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Databricks’ Corporate Development & Ventures team partners with leadership to identify and execute acquisitions and strategic investments to support our corporate and product strategy. The Corporate Development & Ventures Senior Associate will be an essential member of the team, supporting the management and execution of the company’s end-to-end acquisition and strategic investment activities - from sourcing to evaluation and transaction execution. We are a high-impact and active team, closing 10 M&A transactions and 30+ Databricks Ventures investments since 2023.
The impact you will have:
- Support transaction execution end-to-end:
- Lead financial modeling & analysis for transactions and strategic projects.
- Coordinate cross-functional due diligence process under guidance of the deal lead.
- Collaborate closely with Databricks’ cross-functional deal team during the entire transaction lifecycle.
- Support ad-hoc integration activities post-close (e.g., operational alignment, setting KPIs, cross-functional coordination).
Support M&A and investment strategy:
- Identify and qualify high-impact M&A and Databricks Ventures opportunities by working with Executive Leadership, Product Management, Engineering, and Product Partnerships teams.
- Conduct strategic and financial evaluation of M&A and investment opportunities; communicate findings in business case memos and executive presentations.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive view of competitive and market trends to inform strategic decision-making and keep stakeholders updated on the evolving ecosystem.
- Build our Corporate Development capability:
- Conduct sector analyses and pipeline building activities.
- Build relationships with internal stakeholders and relevant partners, advisers, and investors in our ecosystem.
- Help design and implement processes to enhance team efficiency and execution.
What we look for:
- BA or BS undergraduate degree required; degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar technical field is a plus.
- 2+ years of work experience in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, corporate development, or venture capital; exposure to enterprise software or the data infrastructure sector is a plus.
- Experience building financial and operating models and valuing companies.
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills; exceptional attention to detail.
- Self-directed and resourceful with ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively.
- Strong drive to rapidly grow into a deal lead role.
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks utilizes the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
Zone 1 Pay Range
$80,800—$143,000 USD
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Compliance
If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
What We Do
As the leader in Unified Data Analytics, Databricks helps organizations make all their data ready for analytics, empower data science and data-driven decisions across the organization, and rapidly adopt machine learning to outpace the competition. By providing data teams with the ability to process massive amounts of data in the Cloud and power AI with that data, Databricks helps organizations innovate faster and tackle challenges like treating chronic disease through faster drug discovery, improving energy efficiency, and protecting financial markets.
