Senior Director, Corporate Development

The role

The Senior Director of Corporate Development will lead strategic transactions including acquisitions, investments, and partnerships. This person will partner with engineering, product, and executive leadership to identify and execute opportunities that align with long-term growth strategy.

What you will do

• Lead corporate development transactions end-to-end from target identification through close and integration
• Partner with executive and engineering leaders to evaluate opportunities and drive build/buy/partner analyses
• Own deal project management across the full lifecycle
• Conduct detailed valuation, pro forma modeling, and investment assessments
• Develop executive and board-ready presentation materials
• Research adjacent and new market opportunities including opportunity sizing and competitive analysis
• Drive diligence workstreams across engineering, product, finance, legal, and operations
• Oversee post-merger integration
• Refine the company's framework and playbook for acquiring new capabilities and partnerships
• Build expertise in emerging AI infrastructure technologies and monitor industry trends

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 12+ years of overall professional experience across corporate development, investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or related roles
• 5–8 years in a leadership or management capacity
• Semiconductor corporate development experience, or investment banking experience covering the semiconductor sector
• Demonstrated track record leading strategic transactions and engaging directly with executive leadership
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in valuation, financial modeling, and strategic analysis
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Nice to have

• MBA or advanced degree
• Direct M&A experience in the semiconductor or data center infrastructure space
• Experience with post-merger integration planning and execution
• Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure trends and the evolving data center connectivity landscape
• Willingness to travel as needed for deals, industry events, and conferences

Benefits

• discretionary bonus
• incentives
• benefits

About the company

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. The company's Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates semiconductor-based technologies with the COSMOS software suite.