First VP of Investor Relations (AI Hardware)

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco or New York, United States, with travel to the Santa Clara headquarters and worldwide for investor and PR events as needed.

Salary: $230K–$320K annually, plus equity, bonus, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing, venture-backed AI inference semiconductor company developing Memory Centric Compute, JetStream networking, Aviator software, and next-generation 3D In-Memory Compute platforms.

What you will do

• Build and execute a multi-year investor relations strategy aligned with corporate strategy, financing milestones, and the path to becoming a public company.
• Own the equity story covering the shift from training to inference, the memory wall, Memory Centric Compute, 3DIMC, GPUs, HBM systems, custom ASICs, and the Corsair-to-Raptor roadmap.
• Manage relationships with shareholders, prospective investors, sell-side analysts, industry researchers, investment banks, and placement agents while building the investor pipeline and CRM.
• Support capital raises through investor outreach, data room management, diligence responses, and coordination with banks and placement agents.
• Author investor presentations, shareholder updates, executive scripts, Q&A frameworks, and KPI communications that translate technical milestones into clear investor messages.
• Build IPO-ready IR infrastructure, manage disclosure and confidentiality, prepare executives for investor events, and hire and manage IR team members and external vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in investor relations, equity research, buy-side investing, investment banking, or corporate and strategic finance focused on AI hardware, semiconductors, or AI infrastructure software.
• Working knowledge of the AI ecosystem, including training versus inference, GPUs, custom silicon, high-bandwidth memory, networking, and hyperscaler spending.
• Established relationships with growth, crossover, and public-market investors, sell-side analysts, and investment banks.
• Working knowledge of Regulation FD, SEC disclosure requirements, the IPO process, and roadshows.
• Excellent financial modeling, valuation, writing, and presentation skills.
• Experience building a function and team from scratch, with the judgment, independence, and integrity to handle material non-public information and work across Finance, Technology, and Business.
• Willingness to travel for investor meetings, conferences, and roadshows.

Nice to have

• Deep technical fluency in AI inference and memory technology, including memory bandwidth, energy per token, and 3D stacking.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor business models, including fabless economics, gross-margin drivers, supply and capacity, backlog, and customer concentration.
• Experience in a private financing round or IPO.
• MBA or CFA designation.
• Proficiency with investor CRM and market data platforms such as Bloomberg, FactSet, or Capital IQ.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture centered on respect, collaboration, humility, and direct communication.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance.
• Hybrid work arrangement with travel for investor and PR events as needed.
• Equal opportunity and affirmative action workplace.