Business Development & M&A Manager

Idenergy; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Idenergy is seeking a Business Development & M&A Manager to expand its renewable energy portfolio in Italy. Based in Rome, you will work with our Hungary and Spain teams to shape deal opportunities and drive growth.

You will lead evaluation, due diligence, and negotiations with developers and partners, combining commercial judgment with strong analytical skills.

The role offers hybrid working in central Rome and a path to influence strategy across the Italian market.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in M&A or business development in renewable energy.
• Technical understanding of the Italian renewable energy project development landscape.
• Proven experience evaluating investment opportunities and business cases.
• Experience with M&A transactions, project acquisitions, partnerships or similar transactions.
• Strong analytical skills with financial modelling and project valuation.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong network within the Italian renewable energy market is a plus.
• Fluency in Italian and English.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with developers, investors, advisors and market participants.
• Screen and evaluate renewable energy projects from commercial, financial and strategic perspectives.
• Lead local management of M&A processes in Italy from identification to closing.
• Coordinate due diligence with internal teams (technical, legal, financial, commercial).
• Manage commercial negotiations with developers, partners and counterparties.
• Monitor Italian renewable energy market/regulatory developments and trends.
• Collaborate with Hungarian and Spanish teams sharing insights and best practices.
• Represent the company in meetings with external stakeholders and support growth in Italy.

Skills

M&A experience

Business development

Renewable energy

Financial modelling

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

English

Italian

Education

Finance/Economics/Engineering degree

Job description

What functions will you perform?

ID Energy Group is looking for a Business Development & M&A Manager to join its growing Italian Team and play a key role in expanding renewable energy portfolio in Italy. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines a commercial mindset with strong analytical and deal-making skills. You will join a small local team based in Rome, while working closely with our colleagues in Hungary and Spain, reporting to the Head of Business Development Hungary, SEE & Italy.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining relationships with developers, investors, advisors and other key market participants.
• Screening and evaluating renewable energy projects from commercial, financial and strategic perspectives.
• Local management of the M&A processesin Italy, from initial opportunity/partner identification and valuation through due diligence, negotiation and closing.
• Coordinating technical, legal, financial and commercial due diligence processes with internal teams.
• Manage the commercial negotiationswith project developers, partners and other counterparties.
• Monitoring the Italian renewable energy market, including regulatory developments, market trends and competitive dynamics.
• Collaborating closely with our Hungarian and Spanish teams, sharing market insights, expertise and best practices across the organization.
• Representing the company in meetings with external stakeholders and contributing to the development of our position and network in the Italian market.
• Active involvement in other business initiatives, projects and ad-hoc tasks supporting the company’s growth and development in Italy.

Your profile

Ideally, you have:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in M&A, business development in renewable energy sector in similar role.
• Good understanding of the Italian renewable energy project development landscape.
• Proven experience in evaluating investment opportunities, business cases and renewable energy projects.
• Experience with M&A transactions, project acquisitions, partnerships or similar strategic transactions.
• Strong analytical skills, experience with financial modelling and project valuation is a strong advantage.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A strong network within the Italian renewable energy market is a plus.
• Fluency in Italian and English .
• A relevant university degree in Finance/Economics/Business/Engineering or a related field.

Why us?

• You will be joining a growing Italian team where your contribution will be visible and where you will have the opportunity to shape how we grow our business in Italy.
• Hybrid working environment, office in the heart of Rome.
• Close collaboration with our experienced Hungarian and Spanish teams.
• International, collaborative working environment.