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We’re reimagining the minerals supply chain by combining deep industry expertise with advanced software, automation, and data-driven decision-making.\nThe Corporate Development team\nCorporate Development raises the capital and closes the transactions that take Mariana's projects from development to operation. The team sits at the intersection of corporate finance, project finance, and M&A, and works directly with the CEO, CFO, and commercial leadership.\nThe team's work spans:\nCorporate and project financing: equity raises, project-level equity, project finance debt, export credit agency and government-backed financing, venture and corporate debt.\nStructured commercial transactions: offtake agreements, prepayments, working capital and inventory financing with strategics and commodity trading houses.\nM&A and partnerships: acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships across lithium, copper, and adjacent minerals.\nInvestor relations: materials, process management, and ongoing engagement with existing and prospective investors and lenders.\nWe are hiring an Associate and a Manager. Both roles report to the Director of Corporate Development, are based in Houston, and will help build how the function itself runs on MarianaOS.\nManager, Corporate Development\nThe Manager leads transaction workstreams end to end: owning the process, the counterparties, and the analysis behind them. You will negotiate directly, manage advisors, and help shape how Mariana finances its projects and pursues growth.\nWhat you'll do\nLead individual financing and M&A workstreams from origination through close, including process design, timeline, and counterparty management.\nNegotiate commercial and financing terms directly with investors, lenders, strategics, and trading houses, working alongside legal and commercial teams.\nOwn the financial models and investment cases behind each transaction, and review and direct Associate's work.\nStructure transactions across the capital stack: project equity, project finance debt, ECA and government-backed financing, prepayments, and offtake-linked structures.\nManage third-party diligence and advisors, and synthesize findings into clear recommendations for management and the board.\nBuild and maintain relationships with investors, lenders, and strategic partners.\nHelp design and build the corp dev function on MarianaOS, and mentor junior team members.\nWhat we're looking for\n4-7+ years in investment banking, private equity, or corporate development, with experience leading workstreams on closed transactions.\nExpert financial modeling and the judgment to know which assumptions drive value.\nDemonstrated ability to manage counterparties and negotiate terms.\nExecutive presence and clear written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders.\nComfort with ambiguity and building process where none exists.\nBachelor's degree required; MBA or CFA a plus.\nNice to have\nProject finance experience in mining, energy, power, or infrastructure.\nExposure to commodity offtake, prepayment, or trade finance structures.\nExperience working with export credit agencies, development finance institutions, or government loan programs.\nPreferred Location: Houston, TX (in office). Alternative Location: San Francisco, CA (in office). Target start: early 2027.\nOur culture is built on four principles:\nEveryone Gets Home Safe. We never put speed or cost ahead of people.\nExtreme Ownership. We take full responsibility for outcomes, relentlessly driving toward solutions.\nEngineer Out Requirements, then Automate. We simplify, optimize, and then automate for scale.\nShare Your Legos. 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