Business Development Manager

Urban Grid Solar Projects, LLC; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

HSA & FSA

Life insurance & disability

Parental leave

Job summary

Panthera Grid Partners is seeking a Business Development Manager to support investment decisions across its renewable energy portfolio. You will develop valuation analyses, build financial models, and evaluate acquisitions, sell-downs, and divestments, working with senior management and cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong financial acumen, rigorous business judgment, and the ability to manage complex transactions with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in renewable energy development, independent power production, project finance, investment banking, corporate development, or M&A.
• Demonstrated experience managing M&A transaction workstreams, financial due diligence, and investment evaluations, preferably within utility-scale solar, wind, or energy storage.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills, including proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy project economics, financing structures, and key commercial and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead valuation and investment analyses for internally developed projects and support the evaluation and execution of acquisitions, sell-downs, and divestments.
• Build, maintain, and update detailed unlevered and levered financial models to support internal project pricing, valuation, transaction analysis, and investment decisions.
• Review internal and external financial models, assess project economics, and identify key value drivers, risks, and sensitivities to inform pricing recommendations and strategic decisions.
• Oversee financial, commercial, technical, and legal due diligence activities, including coordinating internal teams and external advisors, managing data room materials, reviewing key information, and tracking open items.
• Partner with senior leadership and legal counsel in developing, reviewing, and negotiating transaction documents and commercial agreements.
• Prepare and present investment approval materials that clearly communicate valuation results, pricing recommendations, key risks, and strategic considerations to senior management.
• Coordinate with teams across Development, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Construction, as well as investors, consultants, and other external stakeholders, to advance valuation and transaction workstreams.
• Manage internal systems and processes for tracking project valuations, business development opportunities, transaction milestones, and key deliverables, and identify opportunities to improve analytical and execution processes.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation

Excel

PowerPoint

M&A

Renewable energy

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary

The Business Development Manager will support investment decisions across the company’s renewable energy portfolio. The role will develop and maintain valuation and pricing analyses for projects in the company’s development pipeline and support the evaluation and execution of acquisitions, sell-downs, and divestments. Working closely with senior management and teams across Development, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Construction, the Manager will build and review financial models, assess project economics, identify key risks and value drivers, and develop clear investment recommendations. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial and commercial acumen, sound business judgment, and the ability to manage complex transactions and projects with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead valuation and investment analyses for internally developed projects and support the evaluation and execution of acquisitions, sell-downs, and divestments.
• Build, maintain, and update detailed unlevered and levered financial models to support internal project pricing, valuation, transaction analysis, and investment decisions.
• Review internal and external financial models, assess project economics, and identify key value drivers, risks, and sensitivities to inform pricing recommendations and strategic decisions.
• Oversee financial, commercial, technical, and legal due diligence activities, including coordinating internal teams and external advisors, managing data room materials, reviewing key information, and tracking open items.
• Partner with senior leadership and legal counsel in developing, reviewing, and negotiating transaction documents and commercial agreements.
• Prepare and present investment approval materials that clearly communicate valuation results, pricing recommendations, key risks, and strategic considerations to senior management.
• Coordinate with teams across Development, Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Construction, as well as investors, consultants, and other external stakeholders, to advance valuation and transaction workstreams.
• Manage internal systems and processes for tracking project valuations, business development opportunities, transaction milestones, and key deliverables, and identify opportunities to improve analytical and execution processes.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Visa sponsorship or transfer visas, including H-1B or L-2, are not available for this position.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in renewable energy development, independent power production, project finance, investment banking, corporate development, or M&A.
• Demonstrated experience managing M&A transaction workstreams, financial due diligence, and investment evaluations, preferably within utility-scale solar, wind, or energy storage.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills, including proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy project economics, financing structures, and key commercial and regulatory considerations.
• Proven ability to independently manage complex projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and deliver results within established timelines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to develop recommendations and present findings to senior leadership.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with strong business judgment and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Location: Hybrid in Houston, Texas (4 days in office, Fridays remote).
• Willingness to travel approximately 10% for conferences, transaction-related activities, and investor meetings.

Panthera Grid Partners offers an exciting benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, company-paid life insurance and short-term disability, voluntary life, and long-term disability, paid paternal leave, and a retirement plan with matching contributions. Full-time position with competitive compensation package, including bonus.