Director, Corporate Development

Roku•San Jose, CA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Teamwork makes the stream work. Roku is changing how the world watches TV Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers. From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines. About the team Roku's Corporate Development team threads the needle between strategy and finance, technology and entertainment, driving important decisions that determine when we build, partner, or buy our next leap forward. Our team is small, providing the opportunity for outsized impact and exposure with Roku's senior business, product, and technology leaders. Think of us as a strategic skunkworks, always plotting and seeking new ways to accelerate and achieve Roku’s highest order business objectives. Our positioning within Roku means that you will spend your time between M&A deals, strategic partnerships, defining strategy, and spearheading emerging opportunities. As a small team, we hold ourselves accountable to high performance standards and delivering impactful results through high-leverage opportunities. On your best days, you will feel the exhilaration of bringing together all the pieces of a challenging transaction or initiative that meaningfully advances the growth of the company. For people who like to ideate and question, who have the resolve to get things done, who can think analytically and strategically about a diverse array of challenges and opportunities, there's nothing like making a genuine difference at a company like Roku. And that's what we do every day. About the role Roku is looking for an experienced Director to join its Corporate Development team. This role will report to the Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning. The person in this role will have responsibility for generating, vetting, and executing a range of potential transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and complex strategic partnerships, while also defining and executing emerging opportunities and corporate-wide strategic planning. This role requires a strategic mindset, as well as exemplary analytical, financial, and communications skills. You will work directly on projects with senior executives across the company including Roku's CEO, CFO and other members of the executive leadership team. Our environment is fast-paced, affording the opportunity to work autonomously with minimal supervision in an ever-changing environment. An ideal candidate will need to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and the right mix of organizational and communication skills. We are looking for people ready to lead by example, be selfless in your leadership across teams, collaborate with your peers, and partner effectively with colleagues and external partners. For California Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $262,500 - $358,300 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

Requirements

An MBA from a top-tier school
12+ years of corporate development, investment banking, private equity and / or management consulting experience (technology or media company experience preferred)
Experience originating and driving deal processes and diligence, including interaction with counterparties and advisers, for a wide variety of transactions
Exceptional communication and executive presence with the ability to influence, present concepts, recommendations, and analyses to senior management in a clear, concise, and actionable manner
Ability to build and maintain a network of senior-level relationships externally and internally to facilitate deal sourcing and execution of strategic priorities
Experience aligning and driving cross-functional teams
Ability to problem solve and proactively project manage numerous projects with competing timelines
Proven track record of advanced analytical skills; must be able to define and execute key analyses with minimal supervision
Highly organized with extraordinary attention to detail
Experience reviewing legal agreements and working with counsel to iterate deal documentation
Comfortable working independently in an ever-changing environment, often times with high levels of ambiguity
Results-driven and able to strike the right balance between being detail-oriented and grasping the big picture
Must be able to synthesize and draw conclusions from copious amounts of raw data
Self-starter that takes the initiative and is motivated by new challenges
Passion for learning and relentless improvement

Responsibilities

Evaluate potential acquisitions, strategic partnerships, new business initiatives, and investment opportunities from a qualitative and quantitative perspective
Develop detailed financial models, valuation scenarios, and recommendations for potential transactions
Partner with senior leaders in driving consensus on complex strategic questions with engagement from executives, domain experts, and cross functional teams
Develop insightful analyses of key industry trends, emerging areas of opportunity, and the competitive and regulatory landscapes; inform the organization of their strategic implications
Distill complex diligence findings and build clear and compelling investment cases for review by senior executives and the Board of Directors
Work with business and product teams to understand their roadmaps and needs to help inform deal sourcing and priorities
Collaborate with product, analytics, technology, legal, finance, and other cross functional teams to drive deal diligence, integration planning, documentation, and implementation