Corporate Development Associate

The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout AI, we’re developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work.

About the Role 

As a Corporate Development Associate, you will be at the center of Scout’s most critical initiatives, working directly with the executive team and cross functionally with leaders across the company on high-impact projects. Your work will span strategy, finance, partnerships, and execution, helping shape the trajectory of the company. You will: 

• Prepare high-quality presentations and materials for the board, investors, partners, and government customers. 
• Support strategy development alongside the executive team.
• Conduct deep-dive analysis of the DoD budget to uncover opportunities for growth. 
• Support new and existing partnerships, including customer engagement and joint initiatives. 
• Assist with program management across the lifecycle of customer contracts.
• Drive investor relations, including reporting, financial modeling, and fundraising preparation. 
• Support M&A efforts, including target identification, outreach, due diligence, and execution. 
• Contribute across the company wherever needed, this is a startup, and you’ll wear many hats. 

Qualifications:  

• 2 to 6 years of experience at a top consulting firm, investment bank, or private equity firm, with a history of outstanding performance. 
• Undergraduate degree from a highly regarded university. 
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities, coupled with the skill to communicate clearly and influence senior decision-makers. 
• Demonstrated ability to move seamlessly between quantitative and qualitative work, whether building models, writing strategy memos, or delivering executive-level presentations. 
• Deep curiosity about defense, AI, and/or autonomy, and motivation to contribute to a mission of consequence. 
• Highly proactive and action-oriented; thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous startup environments. 
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

Preferred 

• Familiarity with national security, defense technology, and/or frontier-AI.  
• Prior experience in startups or other rapidly scaling organizations. 

Why Join Scout

• Work on the world’s most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines.
• Be a core part of a team building the first defense-specific robotic foundation model.
• Collaborate with some of the top engineers in autonomy, AI, and national security.
• See your work deployed on real systems.
• Help define the future of intelligent defense systems.
• Backed by Draper Associates, Booz Allen Ventures, PerotJain and other top investors.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including base salary and bonus.
• Generous equity participation in company growth.
• Premium medical, dental, and vision plans, including a medical plan with $0 paycheck contribution.
• Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar.
• Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen.
• EV charging.
• Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).