Director, Corporate Development

Estruxture; Toronto; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

eStruxture Data Centers seeks a Director of Corporate Development to drive M&A, strategic investments, and partnerships in Canada. You will guide cross-functional deal teams, perform rigorous financial analyses, and report to the Chief Commercial Officer to support growth initiatives.

Experience in private equity or investment banking, along with strong negotiating and leadership skills, is essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of progressive experience in corporate development, M&A, private equity, or investment banking.
• Strong, demonstrable experience leading traditional M&A processes from sourcing to close is strictly required.
• Familiarity with assessing technical concepts, real estate assets, or power procurement requirements is a secondary asset.

Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate, and structure acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Lead cross-functional due diligence with internal/external advisors, legal, accounting, operations.
• Perform financial modeling, enterprise valuation (DCF, IRR) and risk assessments for transactions.
• Support execution of transactions, negotiating term sheets and purchase agreements with senior leadership.
• Assist in integration to ensure strategic alignment and synergies post-acquisition.
• Collaborate with real estate and power procurement teams during due diligence to reflect real estate viability in financial models.
• Lead capital structure planning, including long-term 5-year plans and debt negotiations.
• Oversee land purchases and power agreements in collaboration with senior leadership.

Skills

M&A leadership

Financial modeling

Due diligence

Strategic partnerships

Cap structure

Stakeholder management

Canadian market

Education

MBA

Bachelor's in Finance/Economics

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Are you looking to join an innovative company where technology meets a dedicated team?

eStruxture Data Centers is Canada’s largest Canadian-owned data center provider, operating 16 cloud-neutral facilities across Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary. Trusted by nearly 850 enterprise customers, we deliver high-performance colocation, connectivity, and security solutions.

Why Join Us?

Everything starts with our dedicated team. As an award-winning industry leader, our infrastructure helps customers maximize uptime, scale effortlessly, and boost security—results that are unachievable without the people of eStruxture.

About the role

The Director of Corporate Development is a strategic leader responsible for evaluating, structuring, and executing mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investments to drive the company's long-term growth. Reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer, this role leads the corporate development team and collaborates across functions on capital structure planning, major asset transactions, and executive and Board reporting to support key corporate initiatives.

What You’ll Own

Acquisitions & Strategic Investments

• Strategic Sourcing & Evaluation: Proactively source, evaluate, and structure acquisition opportunities, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships aligned with corporate expansion goals.
• Due Diligence Management: Manage cross-functional deal teams (internal and external advisors, legal, accounting, operations) to conduct rigorous commercial, financial, and operational due diligence on target acquisitions.
• Financial Modeling & Valuation: Perform complex financial modeling, enterprise valuation (DCF, IRR, sensitivity analysis), and risk assessment to inform investment decisions and transaction structuring.
• Transaction Support: Support the execution of transactions, assisting in negotiating term sheets and purchase agreements alongside senior leadership.
• Integration: Assist in integration processes to ensure strategic alignment, synergy realization, and seamless transition of acquired assets.

Real Estate & Power Procurement Support

• Cross-Functional Technical Support: Collaborate with internal/external engineers and real estate teams during due diligence to ensure grid capacity, utility timelines, and real estate viability are accurately reflected in the deal’s financial models.
• Asset Evaluation Support: Provide ad-hoc financial modeling and strategic support for major real estate development projects or power procurement agreements (PPAs
• Capital Structure & Financing: Lead capital structure planning, including long-term 5-year plan development, debt term negotiations, and future asset-backed securitization (ABS) and equity raises.
• Land & Power Transaction Execution: Lead the financial analysis, strategy, and negotiation for sourcing, evaluating, and executing land purchases and power agreements in close collaboration with senior leadership, partnering with dedicated power procurement staff managing day-to-day utility relations.

Leadership & Reporting

• Board & Governance Reporting: Lead the preparation, storyline creation, and presentation of quarterly Board of Directors materials, participating in Board meetings to present key corporate development initiatives.
• Team Leadership: Lead and manage the corporate development team, directly supervising corporate development analyst(s) and other direct reports within the Commercial team while fostering high performance and professional development.
• Stakeholder Management: Cultivate relationships with investment banks, private equity firms, and institutional investors.

What you bring

Experience

• 8 to 10 years of progressive experience in corporate development, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, or investment banking.
• Strong, demonstrable experience leading traditional M&A processes from sourcing to close is strictly required.
• Familiarity with assessing technical concepts, real estate assets, or power procurement requirements is a secondary asset but not the primary focus.
• Track record of successfully managing complex due diligence processes and supporting transaction executions.
• Canadian market experience is highly desirable.

Education/Certification/Designation

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• An MBA from a top-tier institution or advanced certifications such as CFA or CPA are highly preferred.

Competencies

• Capable problem-solver with the ability to navigate complex transactions and drive strategic initiatives.
• Strong negotiation skills and capable of building strong stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment and work effectively within a cross-functional team.
• Strong communications skills – oral and written – with the ability to bridge the gap between financial and operational teams.
• Detail oriented and organizational skills.
• Highly motivated to achieve strategic targets.
• Strong team player with the ability to effectively navigate and adapt to diverse personalities and working styles.

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek schedule from Monday to Friday. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure and manage stress.