The Role
The Director of Corporate Development will lead M&A, debt financing, and strategic partnerships, requiring advanced financial modeling and negotiation skills.
Summary Generated by Built In
Last Energy seeks a versatile professional to source, evaluate, and execute strategic transactions and special projects. This role will work on M&A deals, debt offerings, JV agreements, project finance, sales channel partnerships, and other high-impact initiatives. These bespoke finance-oriented projects will require both modeling expertise and sharp judgment to identify edge-case risks and structure favorable terms. You'll work directly with our CEO/CFO and alongside our VP of Corporate Development to execute company-defining deals.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Source, evaluate, and lead M&A, debt financings, JV structures, project finance, and strategic partnerships
- Build financial models and conduct scenario analysis
- Identify contractual risks and negotiate key terms
- Drive transactions from sourcing to close and integration
- Structure innovative commercial and financial arrangements with Fortune 500 customers, infrastructure investors, and government entities
- Execute special finance projects across the organization including capital raising efforts, institutional investor relations, credit facilities, and government financing programs
- Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Partner with CEO/CFO on strategic planning and translate engineering/regulatory complexity into executable business strategy
- Mentor junior team members and establish best-in-class processes
- Additional duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Finance or related field
- 10+ years in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development including 2 years in investment banking (M&A, capital markets)
- Post-banking investing experience (energy/infrastructure funds), corporate development at energy companies, portfolio company leadership, or entrepreneurial ventures (4-8+ years)
- Track record of executing M&A and capital market transactions highly valued
- Advanced modeling and valuation skills
- Deep domain knowledge in power, energy, infrastructure, or industrial sectors
- Strong business judgment and a keen eye for identifying hidden risks and edge-case scenarios
- Proven ability to structure favorable terms in complex negotiations
- Track record of commitment to organizational goals and seeing initiatives through to completion
- Versatile operator comfortable with M&A, debt offerings, JV agreements, project finance, sales channel partnerships, and special projects
- Energetic, relationship-oriented, and adaptable
- Disciplined, thorough, and extremely focused when needed
- Missionary not mercenary - genuinely excited about nuclear mission
- Based in or willing to relocate to Austin, TX.
Top Skills
Capital Markets
Financial Modeling
M&A
Project Finance
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The Company
What We Do
Last Energy's mission is to decarbonize global energy production and increase access to clean, affordable power. We are a full-service developer of micro modular nuclear power plants with the goal of finally scaling nuclear by dramatically reducing the time and cost of construction
