Strategic Corporate Development Manager (M&A & Financing)

Mariana Minerals; Georgia; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals in Houston (in office) is seeking a Manager, Corporate Development to lead financing and M&A workstreams end to end, from origination to close, negotiating with investors and lenders and guiding advisory teams.

You will own financial models, structure transactions across the capital stack, mentor Associates, and help design MarianaOS’s corporate development function while partnering with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development.
• Expert financial modeling and the judgment to know which assumptions drive value.
• Demonstrated ability to manage counterparties and negotiate terms.
• Executive presence and clear written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.
• Comfort with ambiguity and building process where none exists.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or CFA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead individual financing and M&A workstreams from origination through close, including process design, timeline, and counterparty management.
• Negotiate commercial and financing terms directly with investors, lenders, strategics, and trading houses, working alongside legal and commercial teams.
• Own the financial models and investment cases behind each transaction, and review and direct Associate's work.
• Structure transactions across the capital stack: project equity, project finance debt, ECA and government-backed financing, prepayments, and offtake-linked structures.
• Manage third-party diligence and advisors, and synthesize findings into clear recommendations for management and the board.
• Build and maintain relationships with investors, lenders, and strategic partners.
• Help design and build the corp dev function on MarianaOS, and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Financial modeling

Counterparty negotiation

Executive communication

Ambiguity handling

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or CFA a plus

Job description

Mariana Minerals in Houston (in office) is seeking a Manager, Corporate Development to lead financing and M&A workstreams end to end, from origination to close, negotiating with investors and lenders and guiding advisory teams.

You will own financial models, structure transactions across the capital stack, mentor Associates, and help design MarianaOS’s corporate development function while partnering with senior leadership.