedule that may include evening hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in an automotive or related industry.
• Be self‑motivated, action‑oriented doers unafraid to act, decide, and lead in ambiguous contexts.
• Anticipate issues, evaluate potential solutions and distill complex problems efficiently.
• Leverage sharp financial acumen and computer skills to perform fundamental financial modeling and analysis with ability to clearly and concisely convey messaging to various audiences.
• Manage multiple, competing priorities, often within tight timing expectation.
• Effectively delegate, influence and indirectly manage the work of others, with focus on coaching and development towards success.

Hard Skills

• financial analysis
• financial modeling
• strategic analysis
• business case development
• project management
• partnership negotiation
• data analysis

Soft Skills

• self‑motivated
• action‑oriented
• problem‑solving
• communication
• influencing
• delegation
• coaching
• relationship building

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree