Strategic Transactions Lead, Corporate Development

Mariana Minerals; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office in Houston

Job summary

Mariana Minerals is seeking an Associate or Manager to lead end-to-end corporate development workstreams in Houston, guiding financing and M&A from origination to close. You will negotiate terms with investors and lenders, own financial models, and mentor junior team members.

The role emphasizes building MarianaOS processes, strategic partnerships, and capital-structure design in a dynamic energy minerals environment.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development, with experience leading workstreams on closed transactions.
• 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 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, with 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

Negotiation

Executive presence

Communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or CFA

Job description

Mariana Minerals is seeking an Associate or Manager to lead end-to-end corporate development workstreams in Houston, guiding financing and M&A from origination to close. You will negotiate terms with investors and lenders, own financial models, and mentor junior team members.

The role emphasizes building MarianaOS processes, strategic partnerships, and capital-structure design in a dynamic energy minerals environment.