Corporate Development Operations Manager

Nextpower•Fremont, CA

2d•$130,000 - $155,000

About The Position

The Corporate Development Operations Manager supports Nextpower’s corporate development and strategic growth activities, driving operational excellence across the lifecycle of mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, licensing opportunities, and other strategic transactions. Working with the Corporate Development & Strategy team, executive leadership, finance, legal, and business stakeholders, the role ensures efficient, organized, and scalable execution of corporate development initiatives. The position manages transaction workflows and cross-functional due diligence, maintains transaction-management infrastructure and reporting, and improves corporate development processes and tools. It also supports pipeline management, financial and market analysis, executive and Board materials, corporate strategy, and market intelligence. During periods of lower transaction activity, the role supports corporate strategy, market intelligence, and strategic planning efforts across the organization.

Requirements

5–8 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, transaction advisory, corporate strategy, project management, or a related field.
Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, or other complex cross-functional projects.
Strong project-management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and managing complex workflows.
Proficiency in financial analysis, valuation concepts, and business-case development.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills and strong analytical capabilities.
Experience preparing executive-level presentations and reporting materials.
Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
Strong project-management and execution capabilities.
Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Analytical mindset and strong problem-solving abilities.
Proactive, self-motivated, and resourceful approach to work.
Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

Nice To Haves

Experience with virtual data room platforms, CRM systems, project-management tools, and transaction-management software.
Exposure to M&A due diligence and transaction execution.
Experience in renewable energy, energy technology, infrastructure, industrial technology, or related sectors.
MBA or undergraduate degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, engineering, or a related field.
Project-management certification or related operational-excellence experience.

Responsibilities

Support mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, partnerships, licensing arrangements, and other strategic transactions throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Coordinate deal workflows from initial evaluation through closing and integration planning.
Establish and administer virtual data rooms and other transaction-management platforms.
Develop and maintain diligence trackers, work plans, status reports, and transaction timelines.
Coordinate internal and external meetings, diligence sessions, management presentations, and transaction communications.
Facilitate information requests among internal stakeholders, target companies, advisors, and external partners.
Maintain organized transaction documentation repositories and version control for deal materials.
Track transaction milestones, risks, dependencies, and action items.
Project-manage cross-functional due diligence workstreams, monitor progress, and help ensure timely completion of deliverables.
Consolidate diligence findings, assist with diligence summaries and executive reporting, and escalate issues, risks, and delays as appropriate.
Support integration planning with business and functional leaders.
Define, document, and improve corporate development processes, workflows, and operating procedures.
Develop standardized templates, playbooks, diligence checklists, reporting tools, and transaction-management frameworks.
Support implementation and administration of corporate development systems, databases, and knowledge-management tools.
Establish and maintain transaction metrics, pipeline tracking, and performance reporting.
Identify ways to improve efficiency, transparency, and scalability across the corporate development function.
Maintain corporate development pipeline and CRM systems, including accurate and timely updates.
Track opportunity status, milestones, stakeholder engagement, and transaction outcomes.
Prepare executive reporting on pipeline activity, transaction progress, and strategic initiatives.
Support Board materials, executive presentations, strategic planning documentation, acquisition screening materials, target profiles, and opportunity assessments.
Provide analytical support for acquisition, investment, and partnership evaluations, including financial modeling, valuation analysis, market sizing, and business-case development.
Research target companies, industries, competitors, and market trends; maintain valuation databases, comparable-company analyses, and transaction precedent information.
Support transaction recommendations and decision-making materials for executive leadership.
Support strategic planning, growth assessments, special projects, market research, competitive intelligence, strategic presentations, business cases, and executive recommendations.
Partner with finance, legal, product, operations, business development, executive leadership, and other internal and external stakeholders.
Contribute to accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across transaction teams and strategic initiatives.