Corporate Development Manager

Numbers Executive Search and Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Numbers Executive Search and Recruitment is partnering with an ASX100 business to appoint a Corporate Development Manager in Sydney. The role focuses on identifying, assessing and executing acquisitions, divestments and strategic investments to grow shareholder value.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Development and mentoring a small team, you will own transactions from initial opportunity through to completion, working across multiple live projects and coordinating advisers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in investment banking, corporate advisory or corporate development.
• Experience leading M&A transactions end-to-end.
• CA, CFA or equivalent qualifications will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment, execution and delivery of complex M&A transactions across assets.
• Coordinate advisers and internal stakeholders to drive transaction processes to completion.
• Engage with CFO, Executive Leadership Team and Board through due diligence, valuation and negotiation.

Skills

Investment banking

Corporate advisory

M&A transactions

Financial modelling

Valuation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

CA/CFA

Infrastructure experience

Education

Finance

Commerce

Economics

Law

Tools

Excel

Financial modelling tools

Job description

Numbers Executive is partnering with an ASX100 business to appoint a Corporate Development Manager to its team in Sydney.

With a strong growth agenda and an active transaction pipeline, the Corporate Development team plays a central role in identifying, assessing and executing acquisitions, divestments and strategic investments that support long-term shareholder value creation.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Development and mentoring a small team of Analysts, the Manager, Corporate Development will play a leading role in the assessment, execution and delivery of complex M&A transactions across the energy infrastructure sector.

This is a highly commercial, execution-focused role offering direct exposure to the CFO, Executive Leadership Team, Board and external advisers. The successful candidate will take ownership of transactions from initial opportunity assessment and Investment Committee approval through to due diligence, valuation, negotiation and completion.

Working across multiple concurrent projects, you will manage advisers, coordinate internal stakeholders and drive transaction processes to successful outcomes. Beyond M&A activity, the role will contribute to broader strategic initiatives and capital allocation decisions across the business.

Required skills & experience

We are seeking an accomplished corporate finance professional with a strong track record of executing transactions from inception through to completion. The ideal candidate will have gained experience within investment banking, corporate advisory or a high-performing corporate development environment and be comfortable leading complex workstreams across live transactions.

You will bring:

• Minimum of 8 years experience in investment banking, corporate advisory or corporate development
• Demonstrated M&A transaction experience
• Advanced financial modelling and valuation capability
• Strong project management skills and the ability to drive outcomes across multiple workstreams
• Experience managing advisers, consultants and senior internal stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of materials for Executive and Board-level audiences
• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Commerce, Economics or Law
• CA, CFA or equivalent professional qualifications will be highly regarded
• Experience within infrastructure, utilities, energy or other asset-intensive sectors will be viewed favourably but is not essential.

What's on offer

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading ASX-listed infrastructure business and gain genuine ownership of strategically important transactions.

The role offers direct access to senior decision-makers, exposure to high-quality assets and the opportunity to play a meaningful role in shaping the future growth of a nationally significant organisation.