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Director

Koch Industries · Lisle, IL, USA ·

Job type:
Full Time

Director

Location(s) Fremont, California | Lisle, Illinois | San Francisco, California | Wichita, Kansas Company Koch Disruptive Technologies Career Field Business Strategy & Development
New visions. New strategies. New products. Capturing tomorrow's opportunities means embracing disruption and transformation today. Koch Disruptive Technologies ("KDT", KochDisrupt.com) is seeking Director to join our team. As a Director at KDT, you will be responsible for the underwriting, due diligence, and transaction execution for new financial investments in high-potential companies within our semiconductor and infrastructure theme.
KDT is the venture capital and growth equity arm of Koch Industries, a large, privately owned business with significant capital strength and liquidity. KDT's investment mandate is to originate and invest in promising entrepreneurs and disruptive technologies.
Responsibilities:
Drive the underwriting, financial modeling, and due diligence activities for potential equity investments
Prepare presentations on potential transactions and investments for senior management that identify and assess valuation, return profile, competitive advantage, risks, etc.
Perform industry and competitive analysis related to potential investments
Work with current portfolio companies, including in governance roles such as board member or observer
Build and maintain an internal and external relationship network within the broader semiconductor and AI infrastructure industry to stay informed of technology and commercial developments relevant to supporting underwriting of new investments and helping our portfolio companies maximize their potential alongside KDT's Koch Labs capability
Engage with industry-leading entrepreneurs and Koch executive leaders
Travel up to 20%
Qualifications:
Experience working in the semiconductor industry OR a degree in Engineering or Applied Physics
Experience in financial analysis and building financial models
Experience in corporate business development or mergers & acquisitions or business investments
Experience preparing and delivering presentations to stakeholders and articulating a point of view
Bachelor's degree related to Business or Finance or Accounting or Economics or Risk Management or Investments or Engineering or Physics
Experience conducting company due diligence
Experience conducting market or industry analysis and research
Experience as a board member or observer
As a Koch company, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) is a unique investment firm that partners with high-growth tech companies that are committed to improving the world as we know it. At KDT, disruption is welcome

and expected. Our team of visionary entrepreneurs builds transformative platforms across various industries and technologies.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.