Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations Lead

1X TECHNOLOGIES•Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

1X is scaling rapidly across consumer, enterprise, and manufacturing. We need a senior leader who can unify strategy across the company, drive high-impact BD and GTM partnerships, and relentlessly manage investor relationships. This role operates as an extension of the CFO-solving cross-functional problems, unlocking commercial growth, and maintaining a constant investor dialogue.

Responsibilities

Run the cross-functional strategy engine that ensures Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations are solving the same problems with shared priorities.
Build structured problem-solving frameworks to unblock internal bottlenecks (e.g., supply chain, scaling, unit economics, customer deployments).
Lead annual/quarterly strategy cycles with a focus on aligning teams around the major company "big rocks" and associated KPIs.
Partner with the C-suite to drive strategic capital allocation and resource planning across orgs.
Own competitive intelligence and long-term positioning across robotics, compute, and automation.
Utilize investor network to build manufacturing partnerships, including U.S. and global suppliers, to support scaling capacity and cost-down initiatives.
Utilize investor base to assist with GTM strategy with an emphasis on scalable distribution, channel partnerships, and enterprise/consumer commercialization.
Structure and negotiate complex agreements-GTM, distribution, supply, JV, compute-for-equity, and strategic commercial deals.
Maintain an investor-conscious lens on BD-prioritizing deals that create enterprise value, build moat, and align with what future investors will value.
Build high-level relationships with partners across hyperscalers, telcos, retailers, contract manufacturers, industrials, and ecosystem players.
Own investor communications with a hustle mentality-proactive, always-on engagement with strategic and financial investors
Drive continuous narrative development: equity story, KPIs, route-to-scale, and long-term model.
Manage data rooms, investor cadence, and off-cycle outreach to build long-term relationships well ahead of fundraising needs.
Respond rapidly to investor inbound and orchestrate follow-ups, materials, and cross-functional responses with precision and urgency.
Support CFO in fundraising prep, roadshows, diligence, and managing investor expectations.