Head of Corporate Development

TAR; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $15K relocation bonus

Unlimited PTO

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

$1K monthly meals stipend

Job summary

TAR is building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers powered by renewable tech. The Head of Corporate Development will lead equity raises, debt facilities, and strategic transactions to finance and scale campus deployments based in Austin, SF, or NY.

You will own the deal lifecycle from outreach to close, structuring SPVs, negotiating PPAs, and coordinating with lenders and counsel, while traveling to sites as deals demand.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in corporate development, investment banking, infrastructure private equity, or project finance.
• Track record as the accountable deal owner on complex transactions: capital raises, offtake, JV or M&A.
• Deep command of project finance structures: SPVs, non-recourse debt, tax credit monetization.
• Experience negotiating long-tenor commercial agreements (PPAs or similar).
• Strong modeling capability: build, audit, defend valuation and project finance models.
• Proven ability to run multiple live transactions in parallel with external counsel.
• Excellent written communication: investment memos, term sheets, board materials.

Responsibilities

• Own project equity raises for campus SPVs from outreach to close.
• Lead debt execution across construction and project-level facilities and ITC monetization, driving lenders.
• Structure and close project financing for gas generation assets alongside solar and storage campuses.
• Support the CEO on corporate equity raises, data room and investor diligence.
• Lead PPA negotiation and structuring with data center customers.
• Structure and negotiate joint ventures and partnerships with IPPs and EPC firms.
• Source, evaluate, and execute M&A across developers, land portfolios, and technology.
• Drive land acquisition and deal structuring for new campuses, forming SPVs and offtaker vehicles.

Skills

Corporate development

Investment banking

Infrastructure private equity

Project finance

PPA negotiation

Financial modeling

Multi-transaction management

Written communication

Job description

Mission

TAR’s mission is to power intelligence for the world. We are building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers powered by renewable technologies.

We firmly believe AI should be built in the US for the benefit of all people. For that, power must be fast, clean and scalable. We are singularly focused on delivering GW-scale power faster than anyone has ever done, by rethinking every layer of the stack.

We vertically integrate to solve every bottleneck, from racking systems to power electronics to dispatch algorithms to on-site construction.

Leave your mark on the future of civilization-scale energy infrastructure.

Company

TAR is both a hardware and software company, we are building out massive, critical, physical infrastructure. TAR is working directly with one of the largest compute providers to scale and deploy 5GWs by 2028.

We operate on…

• High ownership. High Agency. Own project end-to-end. Great people don’t need to be managed.
• Speed. We achieve great things on incredible timelines. We push ourselves to go faster.
• First principles. No ego. No hierarchy. Challenge every assumption.
• Passion. Solving the energy problem is one of the largest challenges that faces the world now and in the future.

About the role

TAR develops, builds, owns, and operates fully islanded solar and storage campuses that deliver firm power to AI data centers, and every campus becomes real through a chain of transactions: land, offtake, equipment, and capital. As Head of Corporate Development, you own the capital and commercial transactions that get each campus financed, contracted, and built. You raise project equity and debt, negotiate offtake with customers, structure joint ventures and M&A, and form the entities that hold the assets, working directly with the founders. This is a head-of-function seat for a proven dealmaker: you run the first transactions yourself and build the function as the platform scales. The role is based in Austin, San Francisco, or New York, with travel to counterparties and the West Texas site as deals require.

Responsibilities

• Own project equity raises for campus SPVs: build the materials and the model, then run the investor process from first outreach through term sheets, diligence, documentation, and close.
• Lead debt execution across construction and project-level facilities, federal credit programs, and investment tax credit (ITC) monetization, driving lenders and counsel from term sheet to close.
• Structure and close project financing for gas generation assets alongside the solar and storage campuses.
• Support the CEO on corporate equity raises, owning the model, materials, data room, and investor diligence.
• Lead power purchase agreement (PPA) negotiation and structuring with data center customers, balancing price, tenor, and credit support against financeability.
• Structure and negotiate joint ventures and partnerships with independent power producers (IPPs) and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms, from first conversation through definitive agreements.
• Source, evaluate, and execute M&A across developers, land portfolios, and technology, owning valuation, diligence, negotiation, and integration.
• Drive land acquisition and deal structuring for new campuses, forming the SPVs, offtaker vehicles, and project companies with counsel and tax advisors so every asset stays financing-ready.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in corporate development, investment banking, infrastructure private equity, or project finance, with significant experience in power or energy infrastructure.
• Track record as the accountable deal owner on complex transactions taken from first conversation through close: capital raises, offtake agreements, joint ventures, or M&A.
• Deep command of project finance structures: SPVs, non-recourse debt, tax credit monetization, and how commercial terms drive debt sizing and underwriting.
• Experience negotiating long-tenor commercial agreements directly with counter parties and their counsel, PPAs or comparable offtake in particular.
• Strong modeling capability: you build, audit, and defend the valuation and project finance models behind your own deals.
• Proven ability to run multiple live transactions in parallel, directing external counsel and advisors on aggressive timelines.
• Excellent written communication: investment memos, term sheets, and board materials that are precise and decision-ready.

Nice to have

• Experience financing or contracting islanded, behind-the-meter, or single-offtaker assets outside the standard utility PPA mold.
• Data center or digital infrastructure transactions on the offtake, capital, or M&A side.
• Transaction experience spanning both renewables and gas-fired generation.
• Familiarity with federal credit programs and government-backed financing for energy or critical infrastructure.
• Existing relationships with the investors, lenders, IPPs, and data center operators active in US power, ERCOT in particular.

Salary and Benefits

• Up to $15K relocation bonus
• Unlimited PTO
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• $1K monthly stipend for meals