Head of Capital Formation & Corporate Development

Uniphore is one of the largest B2B AI-native companies—decades-proven, built-for-scale and designed for the enterprise. The company drives business outcomes, across multiple industry verticals, and enables the largest global deployments. Uniphore infuses AI into every part of the enterprise that impacts the customer. We deliver the only multimodal architecture centered on customers that combines Generative AI, Knowledge AI, Emotion AI, workflow automation and a co-pilot to guide you.

We understand better than anyone how to capture voice, video and text and how to analyze all types of data. As AI becomes more powerful, every part of the enterprise that impacts the customer will be disrupted. We believe the future will run on the connective tissue between people, machines and data: all in the service of creating the most human processes and experiences for customers and employees.

Job Description:

Uniphore is looking for a rare hybrid operator to lead the next phase of its private capital strategy and inorganic growth agenda. This is a CEO-adjacent, board-facing seat at a fast-growing, AI-native company — someone who will help determine how Uniphore funds its future, and what it builds versus what it buys to get there. Most organizations split this mandate across two people: one who raises capital, and one who runs M&A.

We're looking for one person who can credibly do both. You don't need to be equally deep on each side — but you need a genuine track record on at least one, and real, hands‑on fluency on the other. This is not a generalist finance role, and it is not an entry point into private capital markets or M&A — we’re looking for someone who has already done this work and knows the players.

Palo Alto, CA

• Capital Formation & Private Fundraising
  • Build and lead Uniphore's private fundraising strategy, targeting late-stage venture capital, growth-equity, and private equity investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals — including investors focused on companies approaching public-market readiness.
  • Own the debt‑financing strategy and lender relationships, working across bulge‑bracket and specialty/boutique banking partners to structure and negotiate debt facilities.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for private investors: end‑to‑end relationship management, tailored investor presentations, financial models, and fundraising materials.
  • Oversee investor due diligence, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with Uniphore's growth strategy.
• Corporate Development & M&A
  • Partner with the Office of the CEO and the Chief Technology & Product Officer to drive Uniphore's inorganic growth strategy, including full‑lifecycle M&A: sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, and integration.
  • Lead build‑versus‑buy analysis on emerging technology and product capabilities — bringing fluency in the startup and AI research‑lab landscape to identify and evaluate acquisition targets.
  • Determine the right capital structure for each transaction — whether it's funded from existing balance sheet capacity or requires a dedicated capital raise (debt or equity) — and lead that raise when needed.
  • Negotiate directly with target companies and their investors/captables through to close.
  • Executive & Cross‑Functional Partnership:
    Act as a true financial and strategic business partner to the CFO.
  • Work in close daily partnership with the CEO; prepare board‑ready materials and help secure board‑level approvals for fundraising and M&A decisions.
  • Align fundraising and corporate development initiatives across Product, Marketing, People, Legal, and Finance.
  • Serve as an internal expert on AI and SaaS market trends to guide strategic decision‑making.

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